| 词条 | Waswanipi, Quebec |
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Waswanipi ({{lang-cr|ᐙᔂᓂᐲ or Wâswânipî}}) is a Cree community in the Eeyou Istchee territory of central Quebec, Canada, located along Route 113 and near the confluence of the Chibougamau and Waswanipi Rivers. It has a population of 1,473 people (Canada 2006 Census).[1] Waswanipi is a compound word composed of wâswân (a place to fish at night using a torch) and -pî (lake), meaning "torch-fishing lake" but colloquially translated as "light over the water"[2] referring to the traditional night-time fishing method of luring fish to light by using torches. The original location of the village was on an island in Lake Waswanipi ({{coord|49|39|N|76|29|W}}). It was the site of a Hudson's Bay Company trading post until 1965 when the post was closed. Its residents dispersed until 1978 when the new village of Waswanipi was built about 47 km upstream the Waswanipi River from the former location. Languages SpokenWaswanipi is a trilingual community, the majority of its residences speaking the Southern East Cree dialect of the Cree language. Aside from the elderly people, who tend to be monolingual Cree speakers, the majority of the population speaks, in addition to Cree, either English or French, some speaking both. EducationThe Cree School Board operates two schools: Willie J. Happyjack Memorial School (ᐧᐃᓖ ᒉᐄ ᐦᐋᐲᒑᒃ ᒋᔅᑯᑕᒫᒉᐅᑲᒥᒄ) and Rainbow Elementary School (ᐲᓯᒧᔮᐲ ᒋᔅᑯᑕᒫᒉᐅᑲᒥᒄ), along with Jolina Gull-Blacksmith Memorial School. {{Asof|2017}} Happyjack has 536 students.[3][4] See also
References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2499802&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Waswanipi&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=24&B1=All|title=Waswanipi, Quebec (Terres réservées aux Cris)|work=Community profiles, Canada 2006 Census|publisher=Statistics Canada|accessdate=2008-07-29}} 2. ^Commission de Toponymie du Québec 3. ^"[https://www.cscree.qc.ca/en/youth/waswanipi/willie-j-happyjack-memorial-school Willie J.Happyjack Memorial School]." Cree School Board. Retrieved on September 23, 2017. 4. ^"[https://ar2015-2016.cscree.qc.ca/youth/willie-j-happyjack-memorial-school-and-rainbow-elementary-school-waswanipi.html Willie J. Happyjack Memorial School and Rainbow Elementary School ]." Cree School Board. Retrieved on September 23, 2017. External links
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