| Crees |
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| Territory : |
Reserve of Waswanipi |
| Geographical location : |
This territory is located 154 km west
of Chibougamau, on the banks of the Waswanipi and Chibougamau
rivers. |
| Area : |
598.5 square kilometres |
| Population : |
1,539 |
| Principal languages spoken : |
Cree, English |
| Economic activities : |
Arts and handicrafts, forestry, businesses
and services, tourism, fisheries, trapping, construction,
transport, outfitting. |
| Businesses and services : |
Ambulance service, general store, restaurant,
banking services, distilled water, logging, fish processing
plant, video arcade, camping site, post office, video
rental, communication services, gasoline, automobile
repairs. |
| Infrastructure : |
Access : Waswanipi is accessible by automobile
throughout the year by Highway 113, which runs from
Chapais in the east to Senneterre in the west.
Road network : right on the main highway.
Number of houses : 275 |
| Localization : |
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