Nemaska
Terre réservée crie in Quebec, Canada
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Nemaska (Cree: ᓀᒥᔅᑳᐤ/Nemiskâw, meaning underwater point, but commonly associated with the word namesiskâw, meaning many fish.) is a small Cree community located on the shores of Lake Champion, in Quebec, Canada. It is a small Cree village with a population of 832 people at the 2021 census.[4] Nemaska is the seat of the Grand Council of the Crees and Cree Regional Authority.
Nemaska
ᓀᒥᔅᑳᐤ (Nemiskâw) | |
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Terre réservée crie (Cree reserved land) | |
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  Nemaska Nemaska  Nemaska Nemaska (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 51°41′06″N 76°15′22″W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Nord-du-Québec |
| Territory | Eeyou Istchee |
| Constituted | 1978 |
| Area | |
• Total | 97.30 km2 (37.57 sq mi) |
| • Land | 98.42 km2 (38.00 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 832[2] |
| Website | Nemaska.com |
It was officially known (by the Quebec government) as Nemiscau until May 8, 2010.[5]
Nemaska is a new and modern village that consists of Cree families originally living at the Nemiscau trading post on Lake Nemiscau (51°19′N 76°55′W). The settlement was abandoned in the mid-1970s when Hydro-Québec proposed hydro-electric development on the Rupert River, which would have resulted in the flooding of the area. The nearby Hydro-Québec electrical substation and airport, both called Nemiscau, create confusion as to the town's name. As a result, many maps indicate the new site by the old name Nemiscau.
Nemaska is accessible by air (from Hydro-Québec's Nemiscau Airport) and by car over the gravel North Road (Route du Nord). About 14 km (8.7 mi) east from the village is the huge Hydro-Québec substation of Nemiscau.
Education
The Cree School Board operates the Luke Mettaweskum School (Cree: ᓘᒃ ᒣᑕᐧᐁᔥᑲᒻ ᒋᔅᑯᑕᒫᒉᐅᑲᒥᒄ).[6]
