Tiriaq • Weasel
Mammal - Mustela nivalis
Innu-aimun Common Additional Terms
Pipun-shikushish; Pipun-shikush Ermine inwinter coat
Nipin-shikushish; Nipin-shikush Ermine in summer coat
Ishkue-shikukshish; Nushe-shikush; Ishkue-shikush Female ermine
Nape-shikushish; Nape-shikush Male weasel, ermine
Shikuan-shikushish; Shikuan-shikush Weasel, ermine in spring coat
Source: Les Éditions Tshakapesh, 2018. Uashat, Quebec
Main Photo Credit: Least Weasel by Keven Law, 2008. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_weasel#/media/File:Mustela_nivalis_-British_Wildlife_Centre-4.jpg. Licenced with CC BY-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0. Second Photo Credit: Eurasian Stoat by Samuel Brinker, 2011. https://inaturalist.ca/photos/32336144. Licenced with CC BY-NC 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/. Third Photo Credit: Ermine by Fabio Bretto, 2006. https://www.flickr.com/photos/46493994@N00/299988168. Licenced with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0. Fourth Photo Credit: Baffin Island Stoat by Jeremy Hussell, 2008. https://inaturalist.ca/photos/12526630. Licenced with CC BY-NC 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/.
