Maliotenam

Maliotenam (Mani-Utenam in Innu-aimun) is a First Nations reserve in Quebec, located adjacent to the city of Sept-Îles. Together with Uashat some distance away, it forms the Innu community of Uashat-Maliotenam. The community is a part of the Manicouagan district which is represented by Bloc Québécois MP Marilène Gill. The community has a population of approximately 1,600 people.

The community shares its administration with the nearby community of Uashat as the Innu Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam. The chief and council consists of the chief, deputy chief and five councillors. The chief and council are all elected by the members of the community Innu Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam. The current chief is Mike Pelash McKenzie, alongside Antoine (Maniteu) Grégoire as deputy chief. The current councillors are Jonathan St-Onge, Normand Ambroise, Dave Vollant, Kenny Régis, and Zachary Vollant.^[4]

Maliotenam is enclaved within the city of Sept-Îles and is therefore reachable by car via road 138. The nearest metropolitan city is Montreal which is more than 900 kilometres south-west of Maliotenam.

Although Maliotenam is a fairly small community of about 520 hectares, it has variety of services. There is a hospital, a supermarket, a youth centre, an arena and more.

Maliotenam was created in 1949 by the Canadian Government, which at the time wanted the vast Innu community to come and settle there, which was not the case, many Innu preferring stay on the ancestral lands of Uashat, while others chose to settle in the village of Moisie. Maliotenam has an area of 527 hectares. The mother tongue is Innu and the second language is French.

Even today, traditional practices are still part of Innu life, such as salmon fishing, Canada goose and caribou hunting, fur-bearing animal trapping and beaver trapping. Culture is thus preserved. There are still families who go up to the ancestral territories to practice these traditional practices, because for them this way of life is vital.

The population of Maliotenam speaks mainly Innu with French being the preferred choice of second language.^[5]

تُدار قطاع التعليم من قبل حكومة قبيلة إينو تاكوايكان أواشات ماك ماني-أوتينام . يُقدّم التعليم الابتدائي في ماليوتينام في مدرسة تشيشتيسينو، بينما يُقدّم التعليم الثانوي في مدرسة مانيكانيتيش في أواشات. ^{[ 6 ]}

تدير جماعة إينو تاكوايكان أواشات ماك ماني-أوتينام عيادة ماني-أوتينام الصحية داخل ماليوتينام. تقدم العيادة خدمات عامة، ورعاية تمريضية، وخدمات طبية، وخدمات صحة الأم والطفل. وتُدار العيادة الصحية بالتنسيق مع عيادة أواشات. ^{[ 7 ]}

Maliotenam هو أحد المجتمعات التي تديرها Innu Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam، وهي أمة Innu الأولى في كيبيك، كندا. يقع مقرها في سيبت إيل على الشاطئ الشمالي لنهر سانت لورانس وتمتلك احتياطيات ماليوتينام وأوشات. اعتبارًا من عام 2016، بلغ عدد أعضاء الفرقة المسجلين 4608 عضوًا. يتم إدارته من قبل مجلس الفرقة وهو تابع لمجلس قبيلة مامويتون.

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• إينو تاكويكان أوشات ماك ماني أوتينام