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Nemaska/Nemiscau |
| Nemaska |
Cree Nation of Nemaska |
| Pronunciation | NE-Mas-kuh |
| Population | 306 |
| Location | Champion Lake north of Rupert River |
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The new townsite of former residents of the village of Nemiscau, who had been mostly living in Waskaganish and Mistissini. With settlement funds from the James Bay Agreement a replacement village was constructed in 1980 outside of proposed areas of flooding. It has become home to the administration of the James Bay Cree nations. |
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| Nemiscau |
Former village of Nemaska Residents |
| Pronunciation | NE-mis-caw |
| Population | Summer residents only |
| Location | Némiscau Lake on Rupert River |
| Other Names | Némascau, Némasca, Nemesca, Nemesca Lake, Nemiska |
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Site has been used off and on by French and English traders since 1661. Although the Hudson's Bay Company had a post earlier, in 1908 it was permanently re-established. In 1970, the village was virtually abandoned when the Hudson's Bay Company post closed, leaving the residents without a store (it is disputed whether the HBC warned the people or the people did not prepare for an announced closure). Residents scattered to Waskagnish (then Rupert House) and Mistissini, two communities to which they have strong historical ties. Gradually, residents at new Nemaska have returned for the summers, and some have built summer homes. |
| Sources: Grand Council of the
Crees, Energy Mines and Resources Canada, Strangers Devour the Land
by Boyce Richardson, Hudson's Bay Company Archives, Nemaska Cree Council
Photo: Heb Evans |
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