Lennox Island 5

Last updated April 17, 2019

Lennox Island 5 is a Mi'kmaq reserve located in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. There are currently no residents.

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."

Prince County is located in western Prince Edward Island, Canada. The county's defining geographic feature is Malpeque Bay, a sub-basin of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, which creates the narrowest portion of Prince Edward Island's landmass, an isthmus upon which the city of Summerside is located.

Prince Edward Island is a province of Canada consisting of the Atlantic island of the same name along with several much smaller islands nearby. PEI is one of the three Maritime Provinces. It is the smallest province of Canada in both land area and population, but it is the most densely populated. Part of the traditional lands of the Mi'kmaq, it became a British colony in the 1700s and was federated into Canada as a province in 1873. Its capital is Charlottetown. According to the 2016 census, the province of PEI has 142,907 residents.

Lennox Island 5 is located in East Bideford, Prince Edward Island, approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) west of the island named Lennox Island.

Lennox Island is an island located in Malpeque Bay off the northwest coast of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Connected by a short causeway and bridge, Lennox Island is home to the Lennox Island First Nation, of the Mi'kmaq people. The Mi'kmaq name for the island was L'nui Minegoo, and it has been informally known by European settlers as Indian Island.

It is administratively part of the Lennox Island First Nation.

Lennox Island is a Mi'kmaq First Nations band government in the Canadian province, Prince Edward Island.

History

The Mi'kmaq have inhabited the lands comprising present-day Prince Edward Island for over 10,000 years.^[1]

The reserve named Lennox Island 1 is notable for being the first reserve in Canada owned by its people, having been purchased in 1878 by the Aboriginal Protection Society.^[2]

The land known as Lennox Island 5 was acquired by the Lennox Island First Nation in the early 2000s.^[3]

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References

↑ "Pan-Canadian Community Development Learning Network Profile of Effective Practice:Lennox Island First Nation" (PDF). The Canadian CED Network.
↑ "Pan-Canadian Community Development Learning Network Profile of Effective Practice:Lennox Island First Nation" (PDF). The Canadian CED Network.
↑ "Lennox Island looks to expand reserve beyond original borders". CBC News.

Coordinates: 46°37′16″N63°54′11″W / 46.62111°N 63.90306°W / 46.62111; -63.90306

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[1] "Pan-Canadian Community Development Learning Network Profile of Effective Practice:Lennox Island First Nation" (PDF). The Canadian CED Network.

[2] "Pan-Canadian Community Development Learning Network Profile of Effective Practice:Lennox Island First Nation" (PDF). The Canadian CED Network.

[3] "Lennox Island looks to expand reserve beyond original borders". CBC News.