Sheshatshiu

This article is about the town. For the ethnic group, see Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation.

Sheshatshiu
Tshishe-shatshu[1]
Indian reserve
Sheshatshiu Indian Reserve No. 3
Innu near Sheshatshiu in the 1920s.
Innu near Sheshatshiu in the 1920s.
Sheshatshiu is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Sheshatshiu
Sheshatshiu
Location in Labrador.
Coordinates: 53°30′46″N 60°8′8″W / 53.51278°N 60.13556°W / 53.51278; -60.13556
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Settled1960s (as a permanent settlement), 19th Century (as a trading post)[3]
Recognition under the Indian Act2002[4]
Government
 • ChiefEugene Hart[5]
 • Federal MPYvonne Jones (LIB)
 • Provincial MHAPerry Trimper (LIB)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total1,225[2]
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
Area code709
Highways Route 520 (North West River Road)
Websitehttp://sheshatshiu.ca/

Sheshatshiu (Innu pronunciation: [ʃehatʃju])[6] is an Innu federal reserve and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The reserve is approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Some references may spell the community's name as Sheshatshit, the t spelling is more traditional in the Innu-aimun language, but the u is used more commonly in English to avoid inappropriate connotations. The name means "a narrow place in the river".

The community is inhabited by the Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation, whose current chief is Eugene Hart.

  1. ^ "Aimun-Mashinaikan Innu Dictionary". dictionary.innu-aimun.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  2. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census". Statistics Canada. 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference innu-history was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Jenny Higgins (2008). "Innu Rights & Government". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Innu First Nation, Council". sheshatshiu.ca.
  6. ^ "Sounds in Sheshatshiu Innu-Aimun" (PDF). innuplaces.ca.