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Canada has numerous Indian reserves for First Nations people, which were mostly established by the Indian Act of 1876 and have been variously expanded and reduced by royal commissions since. They are sometimes incorrectly called by the American term "reservations". [1] [2] [3] [4]
| Name as used by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada | First Nation(s) | Ethnic/national group | Tribal council | Treaty | Area | Population [177] | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ha | acre | 2016 | 2011 | % difference | ||||||
| Natuashish 2 [178] | Mushuau Innu | Naskapi | — | n/a | 4,267.3 | 10,544.7 | 936 | 931 | 0.5% | |
| Samiajij Miawpukek [179] | Miawpukek | Miꞌkmaq | — | n/a | 2,839.0 | 7,015.3 | 956 | 920 | 3.9% | |
| Sheshatshiu 3 [180] | Sheshatshiu Innu | Innu | — | n/a | 804.0 | 1,986.7 | 1,023 | 1,314 | -22.1% | |
The Inuit self-governing region of Nunatsiavut, the unrecognized Inuit territory of NunatuKavut and Nitassinan, the ancestral homeland of the Innu, are also located in Labrador. The Qalipu Mi'kmaq, [181] a Miꞌkmaq people, have passed the final stages of obtaining Status under the Indian Act, and since 2011 has been a recognized band in Newfoundland.
| Name as used by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada | First Nation(s) | Ethnic/national group | Tribal council | Treaty | Area | Population [226] | Notes & references | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ha | acre | 2016 | 2011 | % difference | ||||||
| Hay River Dene 1 [227] | K'atlodeeche | Slavey | Dehcho First Nations | 8 | 13,517.4 | 33,402.2 | 309 | 292 | 5.8% | |
| Salt Plains 195 [228] | Salt River #195 | Dene | Akaitcho Territory Government | 8 | 44.7 | 110.5 | 0 | 0 | % | The Salt River First Nation also has Fitzgerald No. 196, a 3,715.0 ha (9,180 acres) reserve in Alberta. [229] |
| Salt River No. 195 [230] | Salt River #195 | Dene | Akaitcho Territory Government | 8 | 40,353.3 | 99,715.2 | The Salt River First Nation also has Fitzgerald No. 196, a 3,715.0 ha (9,180 acres) reserve in Alberta. [231] | |||
There are only three actual Indian reserves in the Northwest Territories, Hay River Dene 1, Salt River 195 and Salt Plains 195. All other places are Indian settlements. The Smith's Landing First Nation is, according to INAC, headquartered in the NWT but are listed as an Alberta First Nations. Not included are Enterprise (predominantly non-Aboriginal (57.1%), 23.8% First Nations, 9.5% Métis, 9.5% Inuit [232] ) and Norman Wells (predominantly non-Aboriginal (58.3%), 25.8% First Nations, 11.3% Métis, 2.0% Inuit and 3.9% other Aboriginal [233] ). Also not included are the Inuvialuit communities of Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour Tuktoyaktuk and Ulukhaktok. Of these only Tuktoyaktuk reported a First Nations presence (1.7%). [234]
| Name as used by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada | First Nation(s) | Ethnic/national group | Tribal council | Treaty | Area | Population [235] | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ha | acre | 2016 | 2011 | % difference | ||||||
| Lennox Island 1 [236] | Lennox Island | Miꞌkmaq | Epekwitk Assembly of Councils | n/a | 535.1 | 1,322.3 | 323 | 293 | 10% | |
| Lennox Island No.6 [237] | Lennox Island | Miꞌkmaq | Epekwitk Assembly of Councils | n/a | 9.7 | 24.0 | ||||
| Lennox Island Reserve No. 5 [238] | Lennox Island | Miꞌkmaq | Epekwitk Assembly of Councils | n/a | 18.8 | 46.5 | ||||
| Morell 2 [239] | Abegweit | Miꞌkmaq | Epekwitk Assembly of Councils | n/a | 74.1 | 183.1 | 22 | 24 | -8.3% | |
| Rocky Point 3 [240] | Abegweit | Miꞌkmaq | Epekwitk Assembly of Councils | n/a | 4.9 | 12.1 | 51 | 49 | 4.1% | |
| Scotchfort 4 [241] | Abegweit | Miꞌkmaq | Epekwitk Assembly of Councils | n/a | 113.1 | 279.5 | 200 | 148 | 35.1% | |
Other First Nations lands can be found at list of Cree and Naskapi territories in Quebec and Inuit lands at list of northern villages and Inuit reserved lands in Quebec.
In Quebec, the Indian Act applies only to the First Nations of the southern part of the province, so Indian reserves are only found in the south. The Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations assigns 34 tracts of land as Indian reserves and settlements under the Indian Act:
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