It is composed of the three Atikamekw bands: Manawan, Opitciwan and Wemotaci.
Together, the three bands have a total registered population of 7,747 members in 2016.
[4] The role of the CNA is to officially represent all Atikamekw Nehirowisiw.
[5] In September 2014, the CNA declared its sovereignty on its ancestral territory, the Nitaskinan, covering approximately 80,000 km2.
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