Doncaster, Quebec

Doncaster
Indian reserve
Doncaster
Coordinates: 46°09′N 74°07′W / 46.150°N 74.117°WCoordinates: 46°09′N 74°07′W / 46.150°N 74.117°W
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Laurentides
Regional County n/a
Established August 9, 1853
Government
 • Type Indian Reserve
 • Federal riding Laurentides—Labelle
 • Prov. riding Bertrand
Area[1][2]
 • Total 78.00 km2 (30.12 sq mi)
 • Land 76.13 km2 (29.39 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 4
 • Density 0.05/km2 (0.1/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)

Doncaster (officially designated as Doncaster 17 by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada) is a Mohawk Indian Reserve in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. It belongs to the Mohawks of Kanesatake and Kahnawake.[3]

The reserve is located some 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Mont-Tremblant in the geographic township with the same name, which was named after the town in England. It is uninhabited or occasionally sparsely inhabited, and used only as a hunting and fishing territory.[4]

History

On August 30, 1851, the act that would set apart lands in Lower Canada for the use and benefit of 7 First Nation tribes was authorized. Two years later on August 9, 1853, the Governor General in Council approves the distribution list as proposed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands, John Rolph. According to that list, the "Indians of Caughnawaga (Kahnawake) and lake Deux Montagnes" (Kanesatake) were allotted the south-east quarter of the township of Doncaster, behind the township of Wexford. The area indicated was 16,000 acres (65 km2).[5]

Demographics

Population:[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Doncaster". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  2. ↑ "Doncaster, Quebec (Code 2478802) census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  3. ↑ Government of Canada - Aboriginal Communities - DONCASTER 17
  4. ↑ "Doncaster (Réserve indienne)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  5. ↑ Natural Resources Canada - Legal Surveys Division, Historical Review - Doncaster
  6. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census