Norway House

Norway House is a population centre of over 5,000 people, some 30 km (19 mi) north of Lake Winnipeg, on the eastern channel of the Nelson River, in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Norway House has three meanings: the unincorporated community; the First Nation reserve of the Norway House Cree Nation (Kinosao Sipi Cree Nation); and both together. Thus, Norway House has both a chief and a mayor.

The community is located 456 km (283 mi) by air north of Winnipeg, 208 km (129 mi) by air east of The Pas, and 190 km (120 mi) by air south of Thompson. To drive from Winnipeg, it is approximately 800 km (500 mi); from Thompson, it is about 300 km (190 mi). Major economic activities include commercial fishing, trapping, logging, and government services. Unemployment varies seasonally, with peaks as high as 70%.

Norway House was a major depot of the Hudson's Bay Company for most of the 19th century, and from the 1830s it was the seat of the Council of the Northern Department of Rupert's Land.