Nemaska (Cree village municipality)
Nemaska is a Cree village municipality in the territory of Eeyou Istchee in northern Quebec; it has a distinct legal status and classification from other kinds of village municipalities in Quebec: Naskapi village municipalities, northern villages (Inuit communities), and ordinary villages.
Nemaska | |
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Cree village municipality | |
Nemiscau Cree settlement | |
Nemaska | |
Coordinates (1, chemin Lakeshore[1]): 51°43′N 76°20′W[2] | |
Country | |
Province | |
Region | Nord-du-Québec |
RCM | Eeyou Istchee |
Constituted | June 28, 1978 |
Government | |
• Chief | Thomas Jolly Sr. |
• Prov. riding | Ungava |
Area | |
• Total | 54.70 km2 (21.12 sq mi) |
• Land | 51.18 km2 (19.76 sq mi) |
Population (2014)[3] | |
• Total | 800 (estimate) |
• Density | 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
• Change (2006–11) | N/A |
• Dwellings | 200 (estimate) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | J0Y 3B0 |
Area code(s) | 819 |
Website | www |
Nemaska is the capital of the Cree Nation and the seat of the regional government, the Grand Council of the Crees and its administrative arm, the Cree Nation Government.
References
- Geographic code 99040 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- Reference number 178460 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- "(Code 2499040) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
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