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He was a young man from the Beauvais family of La Prairie who was adopted and raised in Kahnawake. [3] Canadien: this name comes from the wife of Charles Tehosteroton, granddaughter of Big John Canadian, whose father is unknown. [3] Curotte: this name is based on the French name Cureau or Curot.
This is a partial list of Canadian Inuit. The Arctic and subarctic dwelling Inuit (formerly referred to as Eskimo ) are a group of culturally similar indigenous Canadians inhabiting the Northwest Territories , Nunavut , Nunavik ( Quebec ) and Nunatsiavut ( Labrador ) that are collectivity referred to as Inuit Nunangat .
The "last name" is usually taken from a child's parents, which may be from either or both (joined by hyphenation). [note 1] [1] Outside Quebec (with distinct civil law system), either spouse has the right to assume the other's last name, as long as it is not intended for the purposes of fraud. Getting married does not result in a legal change ...
The native peoples of the Pacific coast also make totem poles, a trait attributed to other tribes as well. In 2000 a land claim was settled between the Nisga'a people of British Columbia and the provincial government, resulting in the return of over 2,000 square kilometres of land to the Nisga'a.
Family surnames were not used by Inuit until this system was introduced. [3] [4] Traditionally, children received multiple names after birth which reflected their personality, named for a dead relative or sometimes after a living relative. Names would be changed if they were not deemed to suit the child. [1]
Grace Marks (c. 1828–after c. 1873) – convicted of murder in 1843; Bruce McArthur (born 1951) – serial killer; Allan McLean (1855–1881) – son of Fort Kamloops Chief Trader and leader and eldest of the group known as the Wild McLean Boys, who went on a killing spree with his brothers and accomplice Alex Hare in the British Columbia ...
Lists of indigenous Canadian people (7 P) Indigenous peoples in Canada-related lists (1 C, 25 P) P. ... This page was last edited on 6 February 2018, at 17:52 (UTC).
Fictional Indigenous Canadian people (2 C) C. Canadian Inuit people (9 C, 2 P) Canadian Métis people (7 C, 134 P) F. ... This page was last edited on 17 May 2024, ...