Rita Mestokosho, the Glossary
Rita Mestokosho, born 1966 in Ekuanitshit (Mingan) (innu reserve in Québec, in the Côte-Nord region), is an indigenous writer and poet, councillor for culture and education in the Innu nation.[1]
Table of Contents
17 relations: Côte-Nord, Governor General's Award for French-language poetry, Hydroelectricity in Canada, Indian reserve, Innu, Innu-aimun, Innus of Ekuanitshit, J. M. G. Le Clézio, Le Devoir, Mingan, Montreal, Naomi Fontaine, Ouest-France, Quebec, Quebec City, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 2023 Governor General's Awards.
- First Nations poets
- Innu women writers
- Innu writers
Côte-Nord
Côte-Nord (Region 09) is an administrative region of Quebec, Canada. The region runs along the St. Lawrence River and then the Gulf of St. Lawrence, from Tadoussac to the limits of Labrador, leaning against the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean to the west, the Côte-Nord penetrates deep into Northern Quebec.
See Rita Mestokosho and Côte-Nord
Governor General's Award for French-language poetry
This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry. Rita Mestokosho and Governor General's Award for French-language poetry are Governor General's Award-winning poets.
See Rita Mestokosho and Governor General's Award for French-language poetry
Hydroelectricity in Canada
According to the International Hydropower Association, Canada is the fourth largest producer of hydroelectricity in the world in 2021 after the United States, Brazil, and China.
See Rita Mestokosho and Hydroelectricity in Canada
Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve (reserve indienne) is defined by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." Reserves are areas set aside for First Nations, one of the major groupings of Indigenous peoples in Canada, after a contract with the Canadian state ("the Crown"), and are not to be confused with Indigenous peoples' claims to ancestral lands under Aboriginal title.
See Rita Mestokosho and Indian reserve
Innu
The Innu / Ilnu ("man", "person") or Innut / Innuat / Ilnuatsh ("people"), formerly called Montagnais from the French colonial period (French for "mountain people", English pronunciation), are the Indigenous Canadians who inhabit the territory in the northeastern portion of the present-day province of Labrador and some portions of Quebec.
Innu-aimun
Innu-aimun or Montagnais is an Algonquian language spoken by over 10,000 Innu in Labrador and Quebec in Eastern Canada.
See Rita Mestokosho and Innu-aimun
Innus of Ekuanitshit
Innus of Ekuanitshit (French: Les Innus d'Ekuanitshit) are a First Nation band in Quebec, Canada.
See Rita Mestokosho and Innus of Ekuanitshit
J. M. G. Le Clézio
Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio (13 April 1940), usually identified as J. M. G. Le Clézio, of French and Mauritian nationality, is a writer and professor.
See Rita Mestokosho and J. M. G. Le Clézio
Le Devoir
("Duty") is a French-language newspaper published in Montreal and distributed in Quebec and throughout Canada.
See Rita Mestokosho and Le Devoir
Mingan
Mingan, also known as Ekuanitshit in Innu-aimun, is an Innu First Nations reserve, at the mouth of the Mingan River, on Mingan Bay, on the Nort shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
See Rita Mestokosho and Mingan
Montreal
Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the tenth-largest in North America.
See Rita Mestokosho and Montreal
Naomi Fontaine
Naomi Fontaine is a Canadian writer from Quebec, noted as one of the most prominent First Nations writers in contemporary francophone Canadian literature. Rita Mestokosho and Naomi Fontaine are 21st-century First Nations writers, Innu women writers, Innu writers and writers from Quebec.
See Rita Mestokosho and Naomi Fontaine
Ouest-France
Ouest-France (French for "West-France") is a daily French newspaper known for its emphasis on both local and national news.
See Rita Mestokosho and Ouest-France
Quebec
QuebecAccording to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.
See Rita Mestokosho and Quebec
Quebec City
Quebec City (or; Ville de Québec), officially known as Québec, is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec.
See Rita Mestokosho and Quebec City
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
The (UQAC) is a branch of the network founded in 1969 and based in the Chicoutimi borough of Saguenay, Quebec, Canada.
See Rita Mestokosho and Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
2023 Governor General's Awards
The shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 25, 2023, and the winners were announced on November 8.
See Rita Mestokosho and 2023 Governor General's Awards
See also
First Nations poets
- Al Hunter (writer)
- Armand Garnet Ruffo
- Beth Cuthand
- Cassandra Blanchard
- Chief Dan George
- Christine Sioui-Wawanoloath
- Connie Fife
- Duke Redbird
- Duncan Mercredi
- G. A. Grisenthwaite
- Garry Thomas Morse
- Janet Rogers
- Jaye simpson
- Jeannette Armstrong
- Joane Cardinal-Schubert
- Jordan Abel
- Joséphine Bacon
- Joseph A. Dandurand
- Joshua Whitehead
- Lee Maracle
- Leo Yerxa
- Lesley Belleau
- Liz Howard (writer)
- Marie-Andrée Gill
- Matthew James Weigel
- Maya Cousineau Mollen
- Natasha Kanapé Fontaine
- Philip Kevin Paul
- Richard Wagamese
- Rita Bouvier
- Rita Joe
- Rita Mestokosho
- Rosanna Deerchild
- Selina Boan
- Shannon Webb-Campbell
- Shayne Michael
- Smokii Sumac
- Tenille Campbell
- Vera Manuel
- Wanda John-Kehewin
- William Sepass
Innu women writers
- An Antane-Kapesh
- Carole Labarre
- Geneviève McKenzie-Sioui
- J. D. Kurtness
- Joséphine Bacon
- Maya Cousineau Mollen
- Naomi Fontaine
- Natasha Kanapé Fontaine
- Rita Mestokosho
Innu writers
- An Antane-Kapesh
- Carole Labarre
- Geneviève McKenzie-Sioui
- J. D. Kurtness
- Joséphine Bacon
- Maya Cousineau Mollen
- Naomi Fontaine
- Natasha Kanapé Fontaine
- Rita Mestokosho