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Chisasibi (meaning great river in Cree) is a village on the eastern shore of James Bay, in the James Bay region of northern Quebec, Canada. It is situated on the south shore of La Grande River (the Grand River), less than 10 km (6 miles) from the river's mouth. Chisasibi is one of nine Cree villages in the region, and is a member of the Grand Council of the Crees of Québec. [2] The territory surrounding Chisasibi is part of the Municipality of Baie-James, of which parts are jointly managed with the Cree Regional Authority. [3] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1200 × 900 pixel, file size: 513 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Chisasibi Welcome sign close up I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under...
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The Grand River is the name of several rivers in different countries: The Grand River in Ontario in Canada The Grand River in Michigan in the United States. ...
Longue Pointe (Long Point) is a place located in northern Québec. ...
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Jamésie region of Quebec Jamésie is a territory in northwestern Quebec, Canada. ...
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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. ...
Jamésie is a territory in northwestern Quebec, Canada. ...
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La Grande River is a river in northwestern Quebec which rises in the highlands of north central Quebec and flows roughly 900 km west to drain into James Bay. ...
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The Grand Council of the Crees is the political body that represents the approximately (2003) 14,000 Crees or “Eeyouch†(“Eenouch†– Mistissini dialect), as they call themselves, of eastern James Bay and Southern Hudson Bay in Northern Quebec, Canada. ...
Municipality of Baie-James, Québec The Municipality of Baie-James (Municipalité de la Baie James) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, bordering the James Bay. ...
The Grand Council of the Crees is the political body that represents the approximately (2003) 14,000 Crees or “Eeyouch†(“Eenouch†– Mistissini dialect), as they call themselves, of eastern James Bay and Southern Hudson Bay in Northern Quebec, Canada. ...
The surface area of the town is 491.63 square kilometers (189.82 sq mi). The surface area of Chisasibi Cree Territory Category I Land (land exclusively for Cree use) is 828.18 square kilometers (319.76 sq mi). [4]
History The Cree have lived in the region for many centuries but were nomadic. In 1803, the Hudson's Bay Company founded Fort George, a trading post on the north shore which was relocated to an island in the mouth of the La Grande River in 1837. Fort George became a permanent village as the local Cree population abandoned their nomadic way of life in the early 20th century and settled nearby. In 1940, its population was about 750 and grew to almost 2,000 in 1980. [5] 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. ...
In the mid 1970s, the construction of the James Bay hydro-electric project began, diverting upstream rivers into the La Grande watershed, increasing its flow significantly, resulting in erosion of Fort George Island (also called Governor's Island) and disruption to the formation of a solid ice cover in winter. [6] In response the Québec Government built a new community on the mainland and relocated the population and some 200 houses to the new site in 1981. The village was renamed Chisasibi (offical name: Cree Nation of Chisasibi). At the same time the Fort George Relocation Corporation was formed to oversee the relocation. [7] [8] The spillway of the Robert-Bourassa Dam (formerly La Grande-2) The James Bay Project (in French, projet de la Baie-James) refers to the construction of a series of hydroelectric power stations on the La Grande River in northwestern Québec, Canada, and the diversion of neighbouring rivers into...
The Cree Nation of Chisasibi
 Chisasibi community centre The population of Chisasibi comprises of approximately 4000 Cree, about 250 Inuit, and 300 non-native people.[9] Statistics Canada's 2006 Census shows a total population of 3,972. The Median age of the population is 24.1 years old, the percentage of the population aged 15 and over is 66.2, and the total number of census families was 960.[10] [11] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 524 pixelsFull resolution (2107 × 1381 pixel, file size: 749 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Community centre in Chisasibi, Quebec, Canada. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 524 pixelsFull resolution (2107 × 1381 pixel, file size: 749 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Community centre in Chisasibi, Quebec, Canada. ...
It is the most northern Cree village accessible by road. A 90 km paved road, running from Radisson, and parallel to the Grand River, connects Chisasibi to the Route de la Baie James (James Bay Road).[12] The James Bay Road (formerly part of Route 109) was built from 1971 to 1974 as part of the James Bay hydroelectric project and connects Matagami to Radisson. Chisasibi Airport is located just west of the village and Air Creebec operates scheduled service from this airport. Though this is the most northern village, it's not where the road ends. From LG-1 (The Grand River hydrogenerating station), the road continues north to a location called Longue Pointe (Long Point). It is the furthest one can go by road east of the Hudson Bay. The Route de la Baie James (James Bay Road) is a remote wilderness highway winding its way through the Canadian Shield in northwestern Quebec and reaches into the James Bay region. ...
The Route de la Baie James (James Bay Road) is a remote wilderness highway winding its way through the Canadian Shield in northwestern Quebec and reaches into the James Bay region. ...
Typical winter scenery of Route 109 between Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire and Matagami Quebec route 109 begins at Quebec route 117 about 4 km northwest of Rivière-Héva, proceeding north approximately 59 km to Amos. ...
Matagami is a small town located just before the start of the James Bay Highway. ...
Radisson is a small village situated near the Robert-Bourassa hydroelectric power station on the La Grande River in the James Bay region of Quebec. ...
Chisasibi Airport (IATA: YKU, TC LID: CSU2) is located 1. ...
Air Creebec is a regional airline in Quebec and Ontario in Canada. ...
Longue Pointe (Long Point) is a place located in northern Québec. ...
Hudson Bay, Canada. ...
Many Cree in Chisasibi engage in hunting, trapping, and fishing activities but all catch is meant for local consumption. Other economic activity includes local services (health care and education), employment by Hydro-Québec and some hospitality services. An elected Chief and Council help administer the Cree Nation of Chisasibi Office. Hydro-Québec is a crown corporation that provides hydroelectric power for Quebec, Canada and the north-eastern parts of the United States. ...
Other Cree villages near Chisasibi are Whapmagoostui, 200 km (125 miles) to the north in Nunavik, on the eastern shore of Hudson Bay near the Northern village of Kuujjuarapik, and Wemindji, about 100 km (60 miles) to the south. Whapmagoostui (place of the beluga in Cree) is a Cree village of about 700 people at the mouth of the Grande-Baleine River, on the coast of Hudson Bay in Nunavik, Quebec. ...
The Nunavik Region of Quebec, Canada Nunavik (ᓄᓇᕕᒃ) is a region making up the northern third of the province of Quebec, Canada. ...
Kuujjuarapik (small great river in Inuktitut) is the southern most Inuit village at the mouth of the Grande Rivière de la Baleine (Great Whale River) on the coast of Hudson Bay in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada (55°16′N 77°45′W). ...
Language Traditionally, the natives of Canada have always spoken English (ever since English contact in the 15th- and 16th-century). But also, Canada's official language is English (see: Languages of Canada). However, Quebecer's refuse to conform to this first language, and have made a strong effort to convert other Province's (such as New Brunswick) and communities (such as the natives living in Québec) to their own official language, French. Currently, the natives living on these reserves in Québec speak Cree, Inuit as their first language, but they are also fluent in English as a primary language for official dealings.[13] With the presence of the Québec Government in the area (operating their Hydroelectric generating stations on the reserves), the natives are only recently being coached into speaking French as their primary language for non-native dealings. The Québec Government’s effort is to eliminate English as the Native people's second official language and replace it with French. There are a multitude of languages spoken in Canada, but only English, French and certain aboriginal languages have official status. ...
In Canadian English, a Québécois (IPA: ) is a native or resident of the province of Quebec, Canada, especially a French-speaking one. ...
This article is about the Canadian province. ...
During the 1960s, a terrorist group known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices. ...
Cree is the name for a group of closely-related Algonquian languages spoken by approximately 50,000 speakers across Canada, from Alberta to Labrador. ...
The language of the Inuit people is traditionally spoken across the North American Arctic and to some extent in the subarctic in Labrador. ...
The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
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