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All derived from 21 borrowed from 15 calque of 1 Saskatchewan A prairie province in western Canada. Capital: Regina. saskatoon A shrub inhabiting western North America (Amelanchier alnifolia). Macleod A surname from Irish, A surname from Scottish Gaelic, A surname from Cree Athabasca A lake in Alberta, Canada. settee A long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a sofa. Wetaskiwin A city in Alberta, Canada, located within the municipal district. woodchuck A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax. Kapuskasing A river in Canada. Nipawin A town in Saskatchewan, Canada. Moosonee The Moose Cree people. Neepawa A town in central Manitoba, Canada. muskeg A terrain composed of peat bog with tussocky meadow and woody vegetation including spruce. pemmican A food made from meat which has been dried and beaten into a paste, mixed with berries and rendered fat, and shaped into little patties. Athabascan Pertaining to a group of peoples mostly inhabiting Alaska, western Canada, the Pacific coast of California and Oregon, and the Navajo and Apache peoples in the American Southwest. Wabamun A lake in central Alberta, Canada. Amisk A village in Alberta, Canada. cawquaw A Canadian porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum). Chisasibi an Indian reserve and village municipality in the Nord-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. Kinuso A former village and hamlet in Big Lakes County, in northern Alberta, Canada. kookum grandmother (among the Cree people) Maskwacis An unincorporated community and hamlet in central Alberta, Canada, formerly Hobbema. Moose Jaw A city in the Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw No. 161, Saskatchewan, Canada. namaycush The togue: a large North American lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, usually spotted with red. Nemaska A village in Quebec, Canada. Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik A lake in Canada. Pile of Bones Former name of Regina (capital city of Saskatchewan, Canada). pipsissewa Any of several evergreen plants, of the genus Chimaphila of prince's pines quickhatch The wolverine. red deer A species of large deer, Cervus elaphus, found in Europe and southwestern Asia. Saskatoon berry Amelanchier alnifolia, a shrub with edible berry-like fruit. shaganappi A rawhide strap, e.g. as used to hold together Red River carts. tullibee A whitefish (Coregonus artedi tullibee, formerly Coregonus tullibee) found in the Great Lakes of North America. Wakaw A town and lake in Saskatchewan, Canada. Waskaganish An Indian reserve and village municipality in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada Waswanipi A village in Quebec, Canada. wejack A fisher, Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti. whisky jack The gray jay, Perisoreus canadensis.