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Manawan First Nation

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Phonetic: Ma-na-ouan

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Company Name1 : Conseil des Atikamekw de Manawan
Chief: Mr. Paul-Émile Ottawa
Councillors:

Mr. Gilles Ottawa
Mr. Mario Ottawa
Ms. Réjeanne F. Quitich
Ms. Jolianne Ottawa
Mr. Jean-Pierre Moar
Languages: Atikamekw, french
Adress: 135, rue Kicik
Manawan (Québec)
J0K 1M0
Phone: 819-971-8813
Fax: 819-971-8848
Web site: www.manawan.com  


DEMOGRAPHY

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

2 102

310

2 412

Reference: Indian Registry, INAC, December 2008


GEOGRAPHY

Territory Name: Manawan Reserve
Type of territory: Indian reserve
Surface: 773 hectares (1 910.1 acres)
Localisation:  The community is located 120 kilometres west of La Tuque and 72 kilometres north of Saint-Michel-des-Saints, on the south shore of Lac Métabeskéga.
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 de la nation Atikamekw
Member of Parliament: Mr. Pierre Paquette, Bloc Québécois (BQ)
Joliette
Provincial MNA: Mr. André Villeneuve, Parti Québécois (PQ)
Berthier


ECONOMY

Economic activities are concentrated primarily in arts and handicrafts, retail and services, forestry, outfitters', construction and tourism.

Community-owned businesses are operated in the sectors of food, housing, heavy equipment. Service businesses include: restaurant, convenience store, garage, video and arcade.

The forest sector is well represented in the community's economy.


EDUCATION

Band schools3 on the territory:

School Name: École Simon P. Ottawa
Grades: Pre-kindergarden to Elementary 6
Number of students: 500 (2007-2008)

School Name: École César Newashish
Grades: Secondary 1 to Secondary 5 (alternative school available)
Number of students: 395 (2007-2008)

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

73

 

73
Kindergarden 66   66
Elementary 418   418
Secondary 339   339
Total : 895   895

Reference : Nominal Roll, INAC (2007-2008)

Number of students funded by postsecondary program4 : 62
Reference: Post-Secondary list, INAC (2007-2008)


COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURES

Fire protection: Small fire station, fire engine, firefighting equipment
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: Nursing station managed by the Band council under a transfer agreement with Health Canada.
Waste disposal: Landfill site on reserve, collection provided by the Band council
Main community facilities: Church, community hall, recreation hall, outdoor skating rink, community radio station
Water Supply: Untreated, unfiltered groundwater; household supply water piped from water supply mains
Sewers: Wastewater sewer and storm sewer system, aerated lagoons
Road system: 9.7 kilometres of gravel roads
Housing Units: 309 (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:2009-03-06

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