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Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada First Nation(s) Ethnic/national group Tribal council Treaty Area Population [182] Notes ha acre 2016 2011 % difference Annapolis Valley First Nation Reserve [183] Annapolis Valley: Miꞌkmaq: Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq: n/a: 59.0 145.8: 140: 144-2.8%: Bear River 6 [184] Bear River: Miꞌkmaq ...
In Canada, an Indian reserve (French: réserve indienne) [nb 1] or First Nations reserve (French: réserve des premières nations) is defined by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, [2] that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band."
This is a list of First Nation reserves in Canada which have over 500 people, listed in order of population from data collected during the 2006 Census of Canada, unless otherwise cited from Aboriginal Affairs. [1] Approximately 40% of First Nations people live on federally recognized Indian reserves. [2]
They later welcomed to the reserve a group of Lenape, who speak Munsee, an Algonquian language. Six Nations of the Grand River is the most populous reserve in Canada. As of March 2023, there were 28,520 band members, of whom 11,688 lived on the reserve. The population consists of the following bands: [22]
National Indigenous Peoples Day, formerly National Aboriginal Day, June 21, recognizes the cultures and contributions of Aboriginal peoples of Canada. [117] There are currently over 600 recognized First Nations governments or bands encompassing 1,172,790 2006 people spread across Canada with distinctive Aboriginal cultures, languages, art, and ...
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada First Nation(s) Ethnic/national group Tribal council Treaty Area Population [1] Notes & references ha acre 2016 2011 % difference Akwesasne 15 [2] Mohawks of Akwesasne: Mohawk: n/a: 3,646.8 9,011.4: 1,202: Also in Ontario (Akwesasne 59) and New York, United States (St. Regis Mohawk Reservation) Betsiamites ...
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Full list of Tl'etinqox-t'in reserves: 342: Anahim's Meadow: Tl'etinqox-t'in Government Office (Anaham Reserve First Nations) Tsilhqot'in National Government: Tsilhqot'in: Alexis Creek, Chilcotin District: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Full list of Tl'etinqox-t'in reserves: 10: Anahim's Meadow 2A
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada First Nation(s) Ethnic/national group Tribal council Treaty Area Population [18] Notes & references ha acre 2016 2011 % difference Big Hole Tract 8 (North Half) [19] Metepenagiag Miꞌkmaq: Miꞌkmaq: North Shore Micmac District Council: n/a: 1,396.2 3,450.1: Big Hole Tract 8 (South Half) [20] Eel Ground ...