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Wemotaci First Nation

Phonetic:	Wai-mon-ta-chi	Territory map
Company Name¹ :	Conseil des Atikamekw de Wemotaci
Chief:	Mr. Simon Coocoo
Councillors:	Mr. Mario Awashish Mr. Jean-Baptiste Chilton Ms. Jacinthe Petiguay Ms. Alyssa Niquay Mr. François Néashit Mr. David Boivin
Languages:	Atikamekw, french
Adress:	C.P. 221 Wemotaci (Québec) G0X 3R0
Phone:	819-666-2237
Fax:	819-666-2209
Web site:	None

DEMOGRAPHY

Population
Number of persons within the community	Number of persons outside the community	Total
1 362	299	1 661

Reference: Indian Registry, AANDC, December 2010

GEOGRAPHY

Territory Name:	Wemotaci Reserve and Coucoucache Reserve
Type of territory:	Indian reserves
Surface:	Wemotaci : 3 226 hectares (7 971.4 acres) Coucoucache : 5.8 hectares (14.3 acres)
Localisation:	Wemotaci is located on the north shore of the Saint-Maurice River, 100 kilometres northwest of La Tuque. Coucoucache is located on the north shore of the Saint-Maurice River and the Blanc Reservoir, 53 kilometres northwest of La Tuque (uninhabited).
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:	Conseil de la nation Atikamekw
Member of Parliament:	Ms Lise St-Denis, New Democratic Party (NDP) Saint-Maurice-Champlain
Provincial MNA:	Ms. Julie Boulet, Parti Libéral du Québec (PLQ) Laviolette

ECONOMY

Economic activities are concentrated primarily in arts and handicrafts, forestry, trapping, construction, transport, outfitters' and tourism.

The reserve territory is home to a few businesses, including: filling station, general store, garage, convenience store, arts and handicrafts, restaurant, community radio. There is also a business specializing in forestry services.

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.
">3} on the territory:

School Name:	École Seskitin
Grades:	Pre-Kindergarden to Secondary 1
Number of students:	223 (2008-2009)

School Name:	École Waratinak Nikanik
Grades:	Secondary 1 to Secondary 5
Number of students:	169 (2008-2009)

School Enrolment 2008-2009
	Band School	Provincial School	Total
Pre-kindergarden	26		26
Kindergarden	23		23
Elementary	174	---	---
Secondary	171	---	---
Total :	394	6	400

Reference : Nominal Roll, AANDC (2008-2009)

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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Reference: Post-Secondary list, AANDC (2008-2009)

COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURES

Fire protection:	Fire station, fire engine, firefighting equipment
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:	Nursing station managed by the Band council under a transfer agreement with Health Canada.
Waste disposal:	Landfill site, incinerator
Main community facilities:	Arena, library, church, recreational centre, outdoor skating rink, community radio, youth centre, senior citizen centre, documentation centre
Water Supply:	Fully treated surface water
Sewers:	Aerated lagoons
Road system:	14.5 kilometres of gravel roads
Housing Units:	247 (2008-2009)
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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