- Kawawachikamach, Quebec
Kawawachikamach,
Quebec , meaning "the winding lake", is anNaskapi /Iyiyiw First Nations community at the south end of Lac Matemace (where it joins Lac Peter) approximately convert|15|km|mi|0 northeast of Schefferville, population 783, latitude 54°51′49″, longitude 66°45′34″. The village was built by the Naskapi/Iyiyiw from 1980 to 1983. The language spoken is Iyiyiw-Imuun, a dialect closely related toInnu andIynu (East Cree ) and English.Access to the village is by way of railway from
Sept-Îles, Quebec , acrossLabrador to Schefferville, then by way of an convert|15|km|mi|0|abbr=on road from the center of Schefferville. With the demise of Schefferville as a residential center for the iron ore mining operations, Kawawachikamach and Matimékush are now the prime communities in the region.Telephone and postal services are still provided from the Schefferville exchange by Telebec and from the Schefferville Post Office, G0G 2Z0, while electricity is provided by the Schefferville Power Company. The Naskapi/Iyiyiw provide their own policing services.
Naskapi Imuun provides broadband satellite Internet services to the Kawawachikamach/Schefferville region.
Links
* [http://www.naskapi.ca/ Official website of the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach] (English / Naskapi)
* [http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/qc/gui/pdf/en/113_131_e.pdf Community profile, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada]
* [http://www.naskapi.ca/en/our_community/ckjc.htm CJCK Radio]
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