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- This Cree community of about 2,000 residents lies huddled on 2.35 square kilometres of land between the banks of the Attawapiskat River to the south, the airport to the north and floodplains to the east.
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Statistics Canada's Census Profile presents information from the 2016 Census of Population - Attawapiskat 91A [Population centre], Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador [Province].
Statistics Canada's Census Profile presents information from the 2021 Census of Population - Attawapiskat 91A [Population centre], Ontario.
Mar 19, 2018 · According to Attawapiskat CEO Wayne Turner, the housing density here is about seven people per household. That is nearly triple the Ontario average of 2.7 per household.
Apr 6, 2017 · The river is a central part of cultural life for the Cree of Attawapiskat, having provided them with food, transportation and recreation for generations. The word Attawapiskat translates to “People of the Parting Rocks,” in reference to a distinct rock formation found several kilometres up river.
In Attawapiskat 91A (Indian reserve), 70 more people in 2020 than in 2019 had no employment income, while 95 fewer people had employment income between $1 and $19,999 and 35 more people had employment income between $20,000 and $59,999 in 2020 than in 2019.
The People of the Kattawapiskak River is a 2012 documentary film by Alanis Obomsawin exploring conditions inside the Attawapiskat First Nation, which in October 2011 declared a state of emergency due to health and safety concerns over a lack of housing and infrastructure, and remained in the public spotlight during the Idle No More protests.
Apr 10, 2023 · Attawapiskat First Nation Chief Sylvia Koostachin-Metatawabin says it's been a challenge to build adequate housing in the community, which has led to a host of other social issues.
