Nemaska

Nemaska

ᓀᒥᔅᑳᐤ (Nemiskâw)
Nemaska ᓀᒥᔅᑳᐤ (Nemiskâw)
Terre réservée crie (Cree reserved land)
	Nemaska Nemaska Nemaska Nemaska (Canada)
	Coordinates: 51°41′06″N 76°15′22″W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Nord-du-Québec
Territory	Eeyou Istchee
Area
• Total	97.30 km2 (37.57 sq mi)
• Land	98.42 km2 (38.00 sq mi)
Population
• Total	832
Website	Nemaska.com

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.

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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.