Winneway is an
Indian settlement of
Anishinaabe
The Anishinaabeg (adjectival: Anishinaabe) are a group of culturally related Indigenous peoples present in the Great Lakes region of Canada and the United States. They include the Ojibwe (including Saulteaux and Oji-Cree), Odawa, Potawat ...
band government in the
Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of
Quebec
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. It is geographically located within the territory of
Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality
Témiscamingue is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of western Quebec, Canada. The county seat is Ville-Marie.
Though Témiscamingue borders Pontiac Regional County Municipality to the south, it is not poss ...
and is home to the
Long Point First Nation
Winneway is an Indian settlement of Anishinaabe band government in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. It is geographically located within the territory of Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality and is home to the Long Point First ...
.
According to the
2021 Canadian census the settlement covers an area of
but
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
Indigenous may refer to:
*Indigenous peoples
*Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention
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shows it having an area of .
Its population is listed as 176 in the 2021 Canadian census
and about 400 on the community website.
References
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[{{Cite web, url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Winneway&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&DGUIDlist=2021A00052485804, title=Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Winneway, Indian settlement (S-É) [Census subdivision], Quebec, date=9 February 2022]
[{{toponymie , 72315]
[{{Cite web
, title = Long Point First Nation
, work = Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council
, accessdate = 2014-03-26
, url = https://longpointfirstnation.com/
]
List of chiefs
* Steeve Mathias (2016-present)
* Derek Mathias (2013-2016)
* Leonard Polson (2010–13)
External links
Long Point First Nation(official site)
(INAC)
Indian settlements in Quebec