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Opaskwayak, Misipawastik Reserve
Located in north central Manitoba is the Ojibwa settlement of Opaskwayak which is a Misipawistik Reserve community. Below are links to google maps photos of Opaskwayak. Definition of "Opaskwayak" is not "at the wooded narrows." No Ojibwa locative is included! Ojibwa word for valley is probably "pas." Pasadena probably means "The Valley Town." Pronunciation of Opaskwayak is 'o pas kwa yak.' Ojibwa word for forest is 'kwaam.' It's usually used as an end syllable to identify a forest. Use of 'ak' is necessary to attempt to translate. So "O Pas Kwa-ak" might mean "The Pas Forest Handle." That's if "ak" can be applied. Ojibwa's use "ak" to identify anything with a handle. Doors, ect. They did sign treaty 5 as Saulteaux Ojibwa's or as The Pas Band on September 7, 1876 as did Black River Saulteaux Ojibwa's. Today they no longer know who they are! Opaskwayak is located within an area designated E. It has a population of 2,473 according to 2016's census. 2021's census to not provide a population for Opaskwayak. This town has 629 dwellings with 600 lived in. Average household size is 4.1 persons per household. Around 440 people speak Ojibwa or Cree Dialect of Ojibwa Language. It's a dying language at Opaskwayak. There are two portions of this town. A smaller town is located 2.1 miles or 3.4 kilometers to it's northwest. It's population is included with that of Opaskwayak. However, it's a distinct community. Of course, that means this towns population is lower than 2,473. Probably around 1,800. Cree People are Ojibwa. Lewis and Clark called Cree Language corrupted Ojibwa Language. That should tell you a great deal. Ojibwa Soldiers drove the Cree Traitors to extreme north British Columbia and the Northwest Territories. Today they're known as the Athabascan Beaver Tribe. Climate conditions are long very cold winters and short mild summers. Maximum temperatures for July's and Augusts are 74.7 degrees (23.7 celsius) and 72.5 degrees (22.5 celsius). July and August minimum temperatres are rather mild for a location so far north. July's minimum is 54.3 degrees (12.4 celsius) and for August it's 52.3 degrees (11.3 celsius). This Ojibwa community is surrounded by woodlands. They're woodland Ojibwa's. Trees are slightly stunted at the Opaskwayak region. Some of the tree tops look hooked or like a handle because the trees are thin. They become more stunted the farther north the trees extend. At extreme northeast Manitoba the Barren Lands commence. This Ojibwa community is located almost adjacent to The Pas, Manitoba. Canada is trying to assimilate Ojibwa People. Ojibwa's make up the majority of the population of The Pas now. That's because of assimilation. Ojibwa Traditionalists are very much against assimilation. Some are very hostile and blame their leaders! Almost adjacent to The Pas is a large area of farmland. It looks like an extensive valley of farms.
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