Mistatim, Saskatchewan

Mistatim
Cree: "Big Dog"
Village
Motto: 
Proud of its Past ..... Planning for its Future.
Mistatim, Saskatchewan is located in Saskatchewan
Mistatim, Saskatchewan
Location of Mistatim in Saskatchewan
Mistatim, Saskatchewan is located in Canada
Mistatim, Saskatchewan
Mistatim, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Coordinates: 52°52′01″N 103°21′25″W / 52.867°N 103.357°W / 52.867; -103.357
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionCentral Saskatchewan
Census division14
Rural MunicipalityBjorkdale No. 426
Post office Founded1907
Government
 • MayorGene Legare
 • AdministratorCathy Murray
 • Governing bodyMistatim Village Council
Area
 • Total0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total73
 • Density155/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0E 1B0
Area code306
Highways Highway 3
Website[1]
[1][2][3][4]

Mistatim (2016 population: 101) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Bjorkdale No. 426 and Census Division No. 14. It is just north of Highway 3.[5] Mistatim is 35 miles (56 km) east of the Town of Tisdale and 40 miles (64 km) west of Hudson Bay. The Greenwater Lake Provincial Park is 30 miles (48 km) to the south.[6]

The Mistatim post office first opened in 1907 and closed down in 1914, to re-open in 1917. Mistatim Station post office was established in 1930, with a change of name to Mistatim in 1938.[7] The early village was a settlement of Germans, Hungarians, French and Scots.[8] Early surveying and settlement in the area was difficult in this heavily forested area without roads, and several muskeg areas could not be crossed until winter freeze up. Mistatim is located south of the Pasquia Forest Reserve, and north of the Porcupine Forest Reserve.[5] The Cree word Mistatim literally translates to big dog, in reference to horses.[9]

  1. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
  2. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
  3. ^ Canadian Textiles Institute (2005), Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  4. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
  5. ^ a b Mistatim and Districts History Book Committee (1983), From forest to field, 1903-1983 : Mistatim and districts, Humboldt: Humboldt Publishing Limited, ISBN 978-0-919745-10-0
  6. ^ 2U Computers (2007), Newsask Community Futures Development Corporations, retrieved 2008-08-15{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Post Offices and Postmasters", Library and Archives Canada, Canadian Government, archived from the original on 2011-05-19, retrieved 2008-08-15
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Talpash was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Bruce E. Johansen (November 2006), The Native Peoples of North America: A History - Google Books Result, ISBN 978-0-8135-3899-0, retrieved 2008-08-15