nə-ˈmas-kə | Cree Nation of Nemaska

A Cree First Nation community located in northern Quebec, known for its strong cultural preservation and connection to traditional lands

POPULATION

840

Rank #369 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

N/A

Rank #587 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

02/27/2027

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-08-02 10:44:49 UTC

Name

Cree Nation of Nemaska (ISC Code: 59)

Former Names

Nemaska Settlement, Nemaska Band

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

James Bay, Eeyou Istchee

Indigenous Language

Cree (Īyiyū Ayīsīyiniw)

Number of Registered Members

840

Band Website

http://www.nemaska.com/

Phone Number

(819) 673-2512

Fax Number

(819) 673-2542

Address

32, Machishteewyaau Trail, Nemaska, QC

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

CLARENCE JOLLY

Term Expires

02/27/2027

Number of Council Members

CLARENCE JOLLY

Chief

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PETER WAPACHEE

Councillor

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WALTER JOLLY

Councillor

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KRISTEN MOAR

Councillor

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EDNA NEEPOSH

Councillor

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EDNA LAUREEN NEEPOSH

Councillor

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TEDDY WAPACHEE

Vice Chief

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

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Band Owned Corporations

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Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

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Intergovernmental Agreements

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Active Court Cases

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Downloadable Court Records

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Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6126
NEMASKA
0.0 Hectares

[51.6910219, -76.135998]

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Media Reports

New exhibit showcases importance of walking in Cree culture

Impact Assessment Agency opens public commenting on approved Rose lithium project

10 years sober: Indigenous woman in northern Quebec shares impacts of alcohol in video – Eye on the Arctic

Turning the tide: Quebec premier visits Cree Nation displaced by hydro project in 70s

1st case of COVID-19 reported in Eeyou Istchee region of northern Quebec

Cree Nations and Nemaska Lithium sign pact

Nemaska Lithium accepts sale proposal from Orion, Pallinghurst and Investissement Quebec

Among First Nations Youth, Hip-Hop Is a Tool for Self-Expression and Cultural Preservation

Turning the tide: Quebec premier visits Cree Nation displaced by hydro project in 70s

Several Cree Nation mining conference delegates in self-quarantine

First Nation leaders in Val d’Or to discuss response to abuse allegations against SQ

Canada’s Indigenous peoples increasingly at risk of disaster displacement

Quebec premier visits Cree community displaced by hydro project in 1970s

Ottawa Approves N. Quebec Lithium Mine with 270 Conditions

Legault visits Cree community displaced by hydro project in 1970s

More names added to CBC missing and murdered Indigenous women database

Concerns move Indigenous ceremony meant to contact 'spirit realm' outside Quebec community

4 cases of COVID-19 among Cree reported in territory and Montreal

From scientific study to wedding feast: the journey of a goose with GPS collar in northern Quebec

Map of Quebec showing the location of Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee...

Turning the tide: Quebec premier visits Cree Nation displaced by hydro project in 70s

Lithium Mine Divides Nemaska Cree Over Impacts, Benefits

Turning the tide: Quebec premier visits Cree Nation displaced by hydro project in 70s

Quebec police renew investigation into Cree woman's death in Val-d'Or after 25 years

Effort to decolonize law drives legal aid lawyer, staff in northern Quebec

Where trapping is still a way of life, Quebec lithium projects spark fears for future

Several First Nations grapple with confirmed COVID-19 cases, press government for help

Crees (Eeyou)

Ravaged by fire in Canada, no one has paid more dearly than Indigenous people

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

Quebec's Indigenous inquiry to hear from Cree communities in coming weeks

Residential school survivors gather during papal mass at Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré

Cree language podcast records Elders' stories from Northern Quebec

Hailed as green energy source, northern Quebec lithium project divides Cree

Vulnerable members of Cree communities in northern Quebec asked to evacuate due to wildfire smoke

16 Indigenous-led agricultural projects receive over $4 million in federal funding

Going home

Wildfires Displace Canada's Indigenous People

Northern Cree community students' project on natural fire retardants in boreal forest wins at science fair

Turning the tide: Quebec premier visits Cree Nation displaced by hydro project in ’70s

Canada’s indigenous peoples increasingly at risk of disaster displacement

Academic Research

Caring for the land: Nemaska Cree strategies of resistance to the EM-1-A and Rupert Diversion Project in eastern James Bay, northern Quebec

Northern Aboriginal Events as Tourist Attractions: Traditional Cree Gatherings in Northern Quebec

The politics of community relocation: An eastern Cree example

A Nation within a Nation: Dependency and the Cree

Cultural approaches to native Canadian housing: an evaluation of existing housing projects in Cree communities in Northern Quebec

9 Understanding the silent dimensions of social acceptability of a lithium project in the Cree community of Nemaska

The Cree and the development of natural resources

Eastern Cree Notions of Social Grouping

Local protest and resistance to the Rupert diversion project, Northern Quebec

Eeyou EenouWINTER 2005

A Nation within a Nation: Dependency and the Cree

Property as Sharing: A Reflection on the Nature of Land Ownership among the Cree of Eeyou Istchee after the" Paix des Braves"

Defending the land: Sovereignty and forest life in James Bay Cree society

Caring for the land: Nemaska Cree strategies of resistance to the EM-1-A and Rupert Diversion Project in eastern James Bay, northern Quebec

Emergence and Community: The Washaw Sibi Eeyouch

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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