Gordon 86, Saskatchewan

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Gordon 86 is a Cree First Nation reserve in Saskatchewan, Canada located 61 kilometres (38 mi) northwest of Fort Qu'Appelle. [1] It is one of three territories of the Gordon First Nation, [2] as arranged by the signing of Treaty 4. The reserve has an area of 14,438.3 hectares (35,677.8 acres). [1] It is also known as the George Gordon Reserve. [3]

The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations in North America.

In Canada, the First Nations are the predominant indigenous peoples in Canada south of the Arctic Circle. Those in the Arctic area are distinct and known as Inuit. The Métis, another distinct ethnicity, developed after European contact and relations primarily between First Nations people and Europeans. There are 634 recognized First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia.

In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band."

As of the Canada 2006 Census, Gordon 86 had a population of 866, [4] though the First Nation had a total registered population of 3065 people as of October 2008. [2] According to the First Nation, they estimated 1009–1100 members of the First Nation live on the reserve. [5] It is almost completely surrounded by the rural municipality of Touchwood No. 248.

A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a type of municipal status in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Prince Edward Island. In other provinces, such as Alberta and Nova Scotia, the term refers to municipal districts that are not explicitly urban, rather than being a distinct type of municipality.

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References

  1. 1 2 Reserve/Settlement/Villages Detail: Reserve Number 06578 [ permanent dead link ], Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
  2. 1 2 First Nation Detail: Band Number 391 Archived 2005-11-09 at the Wayback Machine ., Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
  3. ↑ George Gordon First Nation at Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
  4. ↑ 2006 Community Profiles: Gordon 86, Saskatchewan (Indian Reserve) at Statistics Canada
  5. ↑ Gordon First Nation official website

Coordinates: 51°15′29″N104°15′29″W / 51.25806°N 104.25806°W / 51.25806; -104.25806

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