The Kitcisakik Anicinape Community, which the official name is ''communauté anicinape de Kitcisakik'', is an
Indian band of the
Algonquin First Nations
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in
Quebec
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, Canada. The majority of its members lives on the
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of
Kitcisakik
Kitcisakik or Grand-Lac Victoria Indian Settlement is an Indian settlement of the Kitcisakik Anicinape Community located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada. It is geographically located within the territory of La Vallée-de- ...
, also called Grand-Lac Victoria, located on the shore of the on
La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve, where is also located the band council, the ''Conseil des Anicinapek de Kitcisakik''. In 2017 the band had a registered population of 498 members.
Demographics
The members of the Kitcisakik Anicinape Community are
Algonquin people
The Algonquin people are an Indigenous people who now live in Eastern Canada and parts of the United States. They speak the Algonquin language, which is part of the Algonquian language family. Culturally and linguistically, they are closely ...
. In March 2017 the
band had a total registered population of 498 members, 88 of which lived off
reserve. According to
Statistics Canada
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's
2011 Census the median age of the population is 17.5 years old.
Geography
The Kitcisakik Anicinape Community owns only one
Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve () or First Nations reserve () is defined by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." ...
: the
Indian settlement An Indian settlement is a census subdivision outlined by the Canadian government Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada for census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acqui ...
of
Kitcisakik
Kitcisakik or Grand-Lac Victoria Indian Settlement is an Indian settlement of the Kitcisakik Anicinape Community located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada. It is geographically located within the territory of La Vallée-de- ...
, also called Grand-Lac Victoria before 1999, located on the shore of the on
La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve in
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
, Canada. The closest main cities are
Rouyn-Noranda
Rouyn-Noranda (; Canada 2021 Census, 2021 population 42,313) is a city on Osisko Lake in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada.
The city of Rouyn-Noranda is coextensive with a territory equivalent to a regional county municipalit ...
and
Val-d'Or. In fact the community is located 90 km southeast of Val-d'or.
Government
The Kitcisakik Anicinape Community is governed by a
band council, the ''Conseil des Anicinapek de Kitcisakik'', elected according to a custom electoral system based on the Section 11 of the
Indian Act
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. For 2013-2017 tenure this council is composed of the chief Adrienne Anichinapéo and three councillors. The community is affiliated with the .
See also
*
Kitcisakik
Kitcisakik or Grand-Lac Victoria Indian Settlement is an Indian settlement of the Kitcisakik Anicinape Community located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada. It is geographically located within the territory of La Vallée-de- ...
*
Algonquin people
The Algonquin people are an Indigenous people who now live in Eastern Canada and parts of the United States. They speak the Algonquin language, which is part of the Algonquian language family. Culturally and linguistically, they are closely ...
*
First Nations
First nations are indigenous settlers or bands.
First Nations, first nations, or first peoples may also refer to:
Indigenous groups
*List of Indigenous peoples
*First Nations in Canada, Indigenous peoples of Canada who are neither Inuit nor Mé ...
*
Aboriginal peoples in Quebec
*
La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve
References
External links
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First Nation Detailby
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
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Populated places in Abitibi-Témiscamingue
First Nations governments in Quebec