Kitcisakik or Grand-Lac Victoria Indian Settlement[4] is an Indian settlement of the Kitcisakik Anicinape Community located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada. It is geographically located within the territory of La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality. Its population was 257 in the 2021 Canadian Census.[2][3] Prior to October 23, 1999, it was known as Grand-Lac-Victoria.[5]
Kitcisakik | |
|---|---|
 Location within La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM. | |
  Kitcisakik  Kitcisakik | |
| Coordinates: 47°32′20″N 77°27′32″W / 47.53889°N 77.45889°W[1][2] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | La Vallée-de-l'Or |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Adrienne Anichinapéo |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Est |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 257 |
| • Density | 170.2/km2 (441/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016–21) |  6.2% |
| • Dwellings | 93 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Website | kitcisakik |
On June 21, 2021, it was designated as a historic site by the Government of Quebec.[6]
References
External links
- Communauté anicinape de Kitcisakik (Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada)