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Nottaway

American  
[not-uh-wey] / ˈnɒt əˌweɪ /

noun

  1. a river in SW Quebec, Canada, flowing NW to James Bay. 140 miles (225 km) long.


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She told stories of her constituents: grandparents driving their grandkids across Nottaway County to a library in Chesterfield every Friday to use the Internet because they lack broadband access, the Henrico father working two jobs to afford insulin.

From Washington Post

“I have a lot of friends who live on Nottaway Drive,” which saw heavy storm damage.

From Washington Times

Nottaway served smoked char chowder to a crowd of thousands on Parliament Hill in Ottawa during Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations last year.

From Seattle Times

Nottaway, who also goes by her French-Canadian name, Marie-Cecile, is a member of the Algonquin nation, one of the 11 indigenous groups in Quebec whose people lived here long before European settlers arrived in the 17th century.

From Seattle Times

Nottaway said her interest in reviving indigenous food was also part of a wider national effort to improve nutrition in those communities, where, she noted, the removal of people from their land has contributed to poorer health conditions, sedentary lifestyles and the proliferation of processed and junk food.

From Seattle Times