Kitcisakik
Indian settlement
Location within La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM.
Location within La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM.
Kitcisakik is located in Quebec
Kitcisakik
Kitcisakik
Kitcisakik is located in Canada
Kitcisakik
Kitcisakik
Coordinates: 47°32′20″N 77°27′32″W / 47.53889°N 77.45889°W / 47.53889; -77.45889[1][3]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMLa Vallée-de-l'Or
Government
 • ChiefAdrienne Anichinapéo
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Est
Area
[4]
 • Land1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total257
 • Density170.2/km2 (441/sq mi)
 • Change (2016–21)
Decrease6.2%
 • Dwellings
93
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Websitekitcisakik.ca

Kitcisakik or Grand-Lac Victoria Indian Settlement[5] 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.[3][4] Prior to October 23, 1999, it was known as Grand-Lac-Victoria.[6]

On June 21, 2021, it was designated as a historic site by the Government of Quebec.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Kitcisakik". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  2. "Kitcisakik". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 339985". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  4. 1 2 3 "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Kitcisakik, Indian settlement (S-É) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Reserves, settlements or villages of the Kitcisakik Anicinape Community First Nations at Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Grand-Lac-Victoria". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Kitcisakik". Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved 24 June 2021.


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