Wôlinak

Wôlinak
First Nations reserve
Wôlinak village
Location within Bécancour RCM.
Wôlinak Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°19′N 72°25′W / 46.317°N 72.417°W / 46.317; -72.417Coordinates: 46°19′N 72°25′W / 46.317°N 72.417°W / 46.317; -72.417[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	None
Constituted	unspecified
Government [2]
• Type	Band council
• Federal riding	Bas-Richelieu— Nicolet—Bécancour
• Prov. riding	Nicolet-Bécancour
Area [2][3]
• Total	0.80 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
• Land	0.75 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	180
• Density	239.9/km2 (621/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	9.1%
• Dwellings	89
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	450
Highways	No major routes

Wôlinak is an Abenaki First Nations reserve in the Centre-du-Québec region, Quebec, Canada. An enclave within the city of Bécancour, it was one of the Seven Nations of Canada.

History[]

Around 1600, a few Abenaki families and Sokokis families established themselves on the Puante river (name given after a battle with the English colonists against the French colonists) which later, was given the name of Bécancour from the name of M. de Bécancour, Baron de Portneuf, who was also established there.

From 600 inhabitants in the beginning, their numbers diminished after wars and epidemics.

See also[]

• Western Abenaki
• Seven Nations of Canada

References[]

External links[]

• Waban-Aki Nation, Quebec
• Map of Wôlinak (Google Maps)

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