Chisasibi (Cree Village Municipality)
Chisasibi (Cree: ᒋᓵᓰᐲ/Cisâsîpî) is a Cree village municipality (VC) in the territory of Eeyou Istchee in Nord-du-Québec; it has a distinct legal status and classification from other kinds of village municipalities in Quebec: Naskapi village municipalities, northern villages (Inuit communities), and ordinary villages.
As with all other Cree village municipalities in Quebec, there is a counterpart Cree reserved land of the same name located nearby: Chisasibi.
Demographics
Despite the title of "village municipality" and the formalities that go along with it (for instance, having a mayor), Statistics Canada lists it (and all other Cree village municipalities in Quebec) as having no resident population or residential infrastructure (dwellings); it is the Cree reserved lands that are listed as having population and residential dwellings in the Canadian censuses.
In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Chisasibi had a population of 0, unchanged from its 2016 population and a land area of 480.29 km (185.44 sq mi).
See also
References
- ^ "Chisasibi (Cree village municipality)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 99055". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Profile table - Chisasibi, Terres réservées aux Cris (TC) Quebec [Census subdivision] and Chisasibi, Village cri (VC)More information: Quebec [Census subdivision]". Statistics Canada. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.