Nemaska (Cree village municipality)
Nemaska
ᓀᒥᔅᑳᐤ Nemiskâw | |
|---|---|
Nemiscau Cree settlement | |
| Coordinates (1, chemin Lakeshore): 51°43′N 76°20′W / 51.717°N 76.333°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Nord-du-Québec |
| RCM | Eeyou Istchee |
| Constituted | June 28, 1978 |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Clarence Jolly Sr. |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou |
| • Prov. riding | Ungava |
| Area | |
• Total | 54.70 km2 (21.12 sq mi) |
| • Land | 47.89 km2 (18.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 0 |
| • Density | 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016–21) | N/A |
| • Dwellings | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | www |
Nemaska (Cree: ᓀᒥᔅᑳᐤ/Nemiskâw) is a Cree village municipality in the territory of Eeyou Istchee in northern Quebec; it has a distinct legal status and classification from other kinds of village municipalities in Quebec: Naskapi village municipalities, northern villages (Inuit communities), and ordinary villages.
Nemaska is the capital of the Cree Nation and the seat of the regional government, the Grand Council of the Crees and its administrative arm, the Cree Nation Government.