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Kitcisakik First Nation

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Phonetic: Kit-sis-sa-kik

Geographical location of territory

Territory map
Company Name1 : Conseil des Anicinapek de Kitcisakik
Chief: Mr. Edmond Brazeau
Councillors:

Mr. Gilles Brazeau
Ms. Évelyne Papatie
Mr. Régis Penosway
Languages: Algonquin, french
Adress: C.P. 5206
Val d'Or (Québec)
J9P 7C6
Phone: 819-736-3001
Fax: 819-736-3012
Web site: www.anishinabenation.ca/fr/comm_kitcisakik_fr.htm  


DEMOGRAPHY

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

365

58

423

Reference: Indian Registry, INAC, December 2008


GEOGRAPHY

Territory Name: Kitcisakik
Type of territory: Settlement on provincial Crown lands
Surface: 12 hectares (29.7 acres)
Localisation:  The community is located where the Ottawa River enters Grand Lac Victoria, 66 kilometres south of Val d'Or.
Remoteness Factor: Year-round road access and located between 50 and 350 kilometres from the nearest service center.


POLITIC

Elections: Customary process
Tribal Council 2:  Conseil tribal de la nation Algonquine Anishinabeg
Member of Parliament:

Mr. Yvon Lévesque, Bloc Québécois (BQ)
Abitibi-Baie James-Nunavik-Eeyou
Provincial MNA:

Mr. Pierre Corbeil, Parti libéral du Québec (PLQ)
Abitibi-Est


ECONOMY

Community enterprise – The Société économique de Kitcisakik (SEK) runs a business centre on Lake Dozois, housing under one roof: a convenience store, service station and snack bar (restaurant and craft boutique and new and used clothing store).

SEK's mission is to help develop economic activity and encourage entrepreneurship among community members. SEK has helped develop and maintain some 140 kilometres of snowmobile trails across La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve (linking the Abitibi region with the Ottawa Valley and the Laurentians). SEK offers snowmobilers refuelling services, hot meals and rustic accommodation at the Relais MOKO.


EDUCATION

Band school3 on the territory:

School Name: École Kabi Opigitc
Grades: Pre-Kindergarden, Kindergarden and Elementary 1
Number of students: Data not available

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

 

 

 
Kindergarden 7   7
Elementary 6 33 39
Secondary 16 50 66
Total : 29 83 112

Reference : Nominal Roll, INAC (2007-2008)

Number of students funded by postsecondary program4 : 14
Reference: Post-Secondary list, INAC (2007-2008)


COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURES

Fire protection: No permanent facilities
Police services: Provided by the Sûreté du Québec (SQ)
Medical care: Health centre managed by the Band council under an agreement with the Health and Social Services Board for Abitibi-Témiscamingue.
Waste disposal: Collection provided by the Band council; landfill agreement with the municipality of Val d'Or.
Main community facilities: Community centre, band offices, health centre, childcare centre
Water Supply: No permanent facilities
Sewers: No permanent facilities
Road system: There are no roads suitable for vehicle traffic on the territory (there are logging roads).
Housing Units: 96 (2007-2008)
Electricity: No permanent facilities

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:2009-02-27

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