The Crees of the Waskaganish First Nation

This article is about The First Nation. For Cree village, see Waskaganish (Cree village municipality). For Cree reserved land, see Waskaganish (Cree reserved land).

The Crees of the Waskaganish First Nation
Band No. 61
ᐧᐋᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ ᐃᔨᔨᐤ ᑎᐯᔨᐦᒋᒉᓯᐤ

People	Cree
Headquarters	Waskaganish
Province	Quebec
Land[1]
Main reserve	Waskaganish
Land area	502.26[2] km^2
Population (2019)[1]
On reserve	2308
On other land	139
Off reserve	459
Total population	2906
Government[1]
Chief	Clark 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[1]
Grand Council of the Crees
Website
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.

References

1. "First Nation Details". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. 26 October 2019.
2. "The Crees of the Waskaganish First Nation (Code 2499806) Census Profile". 2016 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
3. "Welcome to Waskaganish". Cree Nation of Waskaganish. Archived from the original on 2007-09-17.

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