Shamattawa First Nation

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| name = Shamattawa First Nation

| native_name = ᑭᓭᒫᑖᐘ
kisêmâtâwa

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| settlement_type = Indian reserve

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| subdivision_name1 = Manitoba

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| subdivision_name2 = Northern

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| subdivision_name3 = 23

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| area_footnotes = Statistics Canada. 2017. Shamattawa 1, IRI [Census subdivision], Manitoba and Division No. 23, CDR [Census division], Manitoba (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017. [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E Link] (accessed July 8, 2018).

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| elevation_footnotes = Elevation taken from Google Maps at coordinates. Accessed July 8, 2018.

| elevation_m = 76

| population_as_of = 2016

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| population_total = 1,019

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| timezone1 = Central Time Zone

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| postal_code = R0B 1K0

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| area_code = 204, 431

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| band_name = Shamattawa First Nation

| chief = Jordna Hill

| main_reserve = Shamattawa 1

| tribal_council = Keewatin Tribal Council

| on_reserve = 1425

| total_pop = 1425

| footnotes = {{Cite web|url=https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1614555534762/1614555551674|title=Shamattawa|date=28 February 2021}}

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The Shamattawa First Nation ({{langx|cr|ᑭᓭᒫᑖᐘ, kisêmâtâwa}}) ({{coord|55|51|30|N|92|05|46|W|scale:250000|display=inline}}) is a remote First Nations community in northern Manitoba, Canada, located in the reserve of Shamattawa 1.{{cite web |title=Shamattawa |url=http://www.ktc.ca/up-coming-events/shamattawa/|publisher=Keewatin Tribal Council|access-date=2023-07-31}}

Shamattawa 1 is located on the banks of the Gods River where the Echoing River joins as a right tributary. The population {{as of|2016|lc=y}} was 1,019, an increase of 2.1% over the 2011 figure of 998.

An isolated community,{{cite news|url= http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/muslim-charity-moved-to-help-shamattawa-after-fire-destroyed-only-grocery-store-1.3783414|last= Caruk|first= Holly|title= Muslim charity moved to help Shamattawa after fire destroyed only grocery store|publisher= CBC News|date= 2016-09-28|access-date= 2018-07-08}} Shamattawa for part of the year is only connected to the rest of the province by winter and ice roads − temporary roads over frozen water. Winter roads also extend east of the community towards Fort Severn, and Peawanuck, Ontario. It can also be reached via Shamattawa Airport. It has only one grocery store.

A polar bear was sighted in Shamattawa in August 2010, {{convert|400|km|mi|0}} south of its typical range.{{cite news|url= https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-polar-bear-wanders-400-km-south-1.955021|title= Manitoba polar bear wanders 400 km south|publisher= CBC News|date= 2010-08-20|access-date= 2011-03-01}}