Innus of Ekuanitshit

  • Leo Basile
  • Rita Mestokosho
  • Josiane Napish
  • Mario Piétacho
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Innu women at Mingan, Quebec in 1947

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

  1. ^ a b "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 26 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Registered Population". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 26 September 2019..
  3. ^ "Population Characteristics". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 26 September 2019..
  4. ^ a b "Reserves/Settlements/Villages". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 26 September 2019..
  5. ^ "Ekuanitshit". Mamit Innuat Conseil tribal (in French). Retrieved 5 December 2016..
  6. ^ "Geography". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 26 September 2019..
  7. ^ "Governance". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 26 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Languages characteristics". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 26 September 2019.

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