Premise: Nord-du-Québec ( [ nɔʁ dy kebɛk ] ; Northern Quebec ) is the largest , but the least populous , of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec , Canada . Before 1912 , the northernmost part of this region was known as the Ungava District of the Northwest Territories , and until 1987 it was referred to as Nouveau-Québec , or New Quebec . Quebec . The Nord-du-Québec region , occupying the northern half of the province , is sparsely populated and inhabited primarily by Aboriginal peoples .
Hypothesis: A region of Quebec in the south is called Nord-du-Québec.
Label: CONTRADICTION