Norway House | |
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 Inside the fort at Norway House, NWT 1878 | |
  Norway House | |
| Coordinates: 53°59′25″N 97°48′56″W / 53.99028°N 97.81556°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Census division | 22 |
| Region | Northern Region |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Website | Norway House Cree Nation Norway House |
| Official name | Norway House National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1932 |
Norway House is a population centre of over 5,000[1][2] people, some 30 km (19 mi) north of Lake Winnipeg, on the bank of the eastern channel of Nelson River, in the province of Manitoba, Canada. The population centre shares the name Norway House with the northern community of Norway House and Norway House 17, a First Nation reserve of the Norway House Cree Nation (Kinosao Sipi Cree Nation).[3] Thus, Norway House has both a Chief and a Mayor.
The community is located 456 km (283 mi) by air north of Winnipeg, 208 km (129 mi) by air east of The Pas, and 190 km (120 mi) by air south of Thompson. To drive from Winnipeg, it is approximately 800 km (500 mi); from Thompson, it is about 300 km (190 mi). Major economic activities include commercial fishing, trapping, logging, and government services. Seasonal unemployment varies, with peaks as high as 70%.
Norway House was an important establishment of the Hudson's Bay Company for most of the 19th century, serving as a major depot, and from the 1830s, as the seat of the Council of the Northern Department of Rupert's Land.[4]
- ^ "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Norway House Cree Nation". Archived from the original on October 7, 2007. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
- ^ "HBC (Our History: People:Builders: Sir George Simpson)". Retrieved November 13, 2014.