Explore: Naskapi Mythology

Nitassinan, with certain dialect differences. It is part of the Cree–Montagnais–Naskapi dialect continuum, and is unrelated to the Inuit languages of other nearby

successfully. First Nations such as Naskapi as well as Squamish and Lil'wat view the wolf as a daytime hunting guide. The Naskapis believed that the caribou afterlife

Algonquian-speaking peoples, including the Ojibwe, the Saulteaux, the Cree, the Naskapi, and the Innu. Although descriptions can vary somewhat, common to all these

Ottawa: Gzhe-mnidoo Swampy Cree: Kise-manitô Plains Cree: kisê-manitow Naskapi: Chisa-manitu Illinois: Kisseh Manetou Other Lenape: Unami: Ketanëtuwit

Film Board of Canada. Innu Myth Peter Armitage, "The Innu (the Montagnais-Naskapi)", Indians of North America, Chelsea House Publishers, 1991, 1555467172

language, Chikapash among the eastern James Bay Crees, Chaakaapaas by the Naskapi, Tshakapesh in the Innu language and Tcikapec in the Atikamekw language

involving voluntary metamorphosis, where the women can transform at will. The Naskapis believed that the caribou afterlife is guarded by giant wolves that kill

Inuktitut 35,690 32,010 25,290 Ojibway 32,460 24,190 11,115 Montagnais-Naskapi (Innu) 11,815 10,970 9,720 Dene 11,130 9,750 7,490 Oji-Cree (Anihshininiimowin)

referred to several Nordic Amerindian groups in the area, including the Naskapi and the Beothuk, who are not part of the Eskimo group. Jacques Rousseau

where the term "culture" specifically includes aspects such as religion, mythology and ritual, cuisine, dressing (clothing) style and other factors. By the