Kativik (ᑲᑎᕕᒃ) is a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) of Quebec , with geographical code 992. Its land area is 443,372.20 km (171,186.96 sq mi), and its population was 12,090 at the 2011 Census of Canada .
12-549: Kawawachikamach may refer to two distinct and non-adjacent but conceptually connected places in Quebec: Kawawachikamach, Quebec , a Naskapi reserved land with a few hundred inhabitants Kawawachikamach (Naskapi village municipality) , an uninhabited area with no resident population [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
24-634: A settlement of their aboriginal claims. In 1978, they ceded any rights or interests to the Matimekosh Reserve as a prerequisite to the Northeastern Québec Agreement that provided for the formation of their own reserve. As part of this agreement's implementation, 41.44 square kilometres (16.00 sq mi) of land was transferred from the Government of Quebec to the Government of Canada for the exclusive benefit of
36-602: Is a Naskapi /Iyiyiw First Nations reserve and community at the south end of Lake Matemace (where it joins Lake Peter), approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of Schefferville , Quebec , Canada. It belongs to the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach. The village was built by the Naskapi/Iyiyiw from 1980 to 1983. The language spoken is Iyiyiw-Imuun , a dialect closely related to Innu and Iynu ( East Cree ). The name means "the winding river". Access to
48-587: Is also a separate, non-contiguous Naskapi Village Municipality ( municipalité de village naskapie , category 1-BN, under provincial jurisdiction) of the same name, some distance to the north. The entire population lives on the Reserved Land; despite its title, the Naskapi Village Municipality of Kawawachikamach has no resident population and is for the exclusive use of Naskapi for hunting or other activities. The Naskapi Reserved Land
60-811: Is south of the 55th parallel and is geographically located within the Caniapiscau Regional County Municipality of the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, although not juridically a part of it; the Naskapi Village Municipality is north of 55 and is within the Kativik Territory . The Commission de toponymie du Québec , perhaps a bit confusingly, refers to the Naskapi Reserved Land as a "Naskapi village" ( village naskapi ) and
72-655: The Naskapi Village Municipality as a "Naskapi village municipality" ( municipalité de village naskapi ), making a careful distinction between the two. However, from a practical point of view it seems intuitive that the "village" is where the population lives. The Naskapi of Kawawachikamach were originally from northern Quebec, but were subjected to relocations several times before moving from Fort Chimo to Schefferville in 1956. Government officials may have induced or ordered this move but did nothing in preparation for their arrival in Schefferville. The Naskapi settled near
84-770: The Naskapi band in 1981. By 1983, the first residents settled in the village that was specifically adapted to the environment. As of May 2022, the band counted 797 members, of whom 691 persons are living in the community. Population trend: Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 194 (total dwellings: 203) Mother tongue: The local economy is based mostly on arts and handicraft, trapping, tourism, outfitters, construction and transport. The Naskapi are developing several major projects of social, educational, cultural and economic scope, such as road and runway maintenance, hydro-electric facilities, caribou hunting and fishing operations. Kativik, Quebec Together with
96-742: The Schefferville Post Office, while electricity is provided by the Schefferville Power Company. The Naskapi/Iyiyiw provide their own policing services. Sichuun provides Internet, VoIP, cellular and IPTV services to the Kawawachikamach/Schefferville region. Other services include a community radio station, a healthcare centre, a recreation centre and a gymnasium. Its formal legal status is a Naskapi Reserved Land ( terre réservée naskapie , category 1-AN, under federal jurisdiction). There
108-621: The TEs of Jamésie and Eeyou Istchee , it forms the administrative region and census division (CD) of Nord-du-Québec . The TE of Kativik is coextensive with the territory of the Kativik Regional Government . It comprises all of Nunavik except the Cree reserved land (TC) of Whapmagoostui and the Cree village municipality (VC) also called Whapmagoostui , which belong to Eeyou Istchee TE. The TE of Kativik consists of
120-526: The airport in shacks built with scavenged materials, but they were relocated again by the Schefferville municipal authorities to a site on John Lake , where they lived in poverty without water, sewage, electricity, schools, and medical facility. In 1968, the Matimekosh Reserve was formed, and the Naskapi moved there in 1972, together with the Innu . In the 1970s, the Naskapi began negotiations for
132-551: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kawawachikamach&oldid=880255555 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kawawachikamach, Quebec Kawawachikamach ( Naskapi : ᑲᐛᐛᒋᑲᒪᒡ , romanized: Kawâwâchikamach )
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#1732787170954144-442: The village is by way of Schefferville Airport or railway from Sept-Îles to Schefferville, then by way of a 15 km (9.3 mi) road from the centre of Schefferville. With the demise of Schefferville as a residential centre for the iron ore mining operations, Kawawachikamach and Matimékush are now the main communities in the region. Telephone and postal services are provided from the Schefferville exchange by Telebec and from
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