Etchemin

To the French explorers they were known as Etchemin, also of uncertain origin and meaning.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

[189] "Opposite to it is the Lauzon shore, with its river _Bruyante_ [190] (the 'Etchemin'), its shipyards, its numerous shipping, the terminus of the Grand Trunk Railway; the villages and churches of Notre Dame de Lévis,

Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present 1868

Also aboard for this cruise were two Etchemin Indians “as guides on a coast that they knew well.”

Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

One was an Etchemin trader named Panounias, who could speak with the northern Indians.

Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

He dispatched others to the Etchemin in the south, and a few to the nation he called the Canadien in Gaspésie.

Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

Then Anadabijou and all the Montagnais and Etchemin rose and stripped themselves naked except for a small piece of deerskin over their genitals.

Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

The Porc-épic were from the Saguenay Valley.17 Also present were Algonquin nations from the Ottawa River to the far northwest and Etchemin from as far south as the Penobscot River, in what is now the state of Maine.

Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

Their Etchemin guide Panounias “could understand only certain words,” and the Almouchiquois woman of Panounias had suddenly disappeared.

Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

Biencourt and La Tour learned the languages of the Souriquois and the Etchemin.

Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

There he worked to reconcile the Almouchiquois, Etchemin, and Souriquois with one another.

Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008