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Chisasibi First Nation

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Phonetic: Chi-sa-si-bi

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Company Name1 : Cree Nation of Chisasibi
Chief: Mr. Roderick Pachano
Councillors:

Ms. Janie Pashagumskum-Moar
Mr. Bobby Neacapo
Mr. Reginald Sam
Mr. John E. Sam
Ms. Violet Pachanos
Ms. Daisy House Lameboy
Mr. Jacob Scalhunter
Ms. Sarah Pashagumskum
Mr. Charlie Louttit
Mr. Ernest Spencer
Mabel Rabbitskin-Napash
Mr. James Bobbish
Languages: Cree, english
Adress: P.O. Box 150
Chisasibi (Québec)
J0M 1E0
Phone: 819-855-2878
Fax: 819-855-2875
Web site: www.creeculture.ca


DEMOGRAPHY

Population
Number of persons
within the community		 Number of persons
outside the community		 Total
3 759 133 3 892

Reference: Indian Registry, INAC, December 2008


GEOGRAPHY

Territory Name: Chisasibi
Type of territory: Lands of category 1A in accordance with the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement
Surface: 80 500 hectares (198 919.83 acres)
Localisation:  Chisasibi is bounded on the west by James Bay and on the north by the La Grande Rivière.
Remoteness Factor: Year-round road access and located more than 350 kilometres from the nearest service center.


POLITIC

Elections: Customary process (Cree-Naskapi Act)
Tribal Council 2: Grand Council of the Crees
Member of Parliament:

Mr. Yvon Lévesque, Bloc Québécois (BQ)
Abitibi-Baie James-Nunavik-Eeyou
Provincial MNA:

Mr. Luc Ferland, Parti Québécois (PQ)
Ungava


ECONOMY

Economic activities are concentrated primarily in commerce and services, construction, trapping, tourism, outfitters and transport.

The territory is home to a forty or so business, including: alimentation, arts and handicrafts, sports goods, post office, grocery store, gas station, kindergarden, hotel, movie rental, mécanique automobile, moteurs hors-bord, snowmobiles, production audiovisuelle, canoe repairs, restaurant, bank services, taxi.


EDUCATION

Data not available (Crees and Naskapis education is managed in accordance with the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement).


COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURES

Fire protection: Fire station, fire engine, firefighting equipment
Police services: Provided by the Aboriginal police force recognized under an agreement between the Cree Regional Authority, the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec.
Medical care: Regional hospital managed by the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay.
Waste disposal: Landfill site, garbage collection by the Band council
Main community facilities: Church, community radio station, community centre, arena, youth centre, office building
Water Supply: Fully treated surface water
Sewers: Gravity sewers
Road system: Data not available
Housing Units: Data not available
Electricity: Provided by Hydro-Québec

Définitions:
1) Company Name: The corporate name of a company or a civil company (i.e. its name) is often made of credits, which name in a general way the company or the civil company, and of specific, which distinguishes this company from the others.
2) Tribal Council: Tribal Councils are defined as institutions established as a grouping of bands with common interests who voluntarily join together to provide advisory and/or program services to member bands.
3)

Band School: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) funds Band councils and First Nation education authorities for the education of children in Kindergarten to Grade 12 who attend schools on reserves or who attend provincially-run schools off reserve.

Approximately 60% of First Nations students are taught on reserve, almost always in schools operated by a Band council, another First Nations organization, or a federal school.
4) Post-Secondary Education Programs: Indian Affairs and Northern Development (INAC) provides financial support to eligible Status Indians and Inuit students under broad authorities of the the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Act to continue their education.

For further information on this community please call at 1-800-567-9604 or click on this link toward community profiles of Statistics Canada (2006 Census).

Last profile update: December 9th 2008

Date Modified:2009-02-27

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