Nemaska (Cree village municipality)
Cree village municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Cree reserved land of the same name, see Nemaska, Quebec.
Nemaska (Cree: ᓀᒥᔅᑳᐤ/Nemiskâw) 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.
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Nemaska
ᓀᒥᔅᑳᐤ Nemiskâw | |
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Coordinates (1, chemin Lakeshore[1]): 51°43′N 76°20′W[2] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Nord-du-Québec |
RCM | Eeyou Istchee |
Constituted | June 28, 1978 |
Government | |
• Chief | Clarence Jolly Sr. |
• Prov. riding | Ungava |
Area | |
• Total | 54.70 km2 (21.12 sq mi) |
• Land | 47.89 km2 (18.49 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 832 |
• Density | 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
• Change (2016–21) | N/A |
• Dwellings | 0 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Website | www |
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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.