Sheshatshiu
Sheshatshiu
Tshishe-shatshu | |
|---|---|
| Sheshatshiu Indian Reserve No. 3 | |
Innu near Sheshatshiu in the 1920s. | |
| Coordinates: 53°30′46″N 60°8′8″W / 53.51278°N 60.13556°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Settled | 1960s (as a permanent settlement), 19th Century (as a trading post) |
| Recognition under the Indian Act | 2002 |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Eugene Hart |
| • Federal MP | Philip Earle (LIB) |
| • Provincial MHA | Perry Trimper (LIB) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,225 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways | Route 520 (North West River Road) |
| Website | http://sheshatshiu.ca/ |
Sheshatshiu (Innu pronunciation: [ʃehatʃju]) is an Innu federal reserve and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The reserve is approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Some references may spell the community's name as Sheshatshit, the t spelling is more traditional in the Innu-aimun language, but the u is used more commonly in English to avoid inappropriate connotations. The name means "a narrow place in the river".
The community is inhabited by the Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation, whose current chief is Eugene Hart.