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Barrière Lake First Nation

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Phonetic: Barrière Lake (english expression)

Geographical location of territory

Territory map
Company Name1 : Algonquins of Barriere Lake
Chief:
Councillors:

Ms. Anida Descoursay
Mr. Hector Jerome
Mr. Chad Thusky
Mr. Steve Wawatie
Languages: Algonquin, english
Adress: C.P. 74, General Delivery
Rapid Lake (Québec)
J0W 2C0
Phone: 819-435-2181
Fax: 819-435-2191
Web site: None


DEMOGRAPHY

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

549

118

667

Reference: Indian Registry, AANDC, December 2010


GEOGRAPHY

Territory Name: Rapid Lake Reserve
Type of territory: Indian reserve
Surface: 29.7 hectares (73.4 acres)
Localisation:  The community is located 134 kilometres north of Maniwaki, on the shores of the Cabonga reservoir.
Remoteness Factor: Year-round road access and located between 50 and 350 kilometres from the nearest service center.


POLITIC

Elections: Indian Act
Tribal Council 3:  None
Member of Parliament:

Mr. Mathieu Ravignat, New Democratic Party (NDP)
Pontiac
Provincial MNA:

Ms. Stéphanie Vallée, Parti libéral du Québec (PLQ)
Gatineau


ECONOMY

No enterprises on the territory.


EDUCATION

Band SchoolAANDC) 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 on the territory:

School Name: Rapid Lake School
Grades:   Pre-Kindergarden to Secondary 2
Number of students: 83 (2010-2011)

School Enrolment 2010-2011
  Band School Provincial School Total
Pre-kindergarden

7

---

7
Kindergarden 10 1 11
Elementary 51 24 75
Secondary 42 31 73
Total : 110 56 166
Education (2010-2011)
Source : First Nation Database Management System (FNDBMS)
Nominal Roll / Post-Secondary list

Number of students funded by postsecondary programAANDC) provides financial support to eligible Status Indians and Inuit students under broad authorities of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Act to continue their education. ">5 : 7 (2010-2011)


COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURES

Fire protection: Small fire hall and firefighting equipment
Police services: Provided by the Sûreté du Québec (SQ)
Medical care: Nursing station managed by Health Canada
Waste disposal: Landfill site off reserve, collection by the Band council
Main community facilities: Band council offices, gymnasium
Water Supply: Piped supply from a community well, chlorinated
Sewers: Collector sewers and aerated lagoons for wastewater treatment
Road system: 8.3 kilometres of gravel roads
Housing Units: 59 (2010-2011)
Electricity: Generators (total : 1 525 kW)

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)

“Council of the band” means:

(a) in the case of a band to which section 74 applies, the council established pursuant to that section,

(b) in the case of a band to which section 74 does not apply, the council chosen according to the custom of the band, or, where there is no council, the chief of the band chosen according to the custom of the band;

“band” means a body of Indians :

(a) for whose use and benefit in common, lands, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, have been set apart before, on or after September 4, 1951,

(b) for whose use and benefit in common, moneys are held by Her Majesty, or

(c) declared by the Governor in Council to be a band for the purposes of this Act;
3) 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.
4)

Band School: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) 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.
5) Post-Secondary Education Programs: Indian Affairs and Northern Development (AANDC) 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.
 

Reference: http://lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/I-5/page-1.html  

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).

Date Modified:2010-09-15

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