Eastmain (Cree village municipality)

Eastmain
ᐄᔅᒣᐃᓐ
Îsmein
Eastmain
Coordinates (147, rue Shabow): 52°11′N 78°10′W / 52.183°N 78.167°W / 52.183; -78.167
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionNord-du-Québec
RCMNone
ConstitutedJune 28, 1978
Government
  chiefRusty Cheezo
  Federal ridingAbitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
  Prov. ridingUngava
Area
  Total
330.20 km2 (127.49 sq mi)
  Land316.91 km2 (122.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
0
  Density0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
  Change (2006–11)
N/A
  Dwellings
0
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819

Eastmain (Cree: ᐄᔅᒣᐃᓐ/Îsmein) is a Cree village municipality in the territory of Eeyou Istchee in northern Quebec; it has a distinct legal status and classification from other kinds of village municipalities in Quebec: Cree village municipalities, northern villages (Inuit communities), and ordinary villages.

As with all other Cree village municipalities in Quebec, there is a counterpart Cree reserved land of the same name located nearby: Eastmain.

Despite the title of "village municipality" and the formalities that go along with it (for instance, having a mayor), Statistics Canada lists it (and all other Cree village municipalities in Quebec) as having no resident population or residential infrastructure (dwellings); it is the Cree reserved lands that are listed as having population and residential dwellings in the 2011 census, the 2006 census, and earlier censuses.