Gordon 86

Indian reserve in Saskatchewan, Canada

Indian reserve in Canada, George Gordon
Gordon 86
Indian reserve
Gordon Indian Reserve No. 86
A map of the province of Saskatchewan showing 297 rural municipalities and hundreds of small Indian reserves. One is highlighted with a red circle.
Location in Saskatchewan
First NationGeorge Gordon
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Area
 • Total14,438.3 ha (35,677.8 acres)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total837
 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Community Well-Being Index[3]52

Gordon 86 is a Cree Indian reserve in Saskatchewan, Canada located about 61 kilometres (38 mi) north-west of Fort Qu'Appelle.[4] Also known as the George Gordon Reserve,[5] it is one of three territories of the George Gordon First Nation,[6] as arranged by the signing of Treaty 4. The reserve has an area of 14,438.3 hectares (35,677.8 acres).[4] In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 837 living in 218 of its 238 total private dwellings.[2] In the same year, its Community Well-Being index was calculated at 52 of 100, compared to 58.4 for the average First Nations community and 77.5 for the average non-Indigenous community.[3] It is almost completely surrounded by the rural municipality of Touchwood No. 248.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b "The Community Well-Being index". Indigenous Services Canada. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b Reserve/Settlement/Villages Detail: Reserve Number 06578, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
  5. ^ George Gordon First Nation at Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
  6. ^ First Nation Detail: Band Number 391 Archived 2005-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
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51°15′43″N 104°15′23″W / 51.262°N 104.2563°W / 51.262; -104.2563 (Gordon 86)


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