Eastmain is located on the east coast of James Bay, on the south shore of the Eastmain River. The territory of Eastmain, designated as Category 1 land, is comprised of 489.53 square kilometres. The town itself has about 8 kilometres of, now paved, roads and is accessible year round by a gravel access road and via Air Creebec. Eastmain 2004Eastmain is one of the nine communities that make up the Cree Nation; one of four Cree communities that are located on the eastern shore of James Bay. The Cree Nation is the largest group in the Algonkian language family in Canada. The Cree Nation is almost equally divided between the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Approximately 13,000 Crees live in Northern Ontario and nearly 16,000 Crees live in Northern Quebec. All occupy the vast area around James Bay. more... See more text