Sheshatshiu
Sheshatshiu (Innu pronunciation: [ʃehatʃju]) is an Innu federal reserve and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The reserve is approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Some references may spell the community's name as Sheshatshit, the t spelling is more traditional in the Innu-aimun language, but the u is used more commonly in English to avoid inappropriate connotations. The name means "a narrow place in the river".
Sheshatshiu
Tshishe-shatshu | |
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| Sheshatshiu Indian Reserve No. 3 | |
Innu near Sheshatshiu in the 1920s. | |
Sheshatshiu Location in Labrador. | |
| Coordinates: 53°30′46″N 60°8′8″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Settled | 1960s (as a permanent settlement), 19th Century (as a trading post) |
| Recognition under the Indian Act | 2002 |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Eugene Hart |
| • Federal MP | Yvonne Jones (LIB) |
| • Provincial MHA | Perry Trimper (LIB) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,225 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways | Route 520 (North West River Road) |
| Website | http://sheshatshiu.ca/ |
The community is inhabited by the Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation, whose current chief is Eugene Hart.
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