Kitcisakik, Quebec

The Kitcisakik or Kitcisakik First Nation or Anicinape Communauté de Kitcisakik is the only tribe of the Canadian province of Quebec, which is still partially nomadic lived until the beginning of the 21st century, although since the 1980s increased the settled life. The Kitcisakik belong to the Algonquian and talk to one of its numerous dialects, added French. Of its approximately 440 members that in 2009 380 in a 12.14 -acre area in Parc La Vérendrye.

Together with six other neighboring First Nations they are now a member of the Algonquin Nation Tribal Council or Conseil Anishinabegs Tribal de la Nation Algonquine Anishinabegs

The community has been recognized recently as an Indian tribe. Your life collides with government policy in the park area and the interests of the timber industry. In addition, the construction of Highway 117 and dams comes at Lac Dozois. 2003, the Group accepted a village plan, otherwise many of them live in the summer tent villages on the Grand- Lac- Victoria and winter camps at the Lac Dozois. Keep you free snowmobile trail between Ottawa and the Val d'Or, live mostly without electricity and water supply.

The tribe is one of the 615 First Nations in Canada. Previously, he was the authorities as illegal squatters group ( squatters ). The children of the community will be picked up every Sunday night and taken to a school center in Val d'Or, around 90 km away. Until you return back Friday afternoon.

Demographics

Since 1972, the population has more than doubled.

In February 2010, recognized the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development 443 tribesmen as status Indians within the meaning of the Indian Act. Their chief ( chief) is Adrienne Anichinapéo.