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The Waswanipi Cree are an Indigenous community situated in the boreal forest region of Quebec, traditionally engaged in hunting, trapping, and forestry activities

POPULATION

2,443

Rank #135 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

N/A

Rank #587 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

08/30/2026

Term Expiration

Conflict Score

Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2026-03-31 20:25:16 UTC

Name

Waswanipi (ISC Code: 56)

Former Names

Waswapini, Rocky Bay Settlement

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Boreal Forest, James Bay Region

Indigenous Language

Cree (Nehiyawewin)

Number of Registered Members

2443

Band Website

http://www.waswanipi.com/

Phone Number

(819) 753-2587

Fax Number

(819) 753-2555

Address

1, Chief Louis R. Gull Street, Diom Blacksmith Building, P.O. Box 8, Waswapini, QC

General Email

Not Available

Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

IRENE NEEPOSH

Financial Overview

No expert reports available yet.

Band Financial Statements

Band Council Remuneration

Band Owned Corporations

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Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

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Intergovernmental Agreements

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Active Court Cases

No active court cases at this time.

Downloadable Court Records

Mamu Sibi Construction inc. c. Réserve indienne de Waswanipi

Caisse populaire Desjardins de Waswanipi c. Forage Eenou inc. (Eenou Drilling Inc.)

Caisse populaire Desjardins de Waswanipi c. Blacksmith

Cree First Nation of Waswanipi v. Ottereyes

Lespérance c. Waswanipi Development Corporation

Ceré c. Première Nation crie de Waswanipi

Caisse populaire Desjardins de Waswanipi c. Forage Eenou inc. (Eenou Drilling Inc.)

Facenor Construction inc. c. Waswanipi Band Ou The Cree First Nation of Waswanipi

Domtar inc. c. Corporation forestière de Waswanipi

Première Nation crie de Waswanipi c. Céré

Domtar inc. c. Corporation forestière de Waswanipi (Waswanipi Mishtuk Corporation)

Mamu Construction inc. c. Réserve indienne de Waswanipi

Caisse populaire de Waswanipi c. Saganash

Mamu Construction inc. c. Corporation de développement Waswanipi

Commission de l'équité salariale et Corporation forestière de Waswanipi

Mistassini Band Waswanipi Band Al. et Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail

Ratté et Bande de Waswanipi

Coopérative forestière Apit-See-Win Waswanipi c. Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail - Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Apit-See-Win Waswanipi et Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail

Boisvert et La Bande de Waswanipi

Regulation respecting the Fort-Rupert, Eastmain, Nouveau-Comptoir, Fort George, Mistassini, Waswanipi, Nemiscau and Great Whale River fish and game reserves

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6131
WASWANIPI
0.0 Hectares
193 KM NE/NE OF/DE VAL D'OR
[49.6975432, -75.9607362]

Media Reports

Cree family worries about 97-year-old elder, needing long-term care far from home and culture

The Honourable Mandy Gull-Masty

Mandy Gull-Masty ready for 'huge undertaking' as 1st Cree woman elected MP in northern Quebec

Interview: Minister of Indigenous Services says ‘very discriminatory’ second-generation cut-off needs ‘multifaceted solution’

'The path to healing': Cree leader to meet Pope in residential school talks next week

Indigenous Communities Lead Way to Boreal Forest Protection

BREAKING: Greenpeace Joins Cree Demonstration to Protect the Broadback Forest

Learn more about Modular Homes for 9 Cree Nation communities in Québec

Cree lawyer makes history as Montreal takes step towards reconciliation

NDP's Romeo Saganash re-elected in Northern Quebec

First Person | I spent 10 years in residential schools. This is what I want my grandchildren to know

Lindsay Happyjack Smoke inspects and protects her way to King’s Medal

Diom Roméo Saganash

Cree Grand Chief travels to Waswanipi to calm opposition

Northerners chip in on project to preserve chirping

Indigenous film festival starts today in Saskatoon

Lack of cellular service criticized after road accident death of Waswanipi man

Quebec’s Climate Refugees

Mandy Gull-Masty ready for 'huge undertaking' as 1st Cree woman elected MP in northern Quebec

Cree youth delegation visits Ermineskin Cree Nation

Québec solidaire's Labrecque-Saganash and the youth vote

Mandy Gull-Masty makes career of beating the odds

Stewards in climate fight

Indigenous Man In Quebec Forced To Appear Before A Judge Almost Naked

First Nations students walk out after professor says Cree students suffered less at residential school

Cree police called in to action as Waswanipi tightens community access

'I work for the people,' says Mandy Gull-Masty, Canada's new Indigenous Services minister

La Ronge filmmaker releases documentary through National Film Board of Canada

Indigenous film festival starts today in Saskatoon

‘I work for the people,’ says Mandy Gull-Masty, Canada’s new Indigenous Services minister – Eye on the Arctic

Exclusive interview with Canada's first Indigenous minister of Indigenous Services

Born into a treaty and raised on resistance: Cree Youth mark 50 Years of the James Bay Treaty at the UN

Indigenous women from Canada earned the most medals at the World Broomball Championships

No. 17: THE CREE NATION (EEYOU) / Behind the scenes on my stories from Waswanipi

Cree Nation of Waswanipi threatens evictions for people caught with large amount of drugs

Indigenous activist hopes to make political history in Nunavik riding

Cree hockey team wins national title

Mandy Gull-Masty ready for 'huge undertaking' as 1st Cree woman elected MP in northern Quebec

Cree First Nation of Waswanipi breaks ground on long-awaited hotel

Fig. 1. Eeyou Astchee (Waswanipi Cree family hunting grounds).

Mandy Gull-Masty becomes 1st Indigenous head of Indigenous Services Canada

'Complete drainage' of lake cuts off Cree hunting territory near Waswanipi, Que.

Mandy Gull-Masty becomes 1st Indigenous head of Indigenous Services Canada

New space gives Cree students a place for traditional learning in Waswanipi

Cree Create Landmark Proposal to Protect their Territory

Waswanipi

Cree chief vows to bring change to ensure teen's death 'not in vain'

Some Cree land users want change in how development happens in northern Quebec

‘We never talked about it’: Sexual abuse and a Canadian residential school hockey team

Miyumiichisuu: A taste of traditional Cree cuisine for Montreal en Lumière

Cree Elder facing tobacco smuggling charge says Canadian border agents ‘took away my prayer’

Miyumiichisuu: A taste of traditional Cree cuisine for Montreal en Lumière

Behind the Scenes: Visiting the Cree Nation of Waswanipi during the polar vortex

Waswanipi trap-lines excluded from protected land deal in Quebec

‘Let us rise with more energy’: Saganash responds to Senate death of C-262 as Liberals promise, again, to legislate UNDRIP

Kahnawake wins all-Native tournament at home

After crash kills 5, Quebec Cree mourn and call for safer patient travel

Figure 2. Clearcut forest near Waswanipi in what is now northern...

Romeo Saganash

Mario Lord talks about Nibiischii Tourism | Winschgaoug (Cree) | On Demand | CBC Listen

Quebec coroner says more diligent police search could have saved life of Cree teen

Cree lumber mill hopes to help community with jobs, housing

Waswanipi Cree demand virgin forest, caribou be protected from logging

Pastor among four Cree Nation victims killed in collision in rural Quebec

Native tribe fights to save Boreal forest in Quebec| Gulf Times

Can We Talk About Toilet Paper?

Canada Is Ravaged by Fire. No One Has Paid More Dearly Than Indigenous People. (Published 2023)

Cree Nation mourns loss of Abel Kitchen, 'a remarkable man'

The world’s indigenous peoples, with tragic history of disease, implore outsiders to keep coronavirus away

Kahnawake wins all-Native tournament at home

'Feels like home': Mohawk and Cree collaborate on teepee project

Crees of James Bay taking advantage of staying at home for vocational training

Grand Chief Mandy Gull Masty reflects on eventful first year

Native trappers defend Canada forests from logging| Gulf Times

New space gives Cree students a place for traditional learning in Waswanipi

A path to the past: History trail project taking shape in northern Quebec

Aboriginal women's claims of police sex abuse under investigation

Goose hunting in the Cree community of Waswanipi far from disappearing

Waswanipi junior hockey player finishes year as top scorer for Ottawa Jr. Senators

'Being who you are': Cree princess hopes to help LGBTQ2S find tolerance

Broadback Forest, home to last old-growth trees, threatened with logging, Waswanipi nation says

After the Fire

COVID-19 outbreak causes scare after all-Indigenous national hockey tournament

SQ steps to help Cree police as staffing shortages reach 60 per cent

Why is Cree Territory Still Burning?

Waswanipi family suspect arson after beloved camp burns to the ground

Cree hockey team wins national title

APTN launches French-language national news program

'I can't do this alone': Kids from Northern Quebec still taking medevac flights without parents

Indigenous women leaders look for ways to support one another and others

5 dead in head-on collision in Chapais, Que.

Zach Whitecloud's dad says he was shocked by 6-year Golden Knights contract extension

After overnight evacuation, Cree Nation of Waswanipi finds shelter, solace in Quebec City

More Indigenous women elected to highest jobs in northern Quebec

Waswanipi Cree Protest Logging in Last Intact Forest

I spent 10 years in residential schools. This is what I want my grandchildren to know

IPN students visit Quebec’s north – Mistissini and Waswanipi

‘It’s like paradise for us’: the Cree Nation’s fight to save the Broadback Forest

Cree lumber company launched to help with housing shortage in northern Quebec

Native tribe fights to save Boreal forest in Quebec

Five Years Later, Waswanipi Is Still Waiting on Quebec

To Fight Climate Change, Canada Turns to Indigenous People to Save Its Forests (Published 2022)

Fire destroys recently opened Waswanipi Cree Lumber sawmill

Intact but Not Untouched: What I Learned From an Indigenous Community’s Fight to Save Canada’s Boreal Forest

La Ronge filmmaker releases documentary through National Film Board of Canada

The Waswanipi Cree Tirelessly Defend Their Boreal Homeland

Academic Research

Anishiniiwi bimaadisiwin: Ojicree and (East) Cree experiences of Aboriginal literacies From Kasabonika, Mistissini, Waswanipi, and Waskaganish

Walleye in the Light on the Water

Breakdown and Survival of a Conservation System: Waswanipi Game Management in Historical Perspective and Stories

Waswanipi Cree Model Forest: a case study GEOG 403–Aboriginal Geography

Iiyiyiw iituun: L'Alternative patrimoniale des Iyiyiwch

The Story of Jennifer Lowpez of Waswanipi

Internet usage at the edges of mainstream: A survey of Waswanipi (Eeyou Istchee)

The intergenerational legacy of the Indian residential school system in the Cree communities of Mistissini, Oujebougamau, and Waswanipi: an investigative research …

… legacy of the Indian residential school system in the Cree communities of Mistissini, Oujebougamau, and Waswanipi: An investigative research on the …

“I understand animals, but I do not know what they think,” Matthew Ottereyes, Waswanipi Cree hunter, 1999

Internet usage at the edges of mainstream: A survey of Waswanipi (Eeyou Istchee)

L'Étude de l'expérience des Cris de Waswanipi lors des processus de consultation concernant l'exploitation forestière

The Waswanipi of James Bay

Breakdown and Survival of a Conservation System: Waswanipi Game Management in Historical Perspective and Stories.

Internet usage at the edges of mainstream: A survey of Waswanipi (Eeyou Istchee)

Anishiniiwi bimaadisiwin: Ojicree and (East) Cree experiences of Aboriginal literacies From Kasabonika, Mistissini, Waswanipi, and Waskaganish

Internet usage at the edges of mainstream: A survey of Waswanipi (Eeyou Istchee)

L'Étude de l'expérience des Cris de Waswanipi lors des processus de consultation concernant l'exploitation forestière

Internet usage at the edges of mainstream: A survey of Waswanipi (Eeyou Istchee)

Breakdown and Survival of a Conservation System: Waswanipi Game Management in Historical Perspective and Stories

Internet usage at the edges of mainstream: A survey of Waswanipi (Eeyou Istchee)

Waswanipi Cree Management of Land and Wildlife: Cree Cultural Ecology Revisited.

Dreaming of Animals: The Waswanipi Cree Shaking Tent Ceremony in Relation to Environment, Hunting and Missionization.

Internet usage at the edges of mainstream: A survey of Waswanipi (Eeyou Istchee)

Breakdown and Survival of a Conservation System: Waswanipi Game Management in Historical Perspective and Stories.

Internet usage at the edges of mainstream: A survey of Waswanipi (Eeyou Istchee)

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