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Tete-de-Boule (Tęte-de-Boule)

"Tete-de-Boule" is an alternate name for the Atikamekw tribe. It is actually a French translation of the name Atikamekw, which is the Native word for a kind of whitefish; the same whitefish is called "tete-de-boule" (ball-head) by local French Canadians.

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Here are links to our webpages about the Tete-de-Boule tribe and language:

Atikamekw language
Tete-de-Boule
Les atikamekw
Algonquian Indians
Woodlands Native Americans
Language of Quebec

Here are a few good books about the Tete-de-Boules:
Eci Mikoian
Des Attikamčgues aux Tętes-de-Boule
Algonquian Spirit

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