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Mattawa
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English
+ River
+, Ontario
Etymology
From en oj.
Proper noun
en river in central p/Ontario c/Canada.
en town in district/Nipissing District p/Ontario c/Canada.
en 2018-11-30 Isabelle Bourgeault-Tassé How a family recipe taught me what’s at stake when Franco-Ontarians lose their roots w:The Globe and Mail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-how-a-family-recipe-taught-me-whats-at-stake-when-franco-ontarians/ My own grandfather, Eugene Bourgeault, a young man in grade eight, was threatened with a beating by Mattawa’s village priest for refusing to learn the Lord’s Prayer in English. The episode spelled the end of his education. https://web.archive.org/web/20240625083248/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-how-a-family-recipe-taught-me-whats-at-stake-when-franco-ontarians/ 25 June 2024