Chisasibi (Cree village municipality)

Summary

Chisasibi (Cree: ᒋᓵᓰᐲ/Cisâsîpî) is a Cree village municipality (VC) in the territory of Eeyou Istchee in Nord-du-Québec; it has a distinct legal status and classification from other kinds of village municipalities in Quebec: Naskapi village municipalities, northern villages (Inuit communities), and ordinary villages.

Chisasibi
ᒋᓵᓰᐲ
chisaasiipii
Chisasibi is located in Quebec
Chisasibi
Chisasibi
Coordinates (1, rue Riverside[2]): 53°40′N 78°20′W / 53.667°N 78.333°W / 53.667; -78.333[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionNord-du-Québec
TEEeyou Istchee
Constituted18 August 1980
Government
 • ChiefDaisy House
 • Prov. ridingUngava
Area
 (2021)[2][3]
 • Total4 km2 (2 sq mi)
 • Land480.29 km2 (185.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total0
 • Change (2016–2021)
N/A
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Websitewww.chisasibi.ca

As with all other Cree village municipalities in Quebec, there is a counterpart Cree reserved land of the same name located nearby: Chisasibi.

Demographics edit

Despite the title of "village municipality" and the formalities that go along with it (for instance, having a mayor), Statistics Canada lists it (and all other Cree village municipalities in Quebec) as having no resident population or residential infrastructure (dwellings); it is the Cree reserved lands that are listed as having population and residential dwellings in the Canadian censuses.

In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Chisasibi had a population of 0, unchanged from its 2016 population and a land area of 480.29 km2 (185.44 sq mi).[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Chisasibi (Cree village municipality)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 99055". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Profile table - Chisasibi, Terres réservées aux Cris (TC) Quebec [Census subdivision] and Chisasibi, Village cri (VC)More information: Quebec [Census subdivision]". Statistics Canada. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.