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Wolf Lake First Nation

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Phonetic: Wolf Lake (expression english)

Geographical location of territory

Territory map
Company Name1 : Wolf Lake Band council
Chief: Mr. Harry St-Denis
Councillors:

Ms Sonia Young
Mr. Gerald Robinson
Languages: Algonquin, english
Adress: P.O. Box 998
Témiscaming (Québec)
J0Z 3R0
Phone: 819-627-3628
Fax: 819-627-1109
Web site: http://www.algonquinnation.ca/  


DEMOGRAPHY

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

10

193

203

Reference: Indian Registry, AANDC, December 2010


GEOGRAPHY

Territory Name: The community has no land base. Members of the community lives in the municipality of Témiscamingue and elsewhere in Québec.
Localisation:  The community is located 37 kilometres northeast of the town of Témiscamingue on Hunter's Point Lake.
Remoteness Factor: Year-round road access and located between 50 and 350 kilometres from the nearest service center.


POLITIC

Elections: Customary process
Tribal Council 2: 

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

Businesses belonging to community members: production and sale of arts and crafts canoe and kayak outfitting, snack bar, hairdressing salon, service station, convenience store and carpentry and renovation undertakings.

Economy chiefly based on tourism, excursions, hunting and fishing, arts and crafts, logging and transportation.

Mahingan Development Corporation (MDC) is a not-for-profit corporation belonging to the Band council with the mission of identifying and nurturing opportunities for local and regional economic development. The corporation is very active in tourism.


EDUCATION

No 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. ">3 on the territory.

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. ">4 : Data not available
Reference: Post-Secondary list, AANDC (2008-2009)


COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURES

Fire protection: No permanent facilities
Police services: Provided by the Sûreté du Québec (SQ)
Medical care: No facilities on site; patients are sometimes treated at the Eagle Village / Kipawa community health centre.
Waste disposal: No permanent facilities
Main community facilities: No permanent facilities
Water Supply: No permanent facilities
Sewers: No permanent facilities
Road system: Logging roads
Housing Units: No permanent facilities
Electricity: No permanent facilities

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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