Atikamekw Wikipedia

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The Atikamekw Wikipedia (Atikamekw : Wikipetcia Atikamekw Nehiromowin) is the Atikamekw-language edition of Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia. [1] [2] As of 8 January 2026, this edition of Wikipedia has 2,078 articles.

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History

The Atikamekw language is spoken by Indigenous communities in Quebec. The language is underrepresented online, forcing many Atikamekw speakers to browse the internet in French, their second language. In an effort led by the linguist Nastasia Herold, in partnership with the Atikamekw Nehirowisiw Nation and supported by the Wikimedia Foundation, the Atikamekw Wikipedia was established to provide the language and culture an online presence. [3] [4]

While there is also an Inuktitut edition of Wikipedia, the Atikamekw Wikipedia is the only actively used edition of Wikipedia for an Indigenous language in Canada. The Atikamekw Wikipedia was developed in the Wikimedia Incubator for several years before being released to the public in 2017. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Montgomery, Angelica (29 May 2017). "Web-savvy Atikamekw communities bring mother tongue to life online". CBC News . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "A Wikipedia Made for—and by—the Atikamekw First Nation in Canada". RisingVoices. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  3. ↑ El Khatib, Randa; Arbuckle, Alyssa; Winter, Caroline; Siemens, Ray (June 2021). "Open social scholarship in action". Digital Scholarship in the Humanities . 36 (1): 15–22. doi:10.1093/llc/fqaa033.
  4. ↑ Casemajor, Nathalie (2018). "Openness, Inclusion and Self-Affirmation: Indigenous knowledge in Open Knowledge Projects" (PDF). Journal of Peer Production (13). Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  5. ↑ Deer, Ka'nhehsí:io (10 December 2019). "'A way to keep our language alive': How the Atikamekw Nation uses Wikipedia to promote its language". CBC News . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 23 November 2025.

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