Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, Canada

The Churchill River Diversion inundated about 100,000 acres of Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (Cree: ᓂᓯᒐᐚᔭᓯᕽ) territory. The Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation lost many sacred sites in the inundation brought by the diversion. (Photo credit: Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation.)

About this community

Dam: Missi Falls Control Structure, Notigi Dam
River: Churchill River, Burntwood River, Rat River
Established: 1908
Inundated: 1975

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Sources

https://www.ncncree.com/about-ncn/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisichawayasihk_Cree_Nation
https://ncnwellnessportal.ca/index.html