Eastmain
ᐄᔅᒣᐃᓐ (Îsmein) | |
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Terre réservée crie (Cree reserved land) | |
Coordinates: 52°15′N 78°30′W / 52.250°N 78.500°W[2] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Nord-du-Québec |
Territory | Eeyou Istchee |
Formed | 1978 |
Government | |
• Chief | Raymond Shanoush |
• Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou |
• Provincial riding | Ungava |
Area | |
• Total | 160.43 km2 (61.94 sq mi) |
• Land | 148.99 km2 (57.53 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 924[1] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Within the AST legislated time zone boundary but observes EST[4]) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Postal Code | J0M 1W0 |
Area code(s) | 819 and 873 |
Website | Eastmain.ca |
Eastmain (Quebec French pronunciation: [iːstˈmẽɪ̯̃]; Cree: ᐄᔅᒣᐃᓐ/Îsmein) is a Cree community located on east coast of James Bay at the mouth of the Eastmain River, Quebec, Canada. It is a small coastal Cree village with a population of 924 people in the 2021 Canadian Census up from 866 people at the 2016 Canadian Census.[1] Its alternate Cree name is ᐙᐸᓅᑖᐤ/Wâpanûtâw, meaning Lands east of James Bay.
Eastmain is accessible by air (Eastmain River Airport) and by car over a gravel road linking it to the James Bay Road, which takes around 1 hour.
The Eastmain community was greatly affected by the James Bay Project, which in 1980 diverted 90% of the Eastmain River to the La Grande River.