Quebec First Nations

Casinos
Play the First Nations casinos, bingo halls, and gaming facilities.

Events
Visit Quebec powwows, festivals, concerts, rodeos, and other celebrations.

Places to Visit
Enjoy Quebec's cultural and heritage centers, museums, historical sites, archaeology sites, libraries, national parks and monuments.

First Nations
Contact information for the First Nations and Bands of Quebec.

"Quebec" was first used by Aboriginal peoples as the name kebek for the region around the city of Quebec. It refers to the Algonquin word for "Narrow Passage" or "strait" to indicate the narrowing of the river at Cape Diamond.

The name Quebec, which comes from the Micmac word "Gepèg" meaning "strait," originally meant the narrowing of the St. Lawrence River off what is currently Quebec City. Paleo-Amerindians, whose presence in Quebec can be traced back 10 000 years, preceded the Algonquin and Iroquois Aboriginal people, with whom the Europeans first made contact in the 16th century. The northern part of the province was, and still is, inhabited by the Inuit.

Of a total population of over 7 million there are some 72 430 Aboriginal people in Quebec: Mohawk, Cree, Montagnais, Algonquin, Attikamek, Micmac, Huron-Wendat, Abenaki, Malecite and Naskapi, as well as Metis and Inuit.