Social Impacts

Demography

(population by community • place of residence • age group • families • testimonials)

DEMOGRAPHY - PLACE OF RESIDENCE

Unlikeother parts of regional Québec, the Cree communities were spareddepopulation. Between 1991 and 2001, the number of Crees settledoutside their communities even dropped by 12%. This said, a highpercentage of Waswanipi, Waskaganish and OujéBougoumou residents liveoutside the communities—22%, 14% and 13% respectively. In the case ofWaskaganish, this is because a large number of community members livein Moose Factory, a village on the west coast of James Bay, in Ontario.The number of Crees living outside the communities and JBNQA territoryincreases significantly when the number of Crees struck off theRegister of beneficiaries—because they were absent from the JBNQAterritory for more than ten years—is taken into account.

Community	Beneficiaries living in community	Beneficiaries living outside communityb		Total number of beneficiaries	Proportion of beneficiaries living outside communityb (%)
Community	Beneficiaries living in community	Within JBNQA territorya	Outside JBNQA territory	Total number of beneficiaries	Proportion of beneficiaries living outside communityb (%)
Whapmagoostui	762	1	4	767	0.7
Chisasibi	3,486	17	22	3,525	1.1
Wemindji	1,170	11	50	1,231	5.0
Eastmain	593	1	8	602	1.5
Waskaganish	1,743	169	134	2,046	14.8
Mistissini	2,855	102	47	3,004	5.0
Waswanipi	1,314	304	68	1,686	22.1
Nemaska	580	21	12	613	5.4
Oujé‑Bougoumou	596	43	48	687	13.2
Total	13,099	669	393	14,616	7.3
Note: This data includes the Cree population only and excludes non-Natives, Inuit and Naskapi, as well as Cree beneficiaries of the JBNQA who have spent more than ten years outside JBNQA territory. a. Represents Crees living outside a Cree community but within the JBNQA territory (e.g., in Chibougamau or Val d’Or). b. Represents Crees living outside a community, regardless of whether it is within or outside the JBNQA territory.
Source: Register of Cree beneficiaries of the JBNQA, 2003.

Cree Beneficiaries of the JBNQA by Place of Residence – 2003

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Numbers of Cree Beneficiaries Living Outside JBNQA Territory for More than Ten Years – 1991–2003

Community	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Whapmagoostui	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chisasibi	27	27	32	33	29	34	36	37	39	48	54	53	56
Wemindji	49	50	73	73	79	80	93	93	91	92	99	115	112
Eastmain	44	44	43	43	42	41	42	36	35	35	39	40	41
Waskaganish	138	167	211	424	450	475	529	534	551	572	601	634	678
Mistissini	19	23	24	25	26	26	31	32	31	30	31	48	64
Waswanipi	31	32	33	40	44	56	58	70	83	88	89	97	108
Nemaska	7	8	8	26	62	68	81	91	101	105	112	113	120
OujéBougoumou	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	5
Total	316	352	425	665	733	781	871	894	932	971	1,026	1,103	1,184
Note: Population as of January 1 of each year.
Source: Register of Cree beneficiaries of the JBNQA, 1991–2003.