Misipawistik Cree Nation (MCN; formerly Grand Rapids First Nation, Cree: ᒥᓯ ᐹᐏᐢᑎᐠ misi-pâwistik, meaning: at the big rapids[3]) is a Cree community in northern Manitoba. Misipawistik in the local Cree language means 'Rushing Rapids', which was once a historical Canadian landmark before the construction of the Manitoba Hydro-electric Dam in the late 1950s.[4]
MCN is located near Grand Rapids, Manitoba, 400 kilometres north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and is accessible via PTH 6. It is situated at the mouth of the Saskatchewan River as it runs into Lake Winnipeg. Misipawistik Cree Nation has one reserve (Grand Rapids 33) with an area of 1852.30 hectares and is governed by a chief and three councillors. The current Chief is Heidi Cook. It is a member of the Swampy Cree Tribal Council with offices in The Pas.[5]
^"Tansi! Welcome to Misipawistik Cree Nation".
^"2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
^Ogg, Arden (August 19 2015)
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^"Manitoba Historical Society (Thundering Waters Stilled: The Grand Rapids of the Saskatchewan by Martha McCarthy)". 1988. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
^"AANDC (Misipawistik Cree Nation)". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
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