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    Waskaganish (Cree: ᐙᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ/wâskâhîkaniš, Little House; French pronunciation: [waskaɡaniʃ]) is a Cree community of over 2,500 people at the mouth of the...
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    Waskaganish Airport (IATA: YKQ, ICAO: CYKQ) is located near the town of Waskaganish, Quebec, Canada. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July...
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  • The Crees of the Waskaganish First Nation or Cree Nation of Waskaganish is a Cree First Nation of Canada. Waskaganish (Cree: ᐙᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ/Wâskâhîkaniš) means...
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  • Neil Diamond is a Cree-Canadian filmmaker born and raised in Waskaganish, Quebec. Working with Rezolution Pictures, Diamond has directed the documentary...
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    the Cree, the indigenous people of the region (from south to north): Waskaganish Eastmain Wemindji Chisasibi On the western shore in Ontario there are...
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    (37 mi) due west of Chibougamau. The Crees of the Waskaganish First Nation is located at Waskaganish VC at the mouth of the Rupert River on the south-east...
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  • Billy Diamond (May 19, 1949 – September 30, 2010) was the Chief of the Waskaganish, Quebec Cree from 1970 to 1976, the Grand Chief of the Grand Council...
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    known as "Rupert House", and developed as the community of present-day Waskaganish, Quebec. Both the fort and the river were named after the sponsor of...
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  • Oujé-Bougoumou Cree Nation in Oujé-Bougoumou The Crees of the Waskaganish First Nation in Waskaganish Cree Nation of Waswanipi in Waswanipi Cree Nation of Wemindji...
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    Oujé-Bougoumou Waskaganish Waswanipi Wemindji Whapmagoostui Lac-John Chibougamau Chisasibi Eeyou Istchee James Bay Kuujjuaq Mistissini Puvirnituq Waskaganish Northern...
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    The Cree Village of Fort-Rupert changed its name to Waskaganish. The Cree Village of Mistassini changed its name to Mistissini. The Cree...
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    Company created several factories, including: Rupert House, 1668 (now Waskaganish, Quebec) Moose Fort, 1673 (now Moose Factory, Ontario) Fort Albany, 1679...
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    Waskaganish (Cree: ᐙᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ/Wâskâhîkaniš, Little House; French pronunciation: [waskaɡaniʃ]) is a Cree village municipality in the territory of Eeyou Istchee...
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  • Bay at the mouth of the Rupert River. It was located in what is now Waskaganish, Nord-du-Québec region, Quebec, Canada. Fort Charles was founded in 1668...
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  • Nemaska; the Southern Coastal dialect (Iyiyiw-Ayamiwin) spoken in Nemaska, Waskaganish, and Eastmain; the Northern Coastal Dialects (Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin), one spoken...
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    Oujé-Bougoumou ᐆᒉᐳᑯᒨ TC 725 606 251 183 2.54 2499035 Waskaganish ᐙᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ VC 0 0 0 0 277.76 2499806 Waskaganish ᐙᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ TC 2206 1864 496 467 505.37 2499010 Waswanipi...
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    reserved lands of Whapmagoostui, Chisasibi, Eastmain, Mistissini, Nemiscau, Waskaganish, Waswanipi and Wemindji; the Indian Settlement of Oujé-Bougoumou, excepting...
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  • named after their benefactor. They landed near what is now the town of Waskaganish, Quebec, where they built a fort and wintered there. The expedition returned...
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    Creebec Chibougamau, Chisasibi, Eastmain, Kuujjuarapik, Nemaska, Val-d'Or, Waskaganish, Wemindji Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle Seasonal: Pointe-à-Pitre...
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  • Chibougamau, Chisasibi, Mistissini, Kuujjuaq, Eeyou Istchee Baie James, Waskaganish, Puvirnituq, Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Inukjuak and Wemindji. It was created...
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  • Chisasibi, Quebec Eastmain, Quebec Mistissini, Quebec Nemaska, Quebec Waskaganish, Quebec Waswanipi, Quebec Wemindji, Quebec Whapmagoostui, Quebec Cree...
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    resulted in the flooding of the area. Its residents were dispersed to Waskaganish and Mistissini until the new community of Nemaska was built. Since the...
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    Val-d'Or Airport Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport Waskaganish Airport Secondary hubs Timmins Victor M. Power Airport Frequent-flyer...
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  • film was inspired, in part, by Diamond's own experiences as a child in Waskaganish, Quebec, where he and other Native children would play cowboys and Indians...
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    Mistissini Nemaska – seat of the GCCEI and CNG (CRA) Oujé-Bougoumou Waskaganish Waswanipi Wemindji Whapmagoostui Washaw Sibi Eeyou Lia Lévesque (24 July...
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  • Retrieved August 19, 2021. Reserve, settlement or village details for Waskaganish Reserve at Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved August 19...
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    Kawawachikamach, Nemaska, Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente, Waskaganish, Waswanipi, Wemindji, and Whapmagoostui are Quebec's smallest municipalities...
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    tribes whose lands were affected, the Grand Council of the Crees (led by Waskaganish Chief Billy Diamond) and the Northern Quebec Inuit Association. At Vandenberg...
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  • for further study – Attawapiskat First Nation, and the Cree Nation of Waskaganish. The second set of researchers included physicians, a dentist, a medical...
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  • Nation Malecite de Viger Timiskaming First Nation Waskaganish First Nation (The Crees of the Waskaganish First Nation) Waswanipi First Nation Wemindji First...
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