Sheshatshiu
Tshishe-shatshu[1] | |
|---|---|
| Sheshatshiu Indian Reserve No. 3 | |
 Innu near Sheshatshiu in the 1920s. | |
  Sheshatshiu Location in Labrador. | |
| Coordinates: 53°30′46″N 60°8′8″W / 53.51278°N 60.13556°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Settled | 1960s (as a permanent settlement), 19th Century (as a trading post)[3] |
| Recognition under the Indian Act | 2002[4] |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Eugene Hart[5] |
| • Federal MP | Yvonne Jones (LIB) |
| • Provincial MHA | Perry Trimper (LIB) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,225[2] |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  Route 520 (North West River Road) |
| Website | http://sheshatshiu.ca/ |
Sheshatshiu (Innu pronunciation: [ʃehatʃju])[6] 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".
The community is inhabited by the Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation, whose current chief is Eugene Hart.
- ^ "Aimun-Mashinaikan Innu Dictionary". dictionary.innu-aimun.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census". Statistics Canada. 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
innu-historywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Jenny Higgins (2008). "Innu Rights & Government". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Innu First Nation, Council". sheshatshiu.ca.
- ^ "Sounds in Sheshatshiu Innu-Aimun" (PDF). innuplaces.ca.