Eastmain

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Eastmain ᐄᔅᒣᐃᓐ (Îsmein)
Terre réservée crie (Cree reserved land)
Wabannutao Eeyou School
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Coordinates: 52°15′N 78°30′W / 52.250°N 78.500°W / 52.250; -78.500[2]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Nord-du-Québec
Territory	Eeyou Istchee
Formed	1978
Government
• Chief	Raymond Shanoush
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
• Provincial riding	Ungava
Area [1][3]
• Total	160.43 km2 (61.94 sq mi)
• Land	148.99 km2 (57.53 sq mi)
Population
• Total	924[1]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Within the AST legislated time zone boundary but observes EST[4])
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal Code	J0M 1W0
Area code(s)	819 and 873
Website	Eastmain.ca

Eastmain (Quebec French pronunciation: [iːstˈmẽɪ̯̃]; Cree: ᐄᔅᒣᐃᓐ/Îsmein) is a Cree community located on east coast of James Bay at the mouth of the Eastmain River, Quebec, Canada. It is a small coastal Cree village with a population of 924 people in the 2021 Canadian Census up from 866 people at the 2016 Canadian Census.^[1] Its alternate Cree name is ᐙᐸᓅᑖᐤ/Wâpanûtâw, meaning Lands east of James Bay.

Eastmain is accessible by air (Eastmain River Airport) and by car over a gravel road linking it to the James Bay Road, which takes around 1 hour.

The Eastmain community was greatly affected by the James Bay Project, which in 1980 diverted 90% of the Eastmain River to the La Grande River.