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Typical residential street in Factory Island 1 Indian Reserve, Moose Factory. The Moose Cree First Nation (formerly known as Moose Factory Band of Indians) (Cree: ᒨᓱᓂᔨ ᐃᓕᓕᐗᒃ, môsoniyi ililiwak) is a Cree First Nation band government in northern Ontario, Canada. Their traditional territory is on the west side of James Bay.
Federally, Moose Factory is part of the Timmins--James Bay electoral district. [21] Provincially, Moose Factory is part of the Mushkegowuk—James Bay electoral district. [22] The Mushkegowuk Tribal Council, a non-profit Regional Chiefs' Council representing eight Cree First Nations in northern Ontario, has its headquarters in Moose Factory.
Moose Cree (Cree: Mōsonī or Ililiw), also known as Moosonee (Monsoni), and together with Eastern Swampy Cree, also known as Central Cree, West James Bay Cree or West Main Cree. They speak the l-dialect of the Cree language. The Moose Cree were first noted in Jesuit Relations for 1671, along the shores of James Bay and along the Moose River.
CJFI-FM is officially owned by Moose Cree First Nation, but has been associated with the Moose River Broadcasting Association. It is a non-profit, community radio station. CJFI 107.1 The Island also streams online through the online streaming service MIXLR via its website and through Moose Cree First Nations home page.
Vern Cheechoo is a Cree folk and country singer-songwriter from Canada. [1] He is most noted as a two-time Juno Award nominee for Best Aboriginal Recording, receiving nods at the Juno Awards of 2000 for his solo album Touch the Earth and Sky, [2] and at the Juno Awards of 2003 for The Right Combination, an album recorded as a duo with Lawrence Martin.
Wabun Tribal Council is a regional chief's council based in Timmins, Ontario representing Ojibway and Cree First Nations in northern Ontario. Moose Cree members are: Brunswick House First Nation and Matachewan First Nation. [85] Brunswick House's reserves are Mountbatten 76A and Duck Lake 76B located in the Sudbury District near Chapleau ...
Cree Duck Lake: Big Head 124: Cree Big River 118: Big River First Nation: Agency Chiefs Tribal Council: Cree Buffalo River Dene Nation 193: Meadow Lake Tribal Council: Dene: Dillon: Canoe Lake 165: Meadow Lake Tribal Council: Cree: Carrot River 29A: Red Earth First Nation: Cree Chicken 224, 225: Dene: Black Lake: Chitek Lake 191: Pelican Lake ...
The term Moose Cree is derived either from the toponym Môsoniy, meaning 'Moose Island' or Môso-sîpiy, meaning 'Moose River'.The former is the historical name for the summering grounds of the speakers of this dialect, but has been appropriated by the modern municipality of Moosonee, leaving the island with the official English name of Moose Factory, a name that recalls the historical ...