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Attawapiskat is a caring community of energetic, high-spirited people. The combination of lush forests and clean air creates a healthy environment for its local people. Like many other First Nations in the area, there is still dependence on the land. Families still leave the community during the spring and fall to camp and hunt. During these months, they hunt and trap various forms of wild life such as, geese, ducks, moose, caribou, beaver, rabbit, etc.....
This picture is of the town's sign at the airport, both in English and in our mother tongue, cree. This is a picture taken recently, during this years spring break up. The local photographer was on a helicopter ride to investigate the ice break up. Social ServicesAttawapiskat is policed by the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, an Aboriginal based service that replaced the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). This change took place in the early 1990s in most remote northern communities in Ontario. Basic health services are provided by a health clinic and a hospital. The Attawapiskat James Bay Weenaybayko General Hospital is administrated by Weenaybayko General Hospital in Moose Factory. Health services are provided by a nursing staff. However, like other remote communities on the James Bay coast, there is no doctor in the community. A physician visits Attawapiskat, as well as other communities along the coast on a regular basis during each month. Patients with serious injuries, or those requiring surgery must be transported to a larger centre for treatment. These emergency patients are transported by air ambulance airplane or helicopter to medical centres in Moose Factory, Timmins, Sudbury or Kingston, depending on their situation. |
