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'''York Landing, Manitoba''' ({{coord|56|05|20|N|96|06|06|W|scale:10000|display=inline}}) is a community in [[Manitoba]], [[Canada]]. It is located along the eastern bank of the [[Nelson River]], roughly half-way between [[Lake Winnipeg]] and [[Hudson Bay]], and it is located 116 kilometers from [[Thompson, Manitoba]]. |
'''York Landing, Manitoba''' ({{coord|56|05|20|N|96|06|06|W|scale:10000|display=inline}}) is a community in [[Manitoba]], [[Canada]]. It is located along the eastern bank of the [[Nelson River]], roughly half-way between [[Lake Winnipeg]] and [[Hudson Bay]], and it is located 116 kilometers from [[Thompson, Manitoba]]. |
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The community has a population of 464 and it consists of 123 dwellings.<ref>[http://broadband.gc.ca/demographic_servlet/community_demographics/6292 Broadband.gc.ca Community Demographics: York Landing, MB] referenced on Aug. 17, 2007</ref> It is served by the [[York Landing Airport]]. '''York Factory First Nation''' is a member of the [[Keewatin Tribal Council]]. |
The community has a population of 464 and it consists of 123 dwellings.<ref>[http://broadband.gc.ca/demographic_servlet/community_demographics/6292 Broadband.gc.ca Community Demographics: York Landing, MB]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} referenced on Aug. 17, 2007</ref> It is served by the [[York Landing Airport]]. '''York Factory First Nation''' is a member of the [[Keewatin Tribal Council]]. |
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*[http://www.yffd.ca/ York Factory Future Development website] |
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*[http://www.yorkfactoryfirstnation.ca/ York Factory website] |
*[http://www.yorkfactoryfirstnation.ca/ York Factory website] |
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*[http://www.ktc.ca/home/communities/york-factory ''Keewatin Tribal Council - York Factory First Nation''] |
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20110827085409/http://www.ktc.ca/home/communities/york-factory ''Keewatin Tribal Council - York Factory First Nation''] |
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Revision as of 17:04, 16 July 2016
York Landing, Manitoba (56°05′20″N 96°06′06″W / 56.08889°N 96.10167°W) is a community in Manitoba, Canada. It is located along the eastern bank of the Nelson River, roughly half-way between Lake Winnipeg and Hudson Bay, and it is located 116 kilometers from Thompson, Manitoba.
The community has a population of 464 and it consists of 123 dwellings.[1] It is served by the York Landing Airport. York Factory First Nation is a member of the Keewatin Tribal Council.
History
The Swampy Cree (Maškēkowak / nēhinawak) of York Factory, Manitoba were relocated to York Landing after the Hudson's Bay Company York Factory, Manitoba store closed in 1957. They are sometimes referred to as the York Landing First Nation or the York Factory Cree Nation. 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.[2]
References
- ^ Broadband.gc.ca Community Demographics: York Landing, MB[permanent dead link] referenced on Aug. 17, 2007
- ^ "AANDC (First Nation Profiles) York Factory First Nation". 2013-09-15.
External links
- Map of York Landing at Statcan
- York Factory Future Development website
- York Factory website
- Keewatin Tribal Council - York Factory First Nation
56°05′23″N 96°06′30″W / 56.08972°N 96.10833°W
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