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ID: 140
Longitude: -62.0738
Latitude: 55.6978
Pronunciation: məntʃənəʃkwess ka:wa:wa:pmutʃet
Translation: Where Minutshinishkuess Looked For a Place to Set Up a Tent
Feature: lake
Explanation:
Minutshinishkuess is the Innu name of Matinen Poker (born 1929), married to the late Raphael Rich (born 1929). One day Raphael saw tracks of caribou and followed them. His wife wondered where she would put up the tent since there were no trees there. She finally found this place where she put up a tent using small sticks.
Minutshinishkuess is the Innu name of Matinen Poker (born 1929), married to the late Raphael Rich (born 1929). One day Raphael saw tracks of caribou and followed them. His wife wondered where she would put up the tent since there were no trees there. She finally found this place where she put up a tent using small sticks.