Première Nation des Innus de Nutashkuan explained

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Band Name:Première Nation des Innus de Nutashkuan
Band Number:83
People:Innu
Headquarters:Nutashkuan
Province:Quebec
Main Reserve:Nutashkuan
Area:1.189km2
Pop Year:October 2019
On Reserve:1,100
On Other Land:15
Off Reserve:102
Total Pop:1,217
Chief:Réal Tettaut
Council:
  • Maxime Ishpatao
  • Pierre Kaltush
  • Marcel Mestokosho
  • Paul-Émile Wapistan
Tribal Council:Regroupement Mamit Innuat

Première Nation des Innus de Nutashkuan (French: Montagnais de Natashquan, Montagnais of Natashquan or Nutashkuan Innu First Nation) is an Innu First Nations band government in Quebec, Canada. The band lives on Nutashkuan, an Indian reserve in the Côte-Nord region., they have a registered population of 1,217 members. They are part of the Regroupement Mamit Innuat tribal council.

Demographics

Members of the Natashquan First Nation are Innu, also called Montagnais., the band has a total registered population of 1,217 members, 117 of whom lived off the reserve. Statistics Canada's 2016 Canadian census found 835 people living on the reserve which was down slightly (0.7%) from the 841 people found on the 2011 Census.

Geography

Montagnais of Natashquan owns one reserve, Nutashkuan located in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec close to the municipality of Natashquan. The reserve is at the mouth of the Natashquan River on the northern coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It covers an area of 118.9ha. The reserve is 375km (233miles) east of Sept-Îles and 1000km (1,000miles) east of Quebec City via Quebec Route 138. The band is also served by Natashquan Airport.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Where We Fly . Air Borealis . 10 December 2019.