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An introduction to Trois-Rivières: its history, the Nations whose lands it sits on, and Indigenous community life today, with sources.
Long before French settlement, the mouth of the Saint-Maurice was a meeting point for Indigenous peoples. The Algonquin, allies of the French, lived in the area for a long time. They likely left an earlier stockade here around 1600 because of hostilities with the Haudenosaunee. The Saint-Maurice valley itself is Nitaskinan, the homeland of the Atikamekw. Their ancestral territory once covered about 80,000 km². By the 20th century, the land set aside for them had shrunk to roughly 51 km² in three reserves.
Trois-Rivières sits at the mouth of the Saint-Maurice River, whose valley is Nitaskinan, the ancestral territory of the Atikamekw Nation. Algonquin people lived here when the French arrived, and the Abenaki (W8banaki) community of Wôlinak lies nearby.
Nearby: Wôlinak · Shawinigan · Bécancour · Odanak · La Tuque · Wemotaci
The Centre d'amitié autochtone de Trois-Rivières works to improve the quality of life of Indigenous people living in the city. It serves First Nations people from the Haute-Mauricie, Centre-du-Québec and beyond. Its main building is on Laurent-Létourneau Street, with a downtown site on Saint-Maurice Boulevard and another in Shawinigan. Services cover education support, employment help, counselling, housing referrals, and cultural and wellness workshops. It also runs intercultural activities open to all residents. The Atikamekw have self-administration on three reserves: Manawan, Obedjiwan and Wemotaci. In 2014 the Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw declared Atikamekw sovereignty over Nitaskinan. Across the St. Lawrence, Wôlinak and Odanak are the two Abenaki communities in Quebec. The Grand Conseil de la Nation Waban-Aki, founded in 1979, represents both. Abenaki language work includes a French-Abenaki dictionary and a first university-level Abenaki course. In autumn 2023, the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières launched a microprogram in Indigenous studies. It was built with the friendship centre, the Atikamekw Nation and the Grand Conseil de la Nation Waban-Aki. One of its five courses is taught in an Atikamekw or Abenaki community.
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XUSI is an Indigenous-owned business from Saskatoon, started in 2020 by two brothers from northern Saskatchewan. Along with our clothing, we bring Indigenous youth workshops and custom screen printing to Trois-Rivières and across Quebec.
Strong Roots Strong Future is our interactive workshop for Indigenous youth, led by the two brothers who founded XUSI. We travel to schools, First Nations and Indigenous communities, youth organizations and funding programs in Trois-Rivières and across Quebec. Youth ages 10 and up work through identity and culture, financial literacy, fitness, entrepreneurship and business skills, career readiness and hands-on screen printing.
Custom t-shirts, hoodies and crewnecks for Trois-Rivières schools, sports teams, businesses, events and First Nations and Indigenous organizations. Send us an idea, get free design help and a full quote before anything is printed. We print in Saskatoon and ship to Trois-Rivières. 10-garment minimum, up to 4 colours per design.
Screen printing for Trois-RivièresCustom clothing and designs
Heavyweight cotton tees, hoodies, crewnecks and A-frame hats with Cree words and the stories behind them. Fitness is part of how XUSI started, so our pieces are built for the gym and the street, and we ship them to Trois-Rivières.
Yes. Orders of $90 or more ship free to Trois-Rivières and anywhere else in Canada. For smaller orders, the shipping cost is shown at checkout. Every order is packed in Saskatoon and leaves our shop within 1 to 3 business days.
Yes. Custom screen printing starts at 10 garments, with up to 4 colours per design. Every order gets a full quote before anything is printed, and design help is included. We print in Saskatoon and ship the finished order to Trois-Rivières.
No. XUSI is a separate Indigenous-owned company founded in Saskatoon in 2020 by two brothers, on Treaty 6 territory. We have no partners, events or stockists in the Mauricie. Our designs carry Cree words, and we share the story behind each one on our meanings page.
Last reviewed . Facts on this page come from the sources listed below.
Orders to Trois-Rivières leave Saskatoon within three business days, printed on Gildan, ALSTYLE, Independent and Bella+Canvas blanks, in the same shop that prints XUSI’s own designs.
The brand is owned by two brothers from northern Saskatchewan, and every word on the clothing is Cree, with the meaning written by them. Browse all XUSI, or read the Meanings page.
