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The following is a partial list of Indian reserves in Canada by province and territory, which were mostly established by the Indian Act of 1876 and have been variously expanded and reduced by royal commissions since. They are sometimes incorrectly called by the American term "reservations".^[1][2][3][4]

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

Notes

The Inuit self-governing region of Nunatsiavut is also located in Labrador. Also the Qalipu First Nation of Mi'kmaq have passed the final stages of obtaining Status under the Indian Act, and a new First Nation will be given birth in NFLD.

Nova Scotia

Northwest Territories

Notes

1.^ There are only two actual Indian reserves in the NT, Hay River Dene 1 and Salt River 195, shown by INAC. All other places listed here are called Indian Settlements. Not included are Norman Wells and Enterprise both of which have a significant First Nations population. Also not included are the Inuvialuit communities of Paulatuk (Siglit), Sachs Harbour (Siglit), Tuktoyaktuk (Siglit) and Ulukhaktok (Copper Inuit).

Nunavut

Nunavut does not have a significant First Nations, (0.34%) Métis (0.44%) or non-Aboriginal (15.04%) population^[6] and has no reserves. All communities in the territory have a majority of Inuit residents and a breakdown can be seen at list of communities in Nunavut.

Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

In Quebec, the Indian Act applies only to the First Nations of the southern part of the province, so Indian reserves are only found in the south. The Minister of Indian Affairs assigns 34 tracts of land as Indian reserves and settlements under the Indian Act:

The Wolf Lake First Nation (Algonquin) and the Gespeg First Nation (Mi'kmaq) are two communities without any assigned reserve but recognized as Status Indian under the Indian Act.

The First Nations and the Inuit in northern Quebec are covered by different laws based on the James Bay And Northern Quebec Agreement and the Northeastern Quebec Agreement, which superseded the Indian Act in the 1970s. No Indian reserve exists in northern Quebec, but Aboriginal peoples still live in specific villages with recognized rights:

Saskatchewan

Yukon

See also

• List of Indian reserves in Canada by population
• List of place names in Canada of Aboriginal origin
• List of First Nations governments
• List of First Nations peoples
• Classification of indigenous peoples of the Americas

References

External links

• Aboriginal Canada Portal's complete list of communities, with links to individual statistics and profile
• Complete List of Manitoba First Nation Communities

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