former Cree community of Winisk
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The former Cree community of Winisk was an Indigenous settlement in northern Ontario, Canada, whose residents were relocated after a devastating 1986 flood, leaving the site abandoned.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former Indigenous community
ⓘ
former settlement ⓘ |
| associatedRiver | Winisk River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Cree reserves in Ontario
ⓘ
Former populated places in Ontario ⓘ Ghost towns in Ontario ⓘ |
| climateZone | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| currentStatus | abandoned site ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Cree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventType | flood ⓘ |
| floodConsequence |
abandonment of settlement
ⓘ
community relocation ⓘ |
| floodYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| formerSettlementType |
Indigenous settlement
ⓘ
remote northern community ⓘ |
| governingFirstNation | Weenusk First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulationStatus | abandoned ⓘ |
| indigenousPeople | Cree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indigenousTerritory | Treaty 9 area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Cree people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Province of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Far North region of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ James Bay region NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario ⓘ northern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | shore of Hudson Bay ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | named after Winisk River ⓘ |
| postRelocationStatus | uninhabited site ⓘ |
| preRelocationStatus | inhabited Cree community ⓘ |
| regionType | subarctic ⓘ |
| relocationReason | devastating flood ⓘ |
| relocationYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| significantEvent | 1986 flood ⓘ |
| successorCommunity | Peawanuck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorSettlementType | relocated Cree community ⓘ |
| transportationAccess | remote fly-in community (historically) ⓘ |
| wasRelocated | yes ⓘ |
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