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Natashquan First Nation

Phonetic:	Na-tash-kou-an	Territory map
Company Name¹ :	Conseil des Montagnais de Natashquan
Chief:	Mr. François Bellefleur
Councillors:	Mr. Jocelyn Ishpatao Mr. Pierre Kaltush Mr. Roberto Paul-Émile Wapistan Mr. Réal Tettaut
Languages:	Innu, french
Adress:	78, rue Mashkush Natashquan (Québec) G0G 2E0
Phone:	418-726-3529
Fax:	418-726-3606
Web site:	www.mamuitun.com/membres-Natashquan.asp

DEMOGRAPHY

Population
Number of persons within the community	Number of persons outside the community	Total
932	69	1 001

Reference: Indian Registry, AANDC, December 2010

GEOGRAPHY

Territory Name:	Natashquan Reserve
Type of territory:	Indian reserve
Surface:	20.3 hectares (50.2 acres)
Localisation:	The community is located where the Natashquan River flows into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 336 kilometres east of Sept-Îles.
Remoteness Factor:	Year-round road access and located between 50 and 350 kilometres from the nearest service centre.

POLITIC

Elections:	Customary process
Tribal Council ²:	Conseil tribal Mamuitun
Member of Parliament:	Mr. Jonathan Genest-Jourdain, New Democratic Party (NDP) Manicouagan
Provincial MNA:	Ms. Lorraine Richard, Parti québécois (PQ) Duplessis

ECONOMY

The local economy is based chiefly on arts and handicrafts, trapping, tourism, construction, transport, outfitters and commercial fishing.

The Corporation de développement économique de Natashquan is the organization responsible for local economic development.

The Band council owns a boat and holds a crab-fishing licence.

There are approximately 20 businesses on this reserve: services such as the community store, arts and handicrafts, camping equipment, taxi, heavy equipment, caterer, sanitary services and commercial fishing.

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 Uauitshitun
Grades:	Pre-Kindergarden to Secondary 5
Number of students:	172 (2008-2009)

School Enrolment 2008-2009
	Band School	Provincial School	Total
Pre-kindergarden	---	---	14
Kindergarden	---	---	25
Elementary	71	58	129
Secondary	71	43	114
Total :	172	110	282

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} : 25
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, garbage collection by the Band council
Main community facilities:	Community radio station, community hall, recreation centre, church
Water Supply:	Treatment of ground water and surface water, four community wells, reservoir, piped water from municipal mains
Sewers:	Wastewater sewer and storm sewer system, aerated lagoons
Road system:	6.1 kilometres of blacktop
Housing Units:	184 (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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