Kitcisakik or Grand-Lac Victoria Indian Settlement is an
Indian settlement An Indian settlement is a census subdivision outlined by the Canadian government Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada for census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acqui ...
of the
Kitcisakik Anicinape Community The Kitcisakik Anicinape Community, which the official name is ''communauté anicinape de Kitcisakik'', is an Indian band of the Algonquin First Nations in Quebec, Canada. The majority of its members lives on the Indian settlement of Kitcisakik, a ...
located in the
Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Abitibi-Témiscamingue () is an administrative region located in western Québec, Canada, along the border with Ontario. It became part of the province in 1898. It has a land area of and its population was 147,082 people as of the 2021 cens ...
region of
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
, Canada. It is geographically located within the territory of
La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality
La Vallée-de-l'Or () is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region in Northwestern Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Val-d'Or. It is named for its gold deposits in the Harricana River and Bell River valleys.
History
Ori ...
. Its population was 257 in the
2021 Canadian Census
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canada, Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, whic ...
.
Prior to October 23, 1999, it was known as Grand-Lac-Victoria.
On June 21, 2021, it was designated as a historic site by the Government of Quebec.
References
External links
Communauté anicinape de Kitcisakik(Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada)
Indian settlements in Quebec
Communities in Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Heritage sites in Quebec
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