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Timiskaming First Nation

Phonetic:	Ti-mis-ka-ming	Territory map
Company Name¹ :	Timiskaming First Nation
Chief:	Mr. Arden McBride
Councillors:	Ms. Kim McLaren Mr. Lloyd Fraser Mr. Gerald Hanbury Ms. Amanda McBride Ms. Shelley Chief Ms. Therese Renaud
Languages:	Algonquin, english
Adress:	Timiskaming Band Council 18, Algonquin Avenue Notre-Dame-du-Nord (Québec) J0Z 3B0
Phone:	819-723-2335
Fax:	819-723-2353
Web site:	www.municipalite.notre-dame-du-nord.qc.ca/fr/TimiskamingBand.html

DEMOGRAPHY

Population
Number of persons within the community	Number of persons outside the community	Total
630	1 059	1 689

Reference: Indian Registry, AANDC, December 2010

GEOGRAPHY

Territory Name:	Timiskaming Reserve
Type of territory:	Indian reserve
Surface:	1 852 hectares (4 576.3 acres)
Localisation:	The community adjoins the municipality of Notre-Dame-du-Nord
Remoteness Factor:	Year-round road access and located less than 50 kilometres from the nearest service center

POLITIC

Elections:	Customary process
Tribal Council ³:	Algonquins Nations Programs and Services Secretariat
Member of Parliament:	Ms. Christine Moore, New Democratic Party (NDP) Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Provincial MNA:	Mr. Daniel Bernard, Parti libéral du Québec (PLQ) Rouyn-Noranda-Témiscamingue

ECONOMY

Economy is chiefly based on logging, farming, construction and tourism.

There are about 15 enterprises on the reserve: arts and crafts, convenience stores, service station, heavy machinery, taxi and transportation services, logging co-operative, manufacturer of doors and windows, industrial products, construction.

The Timiskaming Reserve adjoins the municipality of Notre-Dame-du-Nord (1,250 inhabitants), which has a varied and vibrant economy.

EDUCATION

Band School^{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.
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School Name:	Kiwetin School
Grades:	Pre-Kindergarden to Secondary 2
Number of students:	88 (2010-2011)

School Enrolment 2010-2011
	Band School	Provincial School	Total
Pre-kindergarden	6	0	6
Kindergarden	10	2	12
Elementary	51	6	57
Secondary	21	48	69
Total :	88	56	144

Education (2010-2011)
Source : First Nation Database Management System (FNDBMS)
Nominal Roll / Post-Secondary list

Number of students funded by postsecondary program^{AANDC) 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.
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COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURES

Fire protection:	Provided by the municipality of Notre-Dame-du-Nord
Police services:	Provided by the Aboriginal police force recognized under an agreement between the Band council, the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec.
Medical care:	Health centre managed by Health Canada.
Waste disposal:	Collection provided by the Band council; landfill provided by the local authority of Notre-Dame-du-Nord. Prevailing agreement to be determined
Main community facilities:	Community centre and youth centre
Water Supply:	Piped water supply from mains
Sewers:	Sanitary sewer system, wastewater treatment provided by the local authority of Notre-Dame-du-Nord.
Road system:	14.1 kilometre of gravel road and 5.9 kilometres of blacktop.
Housing Units:	170 (2010-2011)
Electricity:	Provided by Hydro-Québec

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).

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