Kitigan Zibi

Kitigan Zibi
First Nations Reserve
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Kitigan Zibi is located in Western Quebec
Kitigan Zibi
Kitigan Zibi
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°20′N 75°58′W / 46.333°N 75.967°W / 46.333; -75.967
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionOutaouais
Established1851
Government
 • TypeBand council
 • ChiefDylan Whiteduck
 • Federal ridingPontiac
 • Prov. ridingGatineau
Area
 • Total210.09 km2 (81.12 sq mi)
 • Land195.06 km2 (75.31 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,204
 • Density6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal Code
J9E
Area code819
Websitekitiganzibi.ca Edit this at Wikidata
Kitigan Zibi
Museum in Kitigan Zibi, Quebec, Canada

Kitigan Zibi (also known as River Desert, and designated as Maniwaki 18 until 1994) is a First Nations reserve of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, an Algonquin band. It is situated near the confluence of the Désert and Gatineau Rivers, and borders south-west on the Town of Maniwaki in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. Having a total area of 210.09 km2 (81.12 sq mi),[4] it is the largest Algonquin Nation in Canada in both area and population.[5]

Present on the reserve are shops, an elementary and secondary school, a community hall, a health centre, police services, a youth centre, a retirement home, a cultural centre, and the CKWE 103.9 radio station.[5][6]

  1. ^ First Nation details for the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabe First Nations at Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  2. ^ Governance of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabe First Nations at Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  3. ^ a b "Kitigan Zibi, IRI, Quebec". Census Profile, 2021 Census. Statistics Canada. 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  4. ^ Reserve, settlement or village details for Kitigan Zibi Anishinabe Reserve at Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  5. ^ a b "The Algonquin Communities: Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg". Anishinabe Nation. Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council. 2016. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  6. ^ "Health & Social Services". Kitigan Zibi Anishinabe. Kitigan Zibi Anishinabe. 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-27.