Betsiamites

[ bet-see-uh-mee-teez ]

noun

1. a river in E Quebec, Canada, flowing SE to the St. Lawrence River. 240 miles (386 km) long.

Example Sentences

Members of the Pessamit Innu testified Thursday at a New Hampshire hearing on the proposed Northern Pass project, and alleged Hydro Quebec has critically damaged the fishery on the Betsiamites River.

From Seattle Times

Members of the Pessamit Innu tribe, who once roamed over 50,000 square miles of what is now Quebec, claimed Hydro Quebec’s projects on the Betsiamites River have decimated a salmon fishery they depend upon.

From Washington Times