York Factory First Nation

York Landing Kawéchiwásik
Indian reserve
56°05′20″N 96°06′06″W / 56.08889°N 96.10167°W / 56.08889; -96.10167
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Northern
Designated as a reserve	1989 (1989)
Area
• Land	11.18 km² (4.32 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	443

York Factory First Nation (Cree: ᑭᐢᒋ ᐚᐢᑳᐦᐃᑲᐣ, Kischi Wáskáhikan)^[3]—sometimes referred to as York Landing First Nation or York Factory Cree Nation—is a First Nations community in northern Manitoba, Canada.

Its main reserve is York Landing (ᑲᐍᒋᐚᓯᐠ, Kawéchiwásik; 56°05′20″N 96°06′06″W / 56.08889°N 96.10167°W / 56.08889; -96.10167), which is located along the eastern bank of the Nelson River, roughly halfway between Lake Winnipeg and Hudson Bay, as well as located 116 kilometres from Thompson, Manitoba.

As of 2016, the York Landing reserve has a population of 443 and it consists of 138 dwellings.^[4] It is served by the York Landing Airport.

History

The Swampy Cree (Maškēkowak / nēhinawak) peoples of York Factory, Manitoba, were relocated to York Landing after the Hudson's Bay Company's York Factory location closed in 1957.^[5]

In 1986, the Government of Canada transferred 9.674 km² (2,390.5 acres) of reserve lands at York Landing to the First Nation.^[3]

York Landing received official reserve status in 1989.

Demographics

York Factory First Nation had a registered population of 1,239 (as of August 2013^[update]), with 456 members living on the 967.40 hectares reserve of York Landing. It is governed by a chief and four councillors.^[6]

References

^ "Population Characteristics". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
^ "Chief & Council – York Factory First Nation".
^ ^a ^b "Our Lands – York Factory First Nation". Retrieved 2021-08-17.
^ Census Profile, 2016 Census
^ "Our History – York Factory First Nation". Retrieved 2021-08-17.
^ "AANDC (First Nation Profiles) York Factory First Nation". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 2013-09-15.