The Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach (the "Nation") (originally known as the “Naskapis de Schefferville Indian Band” and later as the “Naskapi Band of Quebec”) is a First Nation with a population of approximately 850 registered Indians, who are also beneficiaries of the Northeastern Quebec Agreement ("NEQA").
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On 31 January 1980, the Naskapi voted overwhelmingly to relocate to the present site of Kawawachikamach, built largely by Naskapi between 1980 and 1983.
Kawawachikamach (Naskapi village municipality) | Naskapi | Kawawachikamach (Naskapi reserved land) |
She is known for her ethnographic work in Labrador with the Montagnais-Naskapi people, influenced by William Duncan Strong.
Somewhat confusingly, the Commission de toponymie du Québec refers to the Naskapi reserved lands as "Naskapi villages" (village naskapi), as distinct from the "Naskapi village municipalities" (municipalité de village naskapi).
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Kawawachikamach, a Naskapi village municipality, with no resident population or residential infrastructure (dwellings) reported in the 2011 census or 2006 census or earlier, despite the formal legal status of "Naskapi village municipality" and formalities such as having a mayor
The Naskapi Reserved Land is south of the 55th parallel and is geographically located within the Caniapiscau Regional County Municipality of the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, although not juridically a part of it; the Naskapi Village Municipality is north of 55 and is within the Kativik Territory.
Many Naskapi first nation people mostly live in the village of Kawawachikamach, northwest of Schefferville.