York Factory First Nation

York Factory First Nation
Kischi Wáskáhikan

People	Swampy Cree
Treaty	Treaty 5
Land
Main reserve	York Landing
Government
Chief	Leroy Constant[1]
Tribal Council
Keewatin Tribal Council
Website
yffn.ca

York Landing Kawéchiwásik
Indian reserve
York Landing Map showing York Landing in Manitoba
Coordinates: 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: Kischi Wáskáhikan)^[2]—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 (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.^[3] 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.^[4]

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

York Landing received official reserve status in 1989.

Demographics[]

York Factory First Nation had a registered population of 1,239 (as of August 2013), with 456 members living on the 967.40 hectares reserve of York Landing. It is governed by a chief and four councillors.^[5]

References[]

Coordinates: 56°05′23″N 96°06′30″W / 56.08972°N 96.10833°W / 56.08972; -96.10833