The
Attawapiskat First Nation ( , "People of the parting of the rocks"; unpointed: ) is an isolated
First Nation located in
Kenora District in
northern Ontario,
Canada, at the mouth of the
Attawapiskat River on
James Bay. The traditional territory of the Attawapiskat First Nation extends beyond their reserve up the coast to Hudson Bay and hundreds of kilometres inland along river tributaries. The community is connected to other towns along the shore of James Bay by the seasonal
ice road/
winter road constructed each December, linking it to the towns of
Kashechewan First Nation,
Fort Albany, and
Moosonee (Minkin 2008:1) Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, and Kashechewan operate and manage the James Bay Winter Road through a jointly owned corporation named after the Cree word for our road
kimesskanemenow, the Kimesskanemenow Corporation. Attawapiskat is the most remote northerly link on the 310 km long road to Moosonee. They control the
reserves at
Attawapiskat 91 and
Attawapiskat 91A.