Innus of Ekuanitshit
- Leo Basile
- Rita Mestokosho
- Josiane Napish
- Mario Piétacho
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Innus of Ekuanitshit (French: Les Innus d'Ekuanitshit) are a First Nation band in Quebec, Canada. They live primarily in the Indian reserve of Mingan on the north coast of the St Lawrence River. As of October 2019[update], the band had a registered population of 677 members.
Demographics
Members of the band of Ekuanitshit are Innus. As of October 2019[update], the Nation had a total registered population of 677 members, of which 54 lived off reserve.[2] According to the 2016 Canadian Census, the median age of the population is 24.9 years old.[3]
Geography
Innus of Ekuanitshit has only one reserve, Mingan, also called Ekuanitshit, where the band is headquartered and where lived the majority of its members.[1][4] The reserve is located on Quebec Route 138, 28 kilometres (17 mi) west of Havre-Saint-Pierre in the Côte-Nord region in Quebec at the mouth of the Mingan River on the St Lawrence River.[5] It covers an area of 3,838 hectares (9,480 acres).[4] The closest important city is Sept-Îles.[6]
Governance
Innus of Ekuanitshit are governed by a band council elected according to a custom electoral system based on Section 11 of the Indian Act. For the 2018 to 2021 tenure, this council is composed of the chief Jean-Charles Piétacho and four councillors.[7]
Languages
The language spoken by the Innus is Innu-aimun, a language of the Cree-Innu-Naskapi dialect continuum of the Algonquian languages family. According to the 2016 Canadian Census, 95.4% of the Innus of Ekuanitshit have an Aboriginal language has the first language learned and 100% know an Aboriginal language and speak it at home. With respect to official languages, 6.4% know both, 88.1% know only French and 0% know only English.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Registered Population". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 26 September 2019..
- ^ "Population Characteristics". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 26 September 2019..
- ^ a b "Reserves/Settlements/Villages". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 26 September 2019..
- ^ "Ekuanitshit". Mamit Innuat Conseil tribal (in French). Retrieved 5 December 2016..
- ^ "Geography". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 26 September 2019..
- ^ "Governance". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Languages characteristics". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 26 September 2019.
External links
- (in French) Ekuanitshit on the Mamit Innuat Tribal Council's website
- First Nation Detail by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
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