Shamattawa
| Shamattawa | |||
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| Location in Manitoba | |||
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| Province : | Manitoba | ||
| Coordinates : | 55 ° 52 ′ N , 92 ° 5 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 76 m | ||
| Area : | 21.6 km² | ||
| Residents : | 920 (as of 2006) | ||
| Population density : | 42.6 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Central Time ( UTC − 6 ) | ||
| Postal code : | R0B 1K0 | ||
Shamattawa is a small community in the north of the Canadian Prairie Province of Manitoba .
The village is located on the banks of the Gods River at the mouth of the Echoing River , about 750 km north of the capital of Manitoba, Winnipeg . In addition to Shamattawa, some distance away is the Gods River community , also a First Nations Indian community on the shores of Gods Lake , where the Gods River rises.
The settlement has a school, the Abraham Beardy Memorial School .
Shamattawa is difficult to access, there are almost no roads, only in winter there are skiable ice slopes . However, there is a connection via Shamattawa Airport .
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- Shamattawa on Natural Resources Canada , online at: rncan.gc.ca/
- Shamattawa on INAC, First Nation Detail, online at: pse5-esd5.ainc-inac.gc.ca/
- Abraham Beardy Memorial School , website of Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Center Inc. (MFNERC), online at: mfnerc.org/