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As a result of its status as a main access point to the Churchill River, Missinipe is home to a float plane service, a canoe outfitter, and fishing outfitters. While generally empty during winter, the community is home to a seasonally operated general store, tourist cabins and other accommodations in the summer months. Tourism brings in seasonal campers, birdwatchers, and fishers, among others.
There are provincial campgrounds 5 km north at Otter Rapids, 7 km north at the Devil Lake Provincial Recreation Site, and 1.5 km south of the hamlet. There is also a provincial campground within the community itself, as the hamlet is nearby Lac La Ronge Provincial Park.
Woodland Cree
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: ''Misi-nipiy'' or ''Mahttawi-sipiy''), meaning "big water" or "difficult river", is a northern settlement
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in northern Saskatchewan
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located in Treaty 10
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territory and along the western shore of Otter Lake. The hamlet is situated north of La Ronge
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along Saskatchewan Highway 102
Highway 102 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 2 (the northern part of the CanAm Highway) at La Ronge and Lac La Ronge Provincial Park to Southend, at Reindeer Lake. Highway 102 is about long, the m ...
.The hamlet is located within the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District
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and the provincial Census Division No. 18.
Etymology
There are two similar explanations for the name of the settlement. According to Bill Barry's ''Geographic Names of Saskatchewan'', the name Missinipe comes from the word ''Misi-nipiy'', which is theWoodland Cree
The ''Saāwithiniwak'' or Woodland Cree, are a Cree people, calling themselves Nîhithaw in their own dialect of the language. They are the largest indigenous group in northern Alberta and are an Algonquian people. Prior to the 18th century, t ...
name for the nearby Churchill River and means "big water". Tourism Saskatchewan confirms that the hamlet's etymological origins come from the Churchill River but states that the word is instead ''Mahttawi-sipiy'', meaning "difficult river".
Demographics
In the2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by Statistics Canada, Missinipe had a population of 27 living in 10 of its 29 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 5. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Access and nearby communities
The community may be accessed byHighway 102
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China
* China National Highway 102
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* New Brunswick Route 102
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or by float plane.
Missinipe is situated north of La Ronge
La Ronge is a northern town in the boreal forest of central Saskatchewan, Canada. Its location is approximately north of Prince Albert where Highway 2 becomes Highway 102. La Ronge lies on the western shore of Lac la Ronge, is adjacent ...
and north of the nearest city, Prince Albert. Along Highway 102
Route 102 or Highway 102 can refer to multiple roads:
China
* China National Highway 102
Canada
* New Brunswick Route 102
* Newfoundland and Labrador Route 102
* Nova Scotia Highway 102
* Ontario Highway 102
* Prince Edward Island Rou ...
, the hamlet is located between Sucker River Indian Reserve 156C and Brabant Lake. The community of Grandmother's Bay, an extension of the Lac La Ronge First Nation, lies approximately 5 miles to the northeast, directly across Otter Lake.
Camping and recreation
As a result of its status as a main access point to the Churchill River, Missinipe is home to a float plane service, a canoe outfitter, and fishing outfitters. While generally empty during winter, the community is home to a seasonally operated general store, tourist cabins and other accommodations in the summer months. Tourism brings in seasonal campers, birdwatchers, and fishers, among others.
There are provincial campgrounds 5 km north at Otter Rapids, 7 km north at the Devil Lake Provincial Recreation Site, and 1.5 km south of the hamlet. There is also a provincial campground within the community itself, as the hamlet is nearby Lac La Ronge Provincial Park.
See also
*List of communities in Northern Saskatchewan
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Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and nor ...
* List of communities in Saskatchewan
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References
{{SKDivision18 Northern settlements in Saskatchewan Northern hamlets in Saskatchewan Division No. 18, Unorganized, Saskatchewan