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.
Gordon 86 | |
|---|---|
| Gordon Indian Reserve No. 86 | |
 Location in Saskatchewan | |
| First Nation | George Gordon |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Area | |
• Total | 14,438.3 ha (35,677.8 acres) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 837 |
| • Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Community Well-Being Index[3] | 52 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ a b "The Community Well-Being index". Indigenous Services Canada. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ a b Reserve/Settlement/Villages Detail: Reserve Number 06578, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
- ^ George Gordon First Nation at Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
- ^ First Nation Detail: Band Number 391 Archived 2005-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
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