Indigenous people in Canada
The Crees of the Waskaganish First Nation
Band No. 61
ᐧᐋᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ ᐃᔨᔨᐤ ᑎᐯᔨᐦᒋᒉᓯᐤPeople | Cree |
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Headquarters | Waskaganish |
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Province | Quebec |
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Main reserve | Waskaganish |
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Land area | 502.26[2] km2 |
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On reserve | 2308 |
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On other land | 139 |
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Off reserve | 459 |
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Total population | 2906 |
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Chief | Clark Shecapio |
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Council |
- Jimmy (Tim) Whiskeychan (Vice Chief)
- Gordon J. Blackned
- Gordon Blueboy
- Brenda Hester
- Samson Wischee
- Conrad Blueboy
- Redfern Blueboy
- Greta Cheecho
- Kaitlynn Hester-Moses
- Ethel Katapatuk-Taylor
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Grand Council of the Crees |
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Waskaganish.ca |
The Crees of the Waskaganish First Nation or Cree Nation of Waskaganish is a Cree First Nation of Canada.[3] Waskaganish (Cree: ᐙᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ/Wâskâhîkaniš) means Little House. It is headquartered in the Cree village of Waskaganish, Eeyou Istchee territory equivalent in Nord-du-Québec (Northern Quebec), Canada. Waskaganish terre réservée crie, or Cree reserved land, is a reserve for the Nation. The village is at the north end of the reserve. The reserve is situated on the southern shore at the mouth of the Rupert River as it empties into the southeast end of James Bay.
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51°29′21″N 78°44′53″W / 51.48917°N 78.74806°W / 51.48917; -78.74806