Getting To Know The Community of Peawanuck (or Weenusk First Nation)
Getting To Know The Community of Peawanuck (or Weenusk First Nation)
Peawanuck, meaning “flintstone” in the Cree language.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peawanuck_First_Nation
Peawanuck is an isolated Cree community in the Kenora District, Ontario, Canada. It is located near the confluence of the Winisk and Shamattawa Rivers, about 35 km from the Winisk River’s end in Hudson Bay. Its population is 221 (2006 Canada Census).
Its population used to live in the community of Winisk (55°16′N 85°11′W), near the mouth of the Winisk River. This also used to be a Mid-Canada Line Radar site. In 1986, its population was forced to abandon Winisk as a result of the Winisk Flood Disaster. The community was relocated thirty kilometers up-river on higher ground. The new settlement was renamed Peawanuck, meaning “flintstone” in the Cree language. It only took seven months for the community to be rebuilt in Peawanuck, with much credit going to the community members who were determined to have their new homes ready by the winter. It is surrounded by lands of the Polar Bear Provincial Park providing Peawanuck with limited tourism opportunities.
Peawanuck is not accessible by year-round road but has an airfield (Peawanuck Airport). The town is however, linked by winter/ice roads in the winter towards Fort Severn, Ontario, and ultimately, Shamattawa, Manitoba and Gillam, Manitoba.
Peawanuck is policed by the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, an Aboriginal based service
Alternate Names:
Weenusk First Nation
Chief:
George Hunter
Status:
Yes
Band Number:
146
Tribal Council:
Mushkegowuk Council
Primary Tribal Organization:
Nishnawbe-Aski Nation
Treaty:
Treaty 9
INAC Profile:
Contact Information
Address:
P.O. Box 1
Postal Code:
P0L 2H0
Province:
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Phone:
705-473-2554
Fax:
705-473-2503
Website:
http://peawanuckcree.myknet.org/index.html
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