Waswanipi, Quebec
The original location of the village was on an island in Lake Waswanipi (49°39′N 76°29′W / 49.650°N 76.483°W). It was the site of a Hudson's Bay Company trading post until 1965 when the post was closed. Its residents dispersed until 1978 when the new village of Waswanipi was built about 47 km upstream the Waswanipi River from the former location.
Languages Spoken
Waswanipi is a trilingual community, the majority of its residences speaking the Southern East Cree dialect of the Cree language. Aside from the elderly people, who tend to be monolingual Cree speakers, the majority of the population speaks, in addition to Cree, either English or French, some speaking both.
Education
The Cree School Board operates two schools: Willie J. Happyjack Memorial School (ᐧᐃᓖ ᒉᐄ ᐦᐋᐲᒑᒃ ᒋᔅᑯᑕᒫᒉᐅᑲᒥᒄ) and Rainbow Elementary School (ᐲᓯᒧᔮᐲ ᒋᔅᑯᑕᒫᒉᐅᑲᒥᒄ), along with Jolina Gull-Blacksmith Memorial School. As of 2017 Happyjack has 536 students.
See also
References
- ^ https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=waswanipi&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&DGUIDlist=2021A00052499802 for Waswanipi, Terres réservées aux Cris
- ^ "Waswanipi, Quebec (Terres réservées aux Cris)". Community profiles, Canada 2021 Census. Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ Commission de Toponymie du Québec
- ^ "Willie J.Happyjack Memorial School." Cree School Board. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
- ^ "Willie J. Happyjack Memorial School and Rainbow Elementary School ." Cree School Board. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
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