The Shamattawa First Nation ( cr, ᑭᓭᒫᑖᐘ, kisêmâtâwa) () is a
remote
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community in
northern Manitoba
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Canada
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, located in the
reserve of Shamattawa 1.
Shamattawa 1 is located on the banks of the
Gods River where the
Echoing River
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joins as a
right tributary
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. The population was 1,019, an increase of 2.1% over the 2011 figure of 998.
As a remote, isolated community,
Shamattawa for part of the year is only connected to the rest of the province by
winter
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