The Attawapiskat First Nation (/ˌætəˈwɑːpɪskæt/[1] Cree: ᐋᐦᑕᐙᐱᐢᑲᑐᐎ ᐃᓂᓂᐧᐊᐠ Āhtawāpiskatowi ininiwak, "People of the parting of the rocks"; unpointed: ᐊᑕᐗᐱᐢᑲᑐᐎ ᐃᓂᓂᐧᐊᐠ) is an isolated First Nation located in Kenora District in northern Ontario, Canada, at the mouth of the Attawapiskat River on James Bay. The traditional territory of the Attawapiskat First Nation extends beyond their reserve up the coast to Hudson Bay and hundreds of kilometres inland along river tributaries.[2] The community is connected to other towns along the shore of James Bay by the seasonal ice road/winter road constructed each December, linking it to the towns of Kashechewan First Nation, Fort Albany, and Moosonee (Minkin 2008:1)[3] Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, and Kashechewan operate and manage the James Bay Winter Road through the jointly owned Kimesskanemenow Corporation, named after the Cree word for "our road" -kimesskanemenow. Attawapiskat is the most remote northerly link on the 310 km (190 mi) road to Moosonee.[4] They control the reserves at Attawapiskat 91 and Attawapiskat 91A.
- ^ The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
- ^ "Case Study: Attawapiskat First Nation". Canadian Business Ethics Research Network. Archived from the original on February 28, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
- ^ Minkin, Daniel Paul (September 2008). Cultural Preservation and Self-Determination through Land Use Planning: a Framework for the Fort Albany First Nation (PDF) (Master of Urban and Regional Planning). Kingston, Ontario: Queen's University. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Winter Road Status Updates". James Bay Winter Road. Archived from the original on February 2, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011.