In 1853, following the proposed distribution by Commissioner of Crown Lands, John Rolph, the Governor General in Council, Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck, assigned the Nipissing, Algonquin, and Ottawa Indians of the Timiscaming region a reserve of 38,400 acres (15,500 ha), located along the Ottawa River, and originally known as Temiscamingue Reserve. But piece-by-piece, the reserve was reduced in size when the Indians ceded lots back to the government in 1897, 1898, every year from 1905 to 1917, 1939, 1953, and 1955. But many of these surrenders are now being disputed.[4]
On October 23, 1999, the Quebec government officially recognized a name change from Timiscaming to Timiskaming.[5] On July 30, 2002, the Department of Indian Affairs recognized that the reserve's name was changed to Timiskaming.[4]
Demographics
Population
As of May 2022, the registered population of the Timiskaming First Nation is 2,519 members, of whom 648 live on the Timiskaming reserve and 1,871 live off reserve.[6]
Canada census – Timiskaming First Nation community profile
Notes: 2011 data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. Population in 1996: 478[7] (+24.5% from 1991) - Population in 1991: 361[7] References: 2011[8] earlier[9][10]
The reserve's economy is tied to the adjacent town of Notre-Dame-du-Nord and mostly based on logging, farming, construction, and tourism. There are about 15 enterprises on the reserve.[3] The Timiskaming First Nation administration employs about 70 persons.
Education
There is one school on the reserve: Kiwetin School, providing pre-Kindergarten to grade 8. It had an enrolment of 65 students in 2008-2009.[3]
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