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Gesgapegiag First Nation

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Phonetic: Ges-ga-pe-giâ

Geographical location of territory

Territory map
Company Name1 : Micmacs of Gesgapegiag
Chief: Mr. Guy Condo
Councillors:

Mr. Clément Bernard
Mr. Quentin Condo
Mr. Jeremy Jerome
Mr. Ronnie Condo
Mr. Jason Jerome
Ms. Joanna Martin
Mr. Francis Gedeon
Mr. William Jerome

Languages: Micmac, english
Adress: 100, boul. Perron
(P.O. Box 1280)
Maria (Québec)
G0C 1Y0
Phone: 418-759-3441
418-759-3442
Fax: 418-759-5856
Web site: www.gesgapegiag.com  


DEMOGRAPHY

Population
Number of persons
within the community		 Number of persons
outside the community		 Total

589

698

1 287

Reference: Indian Registry, INAC, December 2008


GEOGRAPHY

Territory Name: Gesgapegiag Reserve
Type of territory: Indian reserve
Surface: 221 hectares (546.1 acres)
Localisation:  The community is located 45 kilometres west of Bonaventure, on the north shore of Cascapédia Bay.
Remoteness Factor: Year-round road access and located less than 50 kilometres from the nearest service centre.


POLITIC

Elections: Indian Act
Tribal Council 2:  Mi'gmawei Mawiomi Secretariat
Member of Parliament: Mr. Raynald Blais, Bloc Québécois (BQ)
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Provincial MNA:

Ms. Nathalie Normandeau, Parti libéral du Québec (PLQ)
Bonaventure


ECONOMY

There are a dozen businesses on the territory, including: filling station, convenience store, art and handicrafts cooperative, shoe store, community radio, newspaper. The Band council owns fishing boats and is also active in the forestry sector. An organic farm was recently established.

Economic activities are concentrated in arts and handicrafts, fisheries, forestry, construction, outfitters' and tourism.


EDUCATION

Band schools3 on the territory:

School Name: Wejgwapniag School
Grades: Pre-Kindergarden to Secondary 5
Number of students: 106

School Name: Gesgapiaq Learning Center
Grades: Pre-Kindergarden to Secondary 5
Number of students: 9

School Enrolment 2007-2008
  Band School Provincial School Total
Pre-kindergarden

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Kindergarden --- 7 ---
Elementary --- 18 ---
Secondary --- 37 ---
Total : 103 62 165

Reference : Nominal Roll, INAC (2007-2008)

Number of students funded by postsecondary program4 : Data not available
Reference: Post-Secondary list, INAC (2007-2008)


COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURES

Fire protection: Provided by the Gesgapegiag fire department
Police services: Provided by the Aboriginal police force recognized under an agreement between the Band council, the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec.
Medical care: Health centre managed by the Band council under a transfer agreement with Health Canada.
Waste disposal: Provided by the municipality of New Richmond
Main community facilities: Recreation centre, church, outdoor skating rink, baseball field, multi-season recreational trails
Water Supply: Untreated, unfiltered groundwater; household supply piped through water supply mains
Sewers: Wastewater sewer and storm sewer systems; aerated lagoons
Road system: 3.3 kilometres of gravel road and 4.7 kilometres of blacktop
Housing Units: 177 (2007-2008)
Electricity: Provided by Hydro-Québec

Définitions:
1) Company Name: The corporate name of a company or a civil company (i.e. its name) is often made of credits, which name in a general way the company or the civil company, and of specific, which distinguishes this company from the others.
2) Tribal Council: Tribal Councils are defined as institutions established as a grouping of bands with common interests who voluntarily join together to provide advisory and/or program services to member bands.
3)

Band School: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) funds Band councils and First Nation education authorities for the education of children in Kindergarten to Grade 12 who attend schools on reserves or who attend provincially-run schools off reserve.

Approximately 60% of First Nations students are taught on reserve, almost always in schools operated by a Band council, another First Nations organization, or a federal school.
4) Post-Secondary Education Programs: Indian Affairs and Northern Development (INAC) provides financial support to eligible Status Indians and Inuit students under broad authorities of the the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Act to continue their education.

For further information on this community please call at 1-800-567-9604 or click on this link toward community profiles of Statistics Canada   (2006 Census).

Last profile update: December 9th 2008

Date Modified:2009-08-13

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