Attawapiskat River
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The Attawapiskat River is a remote river in northern Ontario, Canada, that flows into James Bay and is central to the traditional territory and livelihood of the Attawapiskat First Nation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Attawapiskat River basin | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Attawapiskat First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| basinProvince | Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| flowsInto | James Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| hasConservationConcern |
impacts of resource development on water quality
ⓘ
protection of traditional land use areas ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor | Attawapiskat First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicContext |
impact on traditional livelihoods
ⓘ
nearby mineral exploration ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
boreal forest
ⓘ
riverine ⓘ wetland ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalCharacteristic | subject to seasonal flooding ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousNameLanguage | Cree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMouthElevation | sea level ⓘ |
| hasNavigationType | primarily used by small boats and canoes ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | Attawapiskat, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalCharacteristic |
frozen in winter
ⓘ
spring breakup with ice flows ⓘ |
| hasWildlifeHabitat |
beaver
ⓘ
freshwater fish ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ moose ⓘ |
| isInDrainageBasin | Hudson Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | James Bay watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
remoteness
ⓘ
traditional Indigenous land use ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Cree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Ontario
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedInTraditionalTerritoryOf | Attawapiskat First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthCountry | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | James Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthProvince | Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hudson Bay drainage basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Kenora District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
subsistence fishing
ⓘ
traditional hunting ⓘ transportation ⓘ trapping ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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Attawapiskat River basin