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Waskaganish First Nation

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Phonetic: Wass-ka-ga-nish

Geographical location of territory

Territory map
Company Name1 : The Crees of the Waskaganish First Nation
Chief: Mr. Gordon Blackned
Councillors:

Mr. David Erless Sr.
Mr. Redfern Blueboy
Ms. Brenda Weistche
Mr. Ron Diamond
Ms. Queenie Stephen
Languages: Cree, english
Adress:

P.O. Box 60
Waskaganish (Québec)
J0M 1R0
Phone: 819-895-8560
819-895-8980
Fax: 819-895-8901
819-895-2800		  
Web site: http://www.waskaganish.ca/


DEMOGRAPHY

Population
Number of persons
within the community		 Number of persons
outside the community		 Total
2 112 417 2 529

Reference: Indian Registry, AANDC, December 2010


GEOGRAPHY

Territory Name: Waskaganish
Type of territory: Lands of category 1A in accordance with the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement
Surface: 4 925 hectares (12 169.94 acres)
Localisation:  The community is located on the shore of Rupert Bay, south of James Bay.
Remoteness Factor: No year-round road access and the community have to engage superior transportation cost to reach the nearest service center.


POLITIC

Elections: Customary process (Cree-Naskapi Act)
Tribal Council 2: Grand Council of the Crees
Member of Parliament:

Mr. Romeo Saganash, New Democratic Party (NDP)
Abitibi-Baie James-Nunavik-Eeyou

Provincial MNA:

Mr. Luc Ferland, Parti Québécois (PQ)
Ungava


ECONOMY

Economic activities are concentrated primarily in arts and handcraft, commerce and services, trapping, construction, transport and outfitters.

The territory is home to twenty or so businesses, including: cleaning devices, arts and handicraft, bingo, commercial centre, boat factory, gas station, hotel, general store, furniture, hardware store, restaurant, bank services, consultants, taxi, clothing.


EDUCATION

Data not available (Crees and Naskapis education is managed in accordance with the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement).


COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURES

Fire protection: Fire station, firefighting equipment
Police services: Provided by the Aboriginal police force recognized under an agreement between the Cree Regional Authority, the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec.
Medical care: Dispensary managed by the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay.
Waste disposal: Landfill site, garbage collection by the Band council
Main community facilities: Church, community radio station, community hall, arena, gathering place, clinic, band administration and educational building.
Water Supply: Treated surface water
Sewers: Gravity sewers
Road system: Data not available
Housing Units: Data not available
Electricity: Provided by Hydro-Québec

Définitions: 
1) Company Name: The corporate name of a company or a civil company (i.e. its name) is often made of credits, which name in a general way the company or the civil company, and of specific, which distinguishes this company from the others.
2)

“Council of the band” means:

(a) in the case of a band to which section 74 applies, the council established pursuant to that section,

(b) in the case of a band to which section 74 does not apply, the council chosen according to the custom of the band, or, where there is no council, the chief of the band chosen according to the custom of the band;

“band” means a body of Indians :

(a) for whose use and benefit in common, lands, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, have been set apart before, on or after September 4, 1951,

(b) for whose use and benefit in common, moneys are held by Her Majesty, or

(c) declared by the Governor in Council to be a band for the purposes of this Act;
3) Tribal Council : Tribal Councils are defined as institutions established as a grouping of bands with common interests who voluntarily join together to provide advisory and/or program services to member bands.
4)

Band School: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) funds Band councils and First Nation education authorities for the education of children in Kindergarten to Grade 12 who attend schools on reserves or who attend provincially-run schools off reserve.

Approximately 60% of First Nations students are taught on reserve, almost always in schools operated by a Band council, another First Nations organization, or a federal school.
5) Post-Secondary Education Programs: Indian Affairs and Northern Development (AANDC) provides financial support to eligible Status Indians and Inuit students under broad authorities of the the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Act to continue their education.
 

Reference: http://lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/I-5/page-1.html  

For further information on this community please call at 1-800-567-9604 or click on this link toward community profiles of Statistics Canada  (2006 Census).

Date Modified:2010-09-15

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