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Tcimanik : Territ(eau)rialité, transmission et épanouissement à bord des expéditions de canotage chez les Atikamekw Nehirowisiwok d’Opitciwan

Authors: Moreault, Émile;

Tcimanik : Territ(eau)rialité, transmission et épanouissement à bord des expéditions de canotage chez les Atikamekw Nehirowisiwok d’Opitciwan

Abstract

Le canot est un symbole folklorique et populaire important en Amérique du Nord pour la majorité d’ascendance européenne. L’étude des expéditions de canotage contemporaines organisées par les peuples autochtones permet d’élargir l’horizon de compréhension de ce que peut signifier le symbole du canot et sa pratique en contexte canadien et québécois. Ces expéditions communautaires s’avèrent être une fenêtre ouverte sur certaines dimensions de la réalité contemporaine des peuples autochtones au pays, notamment en ce qui a trait aux aspirations pour la jeunesse de ces sociétés marquées par la sédentarisation forcée et l’héritage des pensionnats. Elles permettent aussi de s’attarder aux relations entretenues avec le territoire et ses eaux, aux enjeux qui leur sont reliés, ainsi qu’aux questions de transmission et d’acquisition de savoirs auprès des personnes qui participent à ces projets. Ces expéditions mettent en lumière le dynamisme et l’adaptabilité dont font preuve les peuples autochtones tout comme les défis auxquels ils font face dans la poursuite de leurs projets de vie personnels et collectifs. Ce mémoire de maitrise en anthropologie traite de certains projets contemporains d’expédition en canot sur le territoire à l’intention des jeunes organisées par les Atikamekw Nehirowisiwok de la communauté d’Opitciwan (Haute-Mauricie, Québec). Il mobilise les théories et concepts de l’anthropologie ontologique et des cosmopolitiques autochtones à travers une approche méthodologique de type expérientielle. Il a été réalisé à partir d’une collecte de données ethnographique d’une durée de neuf semaines réalisée à l’été 2022, dans la communauté d’Opitciwan et sur son territoire. Cette ethnographie s’est construite à l’intersection avec une implication de ma part au sein des projets de canotage communautaires, comme convenu avec les services sociaux, le secteur de l’éducation et le Conseil des Atikamekw d’Opitciwan.

The canoe is an important folk symbol in North America for the majority of people of European descent. By studying contemporary canoeing expeditions organized by aboriginal peoples, we can broaden our understanding of what the canoe symbolizes and what its practice mean in the Canadian and Quebecois context. These community expeditions provide a window onto certain dimensions of the contemporary reality of Canada's aboriginal peoples, particularly in terms of aspirations for the youth in those societies marked by forced sedentarization and the legacy of residential schools. They also provide an opportunity to explore relationships with the land and its waters, the issues surrounding them, and the transmission and acquisition of knowledge among the people involved in these projects. These expeditions highlight the dynamism and adaptability of indigenous peoples, as well as the challenges they face in pursuing their personal and collective life projects. This master's thesis in anthropology examines contemporary youth canoe expeditions organized by the Atikamekw Nehirowisiwok of the Opitciwan community (Haute-Mauricie, Quebec). It mobilizes the theories and concepts of ontological anthropology and indigenous cosmopolitics through an experiential methodological approach. It is based on a nine-week ethnographic data collection carried out in the summer of 2022, in the community of Opitciwan and its territory. This ethnography was built at the intersection with my involvement in community canoeing projects, as agreed with social services, the education sector and the Opitciwan Atikamekw Council.

Keywords

Canot, Contemporary, Youth, Atikamekw Nehirowisiw, Transmission de savoirs, Water, Knowledge transmission, Territorialité, Contemporain, Canoe, Eau, Projets de vie, Life projects, Expeditions, Cosomopolitiques autochtones, Indigenous cosmopolitics, Expéditions, Territoriality, Jeunesse

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