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image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 1 March 2011
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Norway House Cree Nation
Manitoba
The Norway House Cree Nation received its current name when the Hudson Bay Co. established a post near the northern outlet of Lake Winnipeg (1814) in recognition of the Norwegian laborers, recruited to built the post. The Nation is signatory to Treaty 5 signed in 1875. It is located on the bank of Nelson River, some 30 km north of Lake Winnipeg and 456 air km north of Winnipeg.
Three reserves on 7,949 hectares: Population: about 6,000.
Chrystian Kretowicz, 1 March 2011
A photograph of the flag can be seen at
Facebook.
Chrystian Kretowicz, 1 March 2011
image by André Flicher, 3 March 2011
André Flicher, provided me with the earlier version of the flag of the Norway House Cree Nation dated 2006 or 2007. The image is corroborated by the photograph of the actual flag at www.nhcn.ca
Chrystian Kretowicz, 3 March 2011