| Nemaska | |
| Native Name: | ᓀᒥᔅᑳᐤ (Nemiskâw) |
| Native Name Lang: | cr |
| Settlement Type: | Terre réservée crie (Cree reserved land) |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Quebec#Canada |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Nemaska |
| Coordinates: | 51.685°N -76.2561°W |
| Population Total: | 832[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nord-du-Québec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Territory |
| Subdivision Name3: | Eeyou Istchee |
| Area Total Km2: | 97.30 |
| Area Land Km2: | 98.42 |
| Website: | Nemaska.com |
Nemaska (Cree: ᓀᒥᔅᑳᐤ/Nemiskâw, meaning underwater point, but commonly associated with the word namesiskâw, meaning many fish.) is a small Cree community located on the shores of Lake Champion, in Quebec, Canada. It is a small Cree village with a population of 832 people at the 2021 census.[2] Nemaska is the seat of the Grand Council of the Crees and Cree Regional Authority.
It was officially known (by the Quebec government) as Nemiscau until May 8, 2010.[3]
Nemaska is a new and modern village that consists of Cree families originally living at the Nemiscau trading post on Lake Nemiscau (51.3167°N -131°W). The settlement was abandoned in the mid-1970s when Hydro-Québec proposed hydro-electric development on the Rupert River, which would have resulted in the flooding of the area. The nearby Hydro-Québec electrical substation and airport, both called Nemiscau, create confusion as to the town's name. As a result, many maps indicate the new site by the old name Nemiscau.
Nemaska is accessible by air (from Hydro-Québec's Nemiscau Airport) and by car over the gravel North Road (Route du Nord). About 14km (09miles) east from the village is the huge Hydro-Québec substation of Nemiscau.
The Cree School Board operates the Luke Mettaweskum School (Cree: ᓘᒃ ᒣᑕᐧᐁᔥᑲᒻ ᒋᔅᑯᑕᒫᒉᐅᑲᒥᒄ).[4]