Waskaganish

Waskaganish
ᐙᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ (Cree)
Cree community
Waskaganish Airport
Etymology: Little House
Waskaganish is located in Quebec
Waskaganish
Waskaganish
Coordinates: 51°29′N 078°45′W / 51.483°N 78.750°W / 51.483; -78.750[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionNorthern Quebec
TEEeyou Istchee
Formed1978
Government
 • TypeCree reserved land
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
 • Provincial ridingUngava
 • ChiefClark Shecapio
Area
 • Land496.99 km2 (191.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total2,536
 • Density5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal Code
Area code819
Websitewww.waskaganish.ca

Waskaganish (Cree: ᐙᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ/wâskâhîkaniš, Little House; French pronunciation: [waskaɡaniʃ]) is a Cree community of over 2,500 people at the mouth of the Rupert River on the south-east shore of James Bay in Northern Quebec, Canada. Waskaganish is part of the territory referred to as "Eeyou Istchee" ("The Land of the People" in Cree) encompassing the traditional territories of Cree people in the James Bay regions of what is now Northern Quebec and Ontario.

The community of Waskaganish celebrated its 350-year anniversary in 2018. The village is located at the site of the former Fort Rupert, the first Hudson's Bay Company trading post on Hudson Bay.

  1. ^ "Waskaganish". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ a b https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=waska&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&DGUIDlist=2021A00052499806 for Waskaganish, Terres réservées aux Cris