Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation

Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation
Band No. 313
ᓂᓯᒐᐚᔭᓯᕽ
nisicawâyasihk
Flag of the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation.
PeopleCree
TreatyTreaty 5
HeadquartersNelson House
ProvinceManitoba
Land[1]
Main reserveNelson House 170
Other reserve(s)
  • Nelson House 170A
  • Nelson House 170B
  • Nelson House 170C
  • Kapawasihk
  • Mile 20 Second Revision
  • Monahawuhkan
  • NCN Mystery Lake Parcel Reserve
  • Numaykoos Sakaheykun
  • Odei River
  • Opekanowi Sakaheykun
  • Opekunosakakanihk
  • Suwanne Lake
  • Wapasihk
  • Wapikunoo Bay
  • Wapisu Lake
  • Wuskwi Sakaheykun
  • Wuskwi Sipi
Land area237.088 km2
Population (2019)[1]
On reserve2997
On other land156
Off reserve2129
Total population5282
Government[1]
ChiefAngela Levasseur [2]
Council
  • Cheryl Moore
  • Kim Linklater
  • Shirley Linklater
  • Ron D. Spence
  • Jeremiah Spence[2]
Website
ncncree.com

The Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (NCN; Cree: ᓂᓯᒐᐚᔭᓯᕽ, nisicawâyasihk; formerly the Nelson House First Nation) is a Cree First Nations community centered in Nelson House, Manitoba, Canada. Its main reserve is Nelson House 170.

Nelson House is located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Thompson and is accessible via the mixed paved and gravel Provincial Road 391. The Cree name Nisichawayasihk means, “Where three rivers meet”. The largest community, business and government centre is located at Nelson House on the north shore of Footprint Lake at the convergence of the Burntwood, Footprint, and Rat Rivers. Smaller areas of development occur at Dog Point, R.C, Mission Point'" and the New Area.[3]

  1. ^ "Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation". First Nation Details. Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. 26 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Current Chief and Council". Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation.
  3. ^ "About NCN". Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation. Retrieved 2023-08-25.