1921
Innu headed to Nipississ by way of Amatshuatakan. Photo courtesy Stephen Loring and the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
ID: 556
Longitude: -60.9631
Latitude: 53.9563
Pronunciation: a:mətʃəwa:ta:kən
Translation: Ascending Portage
Feature: portage
Explanation:
Long portage used by the Innu when going inland. The name applies only to the lower section, between the Naskapi River-Red Wine River junction and lake Kauauiekamat (no 615). The same portage was used when descending to the junction, at which point it was then called Matapeshtakan ('Descending Portage').
Long portage used by the Innu when going inland. The name applies only to the lower section, between the Naskapi River-Red Wine River junction and lake Kauauiekamat (no 615). The same portage was used when descending to the junction, at which point it was then called Matapeshtakan ('Descending Portage').