The Crees of the Waskaganish First Nation

The Crees of the Waskaganish First Nation or Cree Nation of Waskaganish is a Cree First Nation of Canada.[6] 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.

The Crees of the Waskaganish First Nation
Band No. 61
ᐧᐋᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ ᐃᔨᔨᐤ ᑎᐯᔨᐦᒋᒉᓯᐤ
PeopleCree
HeadquartersWaskaganish
ProvinceQuebec
Land[1]
Main reserveWaskaganish
Land area502.26[2] km2
Population (2019)[3]
On reserve2308
On other land139
Off reserve459
Total population2906
Government[4]
ChiefClark Shecapio
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
Tribal Council[5]
Grand Council of the Crees
Website
Waskaganish.ca

References

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