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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. Wetaskiwin A city in Alberta, Canada, located within the municipal district. Moosonee The Moose Cree people. Neepawa A town in central Manitoba, Canada. 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. Moose Jaw A city in the Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw No. 161, Saskatchewan, Canada. Nemaska A village in Quebec, Canada. quickhatch The wolverine. red deer A species of large deer, Cervus elaphus, found in Europe and southwestern Asia. 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.