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Gesgapegiag First Nation

Phonetic:	Ges-ga-pe-giâ	Territory map
Company Name¹ :	Micmacs of Gesgapegiag
Chief:	Mr. Guy Condo
Councillors:	Mr. Clément Bernard Mr. Quentin Condo Mr. Jeremy Jerome Mr. Ronnie Condo Mr. Charlie Caplin Ms. Angelique Condo Mr. Anthony Jerome Mr. William Jerome
Languages:	Micmac, english
Adress:	100, boul. Perron (P.O. Box 1280) Maria (Québec) G0C 1Y0
Phone:	418-759-3441 418-759-3442
Fax:	418-759-5856
Web site:	www.gesgapegiag.com

DEMOGRAPHY

Population
Number of persons within the community	Number of persons outside the community	Total
642	682	1 324

Reference: Indian Registry, AANDC, December 2010

GEOGRAPHY

Territory Name:	Gesgapegiag Reserve
Type of territory:	Indian reserve
Surface:	221 hectares (546.1 acres)
Localisation:	The community is located 45 kilometres west of Bonaventure, on the north shore of Cascapédia Bay.
Remoteness Factor:	Year-round road access and located less than 50 kilometres from the nearest service centre.

POLITIC

Elections:	Indian Act
Tribal Council ²:	Mi'gmawei Mawiomi Secretariat
Member of Parliament:	Mr. Philip Toone, New Democratic Party (NDP) Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Provincial MNA:	Ms. Nathalie Normandeau, Parti libéral du Québec (PLQ) Bonaventure

ECONOMY

There are a dozen businesses on the territory, including: filling station, convenience store, art and handicrafts cooperative, shoe store, community radio, newspaper. The Band council owns fishing boats and is also active in the forestry sector. An organic farm was recently established.

Economic activities are concentrated in arts and handicrafts, fisheries, forestry, construction, outfitters' and tourism.

EDUCATION

Band schools^{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:	Wejgwapniag School
Grades:	Pre-Kindergarden to Secondary 5
Number of students:	79 (2008-2009)

School Name:	Gesgapiaq Learning Center
Grades:	Pre-Kindergarden to Secondary 5
Number of students:	9 (2008-2009)

School Enrolment 2008-2009
	Band School	Provincial School	Total
Pre-kindergarden	---	---	12
Kindergarden	---	---	6
Elementary	45	42	87
Secondary	28	38	66
Total :	88	83	171

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.
">4} : 20
Reference: Post-Secondary list, AANDC (2008-2009)

COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURES

Fire protection:	Provided by the Gesgapegiag fire department
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 the Band council under a transfer agreement with Health Canada.
Waste disposal:	Provided by the municipality of New Richmond
Main community facilities:	Recreation centre, church, outdoor skating rink, baseball field, multi-season recreational trails
Water Supply:	Untreated, unfiltered groundwater; household supply piped through water supply mains
Sewers:	Wastewater sewer and storm sewer systems; aerated lagoons
Road system:	3.3 kilometres of gravel road and 4.7 kilometres of blacktop
Housing Units:	177 (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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