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Attawapiskat First Nation is an isolated community located in Northern Ontario, Canada, at the mouth of the Attawapiskat River which drains into James Bay. According to Indian and Northern Affairs Canada statistics, there were 2,800 registered members of the Attawapiskat First Nation. In 2001 the on reserve population of Attawapiskat was approximately 1300. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario, Canada, which lies north of Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, the French River and Lake Nipissing. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government - Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... James Bay in summer 2000 James Bay (French, Baie James) is a large body of water on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. ...

Historical

Attawapiskat is home to the Mushkego or Omushkego James Bay Cree. The location of the town has always been a gathering place for local Native people for centuries. Originally it was a seasonal camp that was visited in the spring and summer to take advantage of the prime fishing on one of the main drainage rivers of James Bay. Historically, in the wintertime, families left the location to live in other trapping, hunting and gathering sites along the coast, inland or on Akamiski Island. Attawapiskat has grown from a settlement of temporary dwellings, such as tents and teepees, in the 1950s to a community with permanent buildings, which were constructed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Categories: Stub | Buildings and structures | Survival skills ... The 1950s decade refers to the years 1950 to 1959 inclusive. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ...

Political

Attawapiskat was officially recognized by the government of Canada under the Treaty #9 document. Although the original document was signed in the years 1905 and 1906, it only included the communities south of the Albany River in northern Ontario. Attawapiskat was included when adhesions were made to the treaty to include the communities north of the Albany River. Attawapiskat was numbered as Indian Reserve 91 as part of Treaty #9. The treaty set aside reserve lands on the Ekwan River, a parallel river north of the Attawapiskat River that drains into James Bay. In time, it was decided by local leaders to instead establish the community in its present location on the Attawapiskat River, due to an existing trading post and better access to James Bay shipping routes. The new reserve was then numbered Indian Reserve 91A.

Local leadership is an elected government of a chief, a deputy chief and twelve councillors who serve three years terms. The current chief (2004-2007) is Mike Carpenter (former Mushkegowuk Deputy Grand Chief) and the deputy chief is Miriam Wesley.

Attawapiskat First Nation is part of the regional Mushkegowuck Council, an Aboriginal political group representing the James Bay Mushkego or Omushkego Cree. The community and the Council are together represented under the Political Territorial Organization, Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN), which represents 50 First Nations in Northern Ontario. NAN is the representative political body for the First Nations that are part of Treaty #9.

Transportation

Travel to Attawapiskat is limited to flight year-round using a gravel runway that was constructed in the 1970s. During the winter months a "Winter Road" is constructed that connects the community to other coastal towns on the James Bay coast. Winter roads are temporary routes of transportation that are constructed mostly in January, February, March and even April throughout remote parts of Northern Ontario. The seasonal James Bay winter road connects the communities of Attawapiskat, Kashechewan, Fort Albany, Moosonee and Moose Factory. From Moosonee the Ontario Northland Railway runs south to Cochrane. In 2004, two teenage adventurers attempted to reach Attawapiskat overland from Pickle Lake, Ontario, but they were ultimately unsuccessful. That expedition was recounted in the book, "Sense of Adventure: An Account of a Journey in the Canadian Wilderness." Historically, journeys of this type were made by the Cree people in canoes in order to trade at present-day Attawapiksat with the Hudson's Bay Company. A hummingbird Female Mallard Duck in midflight A dragonfly in flight Flight is the process by which an object achieves sustained movement either through the air by aerodynamically generating lift or aerostatically using buoyancy, or movement beyond earths atmosphere, in the case of spaceflight. ... Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario, Canada, which lies north of Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, the French River and Lake Nipissing. ... James Bay in summer 2000 James Bay (French, Baie James) is a large body of water on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. ... Winter roads are temporary highways carved out of snow and ice. ... Fort Albany as it appeared in 1886 Fort Albany is a community in northern Ontario situated on James Bay at the mouth of the Albany River. ... Fort Albany as it appeared in 1886 Fort Albany is a community in northern Ontario situated on James Bay at the mouth of the Albany River. ... Moosonee, Ontario, Canada, is the railhead on James Bay of the Ontario Northland Railway where goods are transferred to barges and aircraft for transport to more northerly communities. ... Moose Factory circa 1868–1870 Moose Factory is an unincorporated island community in the Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada. ... A pair of ON diesels work Hearst, ON, in 2003 Ontario Northland Railway (ONR, AAR reporting marks ONT, ONTA) is a Canadian railway and provincial Crown corporation. ... Pickle Lake, Ontario, Canada is the most northerly Ontario community that has year_round access by road, located 530 kilometers north of Thunder Bay, Ontario. ... Hudsons Bay Company (HBC; Compagnie de la Baie dHudson in French) is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and is one of the oldest in the world. ...

Social Services

Attawapiskat is policed by the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, an Aboriginal based service that replaced the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). This change took place in the early 1990s in most remote northern communities in Ontario.

Basic health services are provided by the Attawapiskat Wing of James Bay General Hospital which provides sixteen beds for pediatric, medical/surgical and chronic care. Health services are provided by a nursing staff. However, like other remote communities on the James Bay coast, there is no doctor in the community. A physician from Weeneebayko General Hospital in Moose Factory visits Attawapiskat, as well as other communities along the coast on a regular basis during each month. Patients with serious injuries, or those requiring surgery must be transported to a larger centre for treatment. These emergency patients are transported by air ambulance airplane or helicopter to medical centres in Moose Factory, Timmins, Sudbury or Kingston, depending on their situation. Chronic care refers to medical care which addresses preexisting or long term illness, as opposed to acute care which is concerned with short term or severe illness of brief duration. ...

Education

Primary school students attend J.R. Nakogee School which was constructed in the 1970s. J.R. Nakogee School was closed on May 11, 2000 due to a diesel leak in the area and the students and staff have since been in portables. Secondary school students attend Vezina Secondary School which was established in the early 1990s with additions built in following years. The secondary school was founded by John B. Nakogee and it was named after Father Rodigue Vezina, a local catholic priest that has served the community since 1975. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Media

Radio

• FM 89.9 - CKMT, First Nations community
• FM 101.5 - CBCA, CBC Radio One
• FM 107.1 - CJBA, First Nations community

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Television

• Channel 10: CICA-TV-90 - TVOntario
• Channel 12: CBLET - CBC Television
• Channel 16: CJOL-TV-33 - Ontario Parliament Network

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Cost Of Living

The cost of living in Attawapiskat is quite high, due to the expense of shipping goods to the community.

External links

• Link to Keewaytinook Okimakanak website (KNET) - community profile
• James Bay General Hospital
• Weeneebayko Health Ahtuskaywin regional health authority

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