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We wanted to know whether in 2008, people were at all familiar with the type of work done by Émile Lizotte or with the beluga's former name, "porpoise."

We asked children around 10 years old, and they answered the following:

"It's a person in a war"
"A type of seal"
"Someone who plays funny dirty tricks"
"A monkey"
"A small wheelbarrow from the olden days"

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Response to "Dessinez-moi un marsouin" [Draw me a picture of a porpoise]
24 October 2008
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec, Canada
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Credits:
Anonymous

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Response to "Dessinez-moi un marsouin" [draw me a picture of a porpoise]
24 October 2008
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec, Canada

Credits:
Anonymous

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Response to "Dessinez-moi un marsouin" [draw me a picture of a porpoise]
24 October 2008
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec, Canada

Credits:
Anonymous

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Written response to the question "Qu'est-ce qu'un marsouin?" [what is a porpoise?]
24 October 2008
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec, Canada

Credits:
Anonymous

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Thanks to Joseph Lizotte, who taught his trade to his son, Émile, who, in turn, was able to tell his own son, Georges-Henri, about it, we have explored some memorable moments in the history of the south shore. We will never forget about the fishermen and the many belugas.

Over time, our knowledge and traditions deserve to be protected, just like the fragile beluga. We should pass them on to the next generation the same way Joseph, Émile, and Georges-Henri did. Like those who work to protect marine mammals and the environment in general, we must strive to keep the planet clean for future generations who might experience what we and our ancestors will have described.

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Émile Lizotte and his wife, Camille Lizotte, on their wedding day
1930
Rivière-Ouelle, Quebec, Canada

Credits:
1930 photograph: Unknown
2009 photograph: Guy Duguay

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Émile Lizotte and his wife, Camille Lizotte, on their 50th wedding anniversary
1980
Rivière-Ouelle, Quebec, Canada
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Credits:
1980 photograph: Unknown
2009 photograph: Guy Duguay

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Georges-Henri Lizotte's eel fishing pot, with the cross on the rocky hills in the distance
18 October 2008
Pointe de la Rivière Ouelle, Rivière-Ouelle, Quebec, Canada

Credits:
Photograph: Judith Douville

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Georges-Henri Lizotte removes an eel from a fishing pot, like three generations before him
18 October 2008
Pointe de la Rivière Ouelle, Rivière-Ouelle, Quebec, Canada

Credits:
Photograph: Judith Douville