Nutashkuan

For the Quebec municipality, see Natashquan.
Nutashkuan
Natashquan[1]
First Nations reserve
Nutashkuan is located in Côte-Nord region, Quebec
Nutashkuan
Nutashkuan
Location in the Côte-Nord region
Coordinates: 50°08′N 61°48′W / 50.133°N 61.800°W / 50.133; -61.800[2]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCôte-Nord
Regional countynone
Formed1953
Government
[3]
 • ChiefRéal Tettaut
 • Federal ridingManicouagan
 • Provincial ridingDuplessis
Area
[1][4]
 • Total1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
 • Land1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi)
 There is an apparent discrepancy between 2 authoritative sources.
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total915
 • Density678.5/km2 (1,757/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Within the AST legislated time zone boundary but observes EST[5])
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal Code
G0G 2E0
Area code(s)418 and 581

Nutashkuan (INAC[6][2]) or Natashquan (CGNDB) (sometimes Natashquan 1) is a First Nations reserve in the Canadian province of Quebec, belonging to the Première Nation des Innus de Nutashkuan band. The reserve is located on the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence at the mouth of the Natashquan River, 336 km (209 mi) east of Sept-Îles and has been accessible by Route 138 since 1996.

The reserve should not be confused with the adjacent but distinct township of Natashquan just to the north and east.

The community is serviced by a nursing station, community radio station, municipal water and sewer system, fire station, and an aboriginal police force.[7]

The site was mapped in 1684 by Louis Jolliet who called it Noutascoüan. It was subsequently spelled as Nontascouanne (1734), Natasquan (1831), Nataskwan (1844), Natashkwan (1846), Natosquan (1857), Nataskouan (1858), and taking its current form, Natashquan, circa 1895. This name, spelled Nutahkuant or Nutashkuan in the contemporary Innu language, is usually translated as "where the black bear is taken" or "where one hunts for bear."[8]

  1. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 98806". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Nutashkuan". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ^ First Nation details for the Nutashkuan First Nations at Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference SC2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ National Research Council Canada – Time Zones & Daylight Saving Time Archived 17 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Reserve, settlement or village details for Nutashkuan Reserve at Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Natashquan First Nation". Aboriginal Community profiles. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  8. ^ "Natashquan (Réserve indienne)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 15 September 2010.