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Kanesatake First Nation
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DEMOGRAPHY
| Population | ||
| Number of persons within the community |
Number of persons outside the community |
Total |
1 369 |
695 |
2 064 |
Reference: Indian Registry, AANDC, December 2010
GEOGRAPHY
| Territory Name: | Indian lands of Kanesatake and Doncaster Reserve |
| Type of territory: | Indian lands in accordance with the 91(24) article of the Constitution Act |
| Surface: | Terres indiennes de
Kanesatake : 907.7
hectares (2 242.9 acres) |
| Localisation: | Kanesatake is located on the north shore of the Ottawa River, 53 kilometres west of Montreal. |
| Remoteness Factor: | Year-round road access and located less than 50 kilometres from the nearest service centre. |
POLITIC
| Elections: | Customary process |
| Tribal Council 3: | None |
| Member of Parliament: | Ms. Mylène Freeman, New Democratic Party (NDP) Argenteuil-Papineau-Mirabel |
| Provincial MNA: | Ms. Denise Beaudoin, Parti Québécois (PQ) Mirabel |
ECONOMY
Economic activities are primarily related to retail and service businesses, forest maintenance, and operation of an orchard.
The territory is home to approximately 20 businesses, including: services such as convenience store, filling station, fishing tackle sale and rental, clothing production, office supply, auto repair, small engine repair, furniture-making, ambulance, general contractor, campground and orchards. It is also the location of businesses specializing in arts and handicrafts, construction and transport.
EDUCATION
Band schoolsAANDC) 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: | Aronhiatekha School |
| Grades: | Elementary 3 to 6 |
| Number of students: | 29 (2010-2011) |
| School Name: | Ratihente High School |
| Grades: | Secondary 1 to Secondary 5 (special school offered) |
| Number of students: | 44 (2010-2011) |
| School Name: | Rottiwennakehte School |
| Grades: | Pre-Kindergarden to Elementary 2 |
| Number of students: | 22 (2010-2011) |
| School Enrolment 2010-2011 | |||
| Band School | Provincial School | Total | |
| Pre-kindergarden | 11 |
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11 |
| Kindergarden | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Elementary | 40 | 42 | 82 |
| Secondary | 53 | 64 | 117 |
| Total : | 107 | 110 | 217 |
| 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 : 49 (2010-2011
COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURES
| Fire protection: | Provided by the municipality of Oka |
| Police services: | Provided by the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) |
| Medical care: | Health centre managed by the Band council under a transfer agreement with Health Canada |
| Waste disposal: | Provided by the municipality of Oka |
| Main community facilities: | Gymnasium, church, outdoor skating rink, lacrosse field, baseball field, community centre, community radio station, prevention centre, treatment centre, educational and cultural centre, resource centre, alternative school, community bus. |
| Water Supply: | Individual wells; household supply piped from water supply mains. |
| Sewers: | Individual septic tanks |
| Road system: | 1.2 kilometre of gravel road and 8.1 kilometres of blacktop |
| Housing Units: | 459 (2010-2011) |
| Electricity: | Provided by Hydro-Québec |
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).
