Norway House Cree Nation

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Norway House Cree Nation is a prominent First Nations community in Manitoba, Canada, recognized as one of the largest and most historically significant Swampy Cree communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations community
Indian band
Swampy Cree community
affiliation Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak
country Canada
culturalPractice Cree language preservation
powwows
traditional hunting and trapping
ethnicGroup Cree
governedBy Norway House Cree Nation Chief and Council
hasCommunityType remote northern community
hasCulturalHeritage Hudson’s Bay Company era trading post
fur trade history
hasCulturalIdentity Swampy Cree
hasEconomicActivity fishing
public sector employment
tourism
trapping
hasEducationalInstitution Frontier School Division schools
hasGovernmentType band council
hasHealthService community health centre
hasOnReservePopulation large First Nations population in Manitoba
hasReserveName Norway House 17
linked to: Norway House
hasSettlement Norway House, Manitoba
hasTransportation air service
winter road access
historicalSignificance important transportation and trade hub in northern Manitoba
major Hudson’s Bay Company post in the fur trade era
isOneOf largest First Nations communities in Manitoba
largest Swampy Cree communities in Canada
language Cree
English
Swampy Cree
locatedIn Manitoba
Northern Manitoba
locatedNear Lake Winnipeg
Nelson River
people Swampy Cree
postalProvince MB
province Manitoba
recognizedBy Government of Canada
Government of Manitoba
region Interlake–Northern region of Manitoba
religion Christianity
Indigenous spiritual traditions
timeZone Central Time Zone
treatyAffiliation Treaty 5

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Swampy Cree notableCommunity Norway House Cree Nation
Norway House, Manitoba hasIndigenousCommunity Norway House Cree Nation
Norway House, Manitoba associatedWithFirstNation Norway House Cree Nation
Norway House locatedInAdministrativeEntity Norway House Cree Nation
Norway House associatedWithPeople Norway House Cree Nation
Norway House governedBy Norway House Cree Nation Chief and Council
linked to: Norway House Cree Nation
Norway House hasNearbyReserve Norway House 17 Indian Reserve
linked to: Norway House Cree Nation
Swampy Cree dialect spokenInCommunity Norway House Cree Nation
Norway House Cree Nation governedBy Norway House Cree Nation Chief and Council
linked to: Norway House Cree Nation
Churchill—Keewatinook Aski contains Norway House Cree Nation