Kitcisakik
The Kitcisakik or Kitcisakik First Nation or Communauté Anicinape de Kitcisakik is the only tribe in the Canadian province of Québec that was still partially nomadic until the beginning of the 21st century, even if sedentariness has increased since the 1980s. The Kitcisakik belong to the Algonquians and speak one of their numerous dialects, plus French. In 2009, 380 of its 440 members lived in an area of 12.14 hectares in Parc La Vérendrye .
Together with six other neighboring First Nations, they are now members of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council or Conseil Tribal de la Nation Algonquine Anishinabeg
The community has only recently been recognized as an Indian tribe . Their way of life collides with state protection regulations in the park area and the interests of the timber industry. Added to this is the construction of Highway 117 and dams on Lac Dozois. In 2003 the group accepted a village building plan, otherwise many of them live in summer tent villages on Grand-Lac-Victoria and in winter camps on Lac Dozois. They keep the snowmobile trail between Ottawa and the Val d'Or free, and mostly live without electricity or water.
The tribe is considered one of the 615 First Nations in Canada. Before that, he was considered by the authorities to be an illegal squatters. The children of the community are picked up every Sunday evening and taken to a school center in Val d'Or , around 90 km away . They don't return until Friday afternoon.
Population development
The population has more than doubled since 1972.
| year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 204 |
| 1974 | 208 |
| 1975 | 216 |
| 1976 | 217 |
| 1977 | 229 |
| 1978 | 231 |
| 1979 | 241 |
| 1980 | 244 |
| 1981 | 249 |
| 1982 | 252 |
| 1983 | 258 |
| 1984 | 269 |
| 1985 | 266 |
| 1986 | 270 |
| 1988 | 307 |
| 1990 | 312 |
| 1991 | 320 |
| 1992 | 293 |
| 1993 | 297 |
| 1994 | 305 |
| 1995 | 311 |
| 1996 | 327 |
| 1997 | 331 |
| 1998 | 330 |
| 1999 | 334 |
| 2000 | 345 |
| 2001 | 358 |
| 2002 | 371 |
| 2003 | 385 |
| 2004 | 377 |
| 2005 | 397 |
| 2006 | 416 |
| 2007 | 437 |
| 2008 | 423 |
| 2009 | 440 |
In February 2010, the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development recognized 443 tribesmen as status Indians under the Indian Act . Their chief is Adrienne Anichinapéo.
Web links
See also
Remarks
- ↑ l'observatoire de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Population algonquine inscrite selon le Registre, communautés de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue, 2009 , archive.org, March 12, 2010.
- ↑ Anishinabe Nation
- ↑ According to: Population des sept communautés algonquines de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue, 1972 à 2009 ( Memento of the original from March 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Communauté anicinape de Kitcisakik ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
