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Duncan's 151a
Duncan's 151A is an Indian reserve of the Duncan's First Nation in Alberta, located within the Municipal District of Peace No. 135. It is 39 kilometers southwest of Peace River The Peace River (french: links=no, rivière de la Paix) is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta. The Peace River joins the Athabasca River in th .... In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 150 living in 52 of its 56 total private dwellings. References Municipal District of Peace No. 135 Indian reserves in Alberta Peace River Country {{Alberta-IndianReserve-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve (french: réserve indienne) 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." Indian reserves are the areas set aside for First Nations, an indigenous Canadian group, after a contract with the Canadian state ("the Crown"), and are not to be confused with land claims areas, which involve all of that First Nations' traditional lands: a much larger territory than any reserve. Demographics A single "band" (First Nations government) may control one reserve or several, while other reserves are shared between multiple bands. In 2003, the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs stated there were 2,300 reserves in Canada, comprising . According to Statistics Canada in 2011, there are more than 600 First Nations/Indian bands in Canada and 3,100 Indian reserves across Canada. Examples include the Driftpile First Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan's First Nation
Duncan's First Nation is a First Nation in northwestern Alberta, Canada. It operates as an Indian band In Canada, an Indian band or band (french: bande indienne, link=no), sometimes referred to as a First Nation band (french: bande de la Première Nation, link=no) or simply a First Nation, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subjec ... under the ''Indian Act'' representing a community of Aboriginal Canadians, in this case from the Woods Cree ethnic group. The band became a party to Treaty 8 with the Government of Canada, Canadian Crown on July 1, 1899. Indian reserves were surveyed for the band in 1905, but the reserves were not confirmed by Order-in-Council until 1907 (eight parcels) and 1925 (two parcels). All but one reserves (Duncan's 151A, #151A) were later surrendered to the Canadian government in 1928. One of them, WILLIAM MCKENZIE 151K, #151K, was later returned to the band in 1965. The two remaining reserves are #151A, located west of Peace River, Alber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |