Gordon 86 | |
Official Name: | Gordon Indian Reserve No. 86 |
Settlement Type: | Indian reserve |
Map Alt: | A map of the province of Saskatchewan showing 297 rural municipalities and hundreds of small Indian reserves. One is highlighted with a red circle. |
Subdivision Type: | First Nation |
Subdivision Name: | George Gordon |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Saskatchewan |
Seat Type: | Community |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Ha: | 14438.3 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 837 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name: | Community Well-Being Index[3] |
Blank Info: | 52 |
Gordon 86 is a Cree Indian reserve in Saskatchewan, Canada located about 61km (38miles) north-west of Fort Qu'Appelle. Also known as the George Gordon Reserve,[4] it is one of three territories of the George Gordon First Nation,[5] as arranged by the signing of Treaty 4. The reserve has an area of 14438.3ha.[6] In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 837 living in 218 of its 238 total private dwellings.[2] In the same year, its Community Well-Being index was calculated at 52 of 100, compared to 58.4 for the average First Nations community and 77.5 for the average non-Indigenous community.[3] It is almost completely surrounded by the rural municipality of Touchwood No. 248.