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Territory is very important for the Montagnais. In the past, it was huge and many nations shared it. However, since the arrival of Europeans, it has shrunk dramatically. In this episode, Shanipiap, Bruno and Katherine locate the places where natives still keep their customs, their traditions and their language alive.

Indigenous people were often inspired by their way of life to make their toys. In this episode, Shanipiap, Bruno and Katherine present us several games and traditional toys.

In this episode, Shanipiap, Bruno, and Katherine talk about Indigenous craftsmanship, a tradition old of many hundreds years. We will learn how the Montagnais practice crafts to make clothes, jewels, baskets, canoes and many other beautiful objects.

The First Nations people are the oldest people on Canadian lands. It contains about 55 nations speaking related, but different languages. These are the called the Indigenous nations.

In this episode, Shanipiap explains that when two Indigenous nations became allies, they exchanged a symbolic object that confirmed their union. This episode deals with a universal theme of friendship!

In this episode, Shanipiap tells us about openness to the world. She also tells us how the arrival of colonizing peoples changed the territory, the language and the culture of Indigenous Peoples.

Whether it's raining, snowing or the sunny, Indigenous peoples had to tame the weather to survive. This episode shows us how the weather influenced the entire way of life of Indigenous peoples.

For the last episode, Shanipiap, Katherine and Bruno remember the best moments they lived throughout the season.