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Kawawachikamach First Nation

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Phonetic: Ka-oua-oua-chi-ka-mak

Geographical location of territory

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Company Name1 : Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach
Chief: Mr. Louis Einish
Deputy chief : Mr. Jimmy James Einish
Councillors:

Mr. Silas Nabinacaboo
Mr. Isaac Pien
Ms. Mary Guanish
Mr. Abraham Chemaganish
Languages: Cree, english
Adress: P.O. Box 5111,
Kawawachikamach (Québec)
G0G 2Z0
Phone: 418-585-2686
Fax: 418-585-3130
Web site: www.naskapi.ca  


DEMOGRAPHY

Population
Number of persons
within the community		 Number of persons
outside the community		 Total

628

49

677

Reference: Indian Registry, INAC, December 2008


GEOGRAPHY

Territory Name: Kawawachikamach
Type of territory: Lands of category 1A in accordance with different agreements signed with the government of Québec.
Surface: 4 193 hectares (10 361.13 acres)
Localisation:  The community is located 15 kilometres northeast of Schefferville, near Lake Matemace.
Remoteness Factor: No year-round road access and the community must use costlier transportation services in order to enjoy access to the nearest service centre.


POLITIC

Elections: Customary process (Cree-Naskapi Act)
Tribal Council 2:  None
Member of Parliament: Mr. Gérard Asselin, Bloc Québécois (BQ)
Manicouagan
Provincial MNA: Ms. Lorraine Richard, Parti Québécois (PQ)
Duplessis


ECONOMY

Economic activities are concentrated primarily in arts and handicraft, trapping, tourism, outfitters, construction and transport.

The territory is home to a dozen of business, including: post office, gas station, restaurant, general store, arcade, video club, convenience store.


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, 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: Local Community Health Center managed by a board of directors of the Local Community Service Centre in Fermont.
Waste disposal: Garbage collection and landfill provided by the Band council, at the municipal dump of Schefferville.
Main community facilities: Community radio station, recreation centre, parish hall, gymnasium, playground, childcare centre, drop-in centre
Water Supply: Data not available
Sewers: Data not available
Road system: Data not available
Housing Units: Data not available
Electricity: Provided by the Schefferville Power Company

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:2009-11-04

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