Innu Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam

Innu Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam
Band No. 80
PeopleInnu
HeadquartersUashat
ProvinceQuebec
Land[1]
Main reserveUashat
Other reserve(s)
Maliotenam
Land area7.37 km2
Population (October 2019)[1]
On reserve3601
On other land59
Off reserve1121
Total population4781
Government[1]
ChiefMike McKenzie
Council
  • Normand Ambroise
  • Antoine Grégoire
  • Kenny Régis
  • Jonathon St. Onge
  • Dave Vollant
  • Zacharie Vollant
Tribal Council[1]
Mamuitun Tribal Council
Website
ITUM.qc.ca

Innu Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam is an Innu First Nations band government in Quebec, Canada. It is based in Sept-Îles in the Côte-Nord region on the North shore of the Saint Lawrence River. It owns two reserves: Maliotenam 27A and Uashat 27 located at both ends of Sept-Îles. It is governed by a band council and is a member of the Mamuitun Tribal Council.[1]

Population

As of 2019, the band has a total registered population of 4,781 members.[2] According to Statistics Canada's 2016 Canadian Census, Uashat had a population of 1,592 up 7.2% from 1,485 found in the 2011 Census.[3] Maliotenam had a population of 1,542 in 2016, up 17.2% from 1,316 in 2011.[4]

Politics

The Nation is governed by a chief and band council of six members. For the 2019–2022 tenure, the chief of the band council of Uasuat-Maliotenam is Mike (Pelash) McKenzie.[5]

The Innu of Uashat-Maliotenam and those of Matimekosh-Lac-John are represented in land claims negotiations by the Corporation Ashuanipi.[6]

Languages

Stop sign in Maliotenam

The language of the Innu people is Innu-aimun. According to the 2016 Canadian Census, on a total population of 3,125, 85.9% know an indigenous language. More precisely, 79.0% have an indigenous language still spoken and understood as a first language and 82.4% speak an indigenous language at home. For official languages, 9.9% know both, 87.8% know only French, 0.5% know only English and 1.8% don't know any.[7]

Notable people

Notable people from the community include:

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. ^ "Innu Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam (Code 2497802) Census Profile". 2016 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ "Innu Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam (Code 2497804) Census Profile". 2016 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  5. ^ "Governance". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 26 September 2019..
  6. ^ Morse, Bradford W. (2008). "Indigenous Peoples of Canada and Their Efforts to Achieve True Reparations". In Federico Lenzerini (ed.). Reparations for Indigenous Peoples: International and Comparative Perspectives. Oxford University Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-19-923560-5.
  7. ^ "Languages characteristics". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 26 September 2019.

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