Cree Nation of Nemaska

Official YouTube channel of the Cree Nation of Nemaska.

Nemaska is a small Cree community located on the shores of Lake Champion, in Quebec, Canada. It is a small Cree village with a population of 712 people at the 2011 census. Nemaska is the seat of the Grand Council of the Crees and Cree Regional Authority.

It was officially known (by the Quebec government) as Nemiscau until May 8, 2010

Nemaska is a new and modern village that consists of Cree families originally living at the Nemiscau trading post on Lake Nemiscau (51°19′N 76°55′W). When the Hudson's Bay Company post closed there in 1970, the residents were dispersed until the new village of Nemaska was built in 1980, over 60 km (37 mi) northeast from the former site. The nearby Hydro-Québec electrical substation and airport, both called Nemiscau, create confusion as to the town's name. As a result ma