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Eastmain (Quebec French pronunciation: [iːstˈmẽɪ̯̃]; Cree: ᐄᔅᒣᐃᓐ/Îsmein) is a Cree community located on east coast of James Bay at the mouth of the Eastmain River, Quebec, Canada. It is a small coastal Cree village with a population of 924 people in the 2021 Canadian Census up from 866 people at the 2016 Canadian Census . [ 1 ]
Eastmain (Cree: ᐙᐸᓅᑖᐤ (Wâpanûtâw) meaning "Lands east of James Bay") is a Cree First Nation of Canada. Its members primarily live in the Terres réservées aux Cris or Cree reserved land (Indian reserve) of Eastmain, Quebec.
Eastmain is located on the east coast of James Bay and on the shore of the Eastmain River. Eastmain is named after the Hudson Bay trading post that was originally located on the north shore of the Eastmain River. It is home to approximately to 750 residents. The Chief of Eastmain is Kenneth Cheezo.
Today, Eastmain is a growing community nestled along the south shores of the Eastmain river. Its modest size allows visitors to bask in a truly traditional Cree environment while having access to all the amenities of modern life.
Eastmain offers visitors a taste of traditional Cree life but with some helpful modern conveniences. Guests will find here everything they need from comfortable lodging and restaurants to a fully equipped grocery and sports store.
Eastmain is a Cree community located on east coast of James Bay at the mouth of the Eastmain River, Quebec, Canada. It is a small coastal Cree village with a population of 924 people in the 2021 Canadian Census up from 866 people at the 2016 Canadian Census.
Eastmain. Eastmain’s Cree community is the smallest Indigenous community, in terms of population, located along James Bay. It is found at the mouth of Eastmain River. The Cree name of the village, Wapan Tauw, means lands east of James Bay.
Eastmain, Quebec, is a Cree community nestled on the east coast of James Bay at the mouth of the Eastmain River. This small coastal Cree village has seen a steady increase in population, with 924 residents recorded in the 2021 Canadian Census, up from 866 in 2016.
Eastmain (Cree: ᐄᔅᒣᐃᓐ/Îsmein) is a Cree village municipality in the territory of Eeyou Istchee in northern Quebec; it has a distinct legal status and classification from other kinds of village municipalities in Quebec: Cree village municipalities, northern villages (Inuit communities), and ordinary villages.
The Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee. We call ourselves Eeyou. Our land—Eeyou Istchee—which means the People’s Land, comprises eleven Cree communities and over three hundred “traplines,” or traditional family hunting and trapping grounds.
