The Algonquins of Barriere Lake (Mitchikanibikok Inikare[1]) anAlgonquinFirst Nation inQuebec, Canada. They primarily live on theIndian reserve ofRapid Lake inOutaouais. In 2017 theband had a registered population of 792 members. It is part ofAlgonquin Nation Programs and Services Secretariat.
Algonquins of Barriere Lake live primarily on theIndian reserve ofRapid Lake, also called Lac-Rapide and Kitiganik, located 121 km northwest ofManiwaki inOutaouais,Quebec.[2] The closest important cities areVal-d'Or andRouyn-Noranda.[3] The surrounding land was and is used for natural resource extraction such as lumber and coal.[4]
The members of theFirst Nation of Barriere Lake areAlgonquin people. In March 2017 theband had a total registered population of 792 members, 166 of whom lived off reserve.[5] Algonquins of Barriere Lake are governed by aband council elected according to the Section 11 of theIndian Act. For the 2016-2018 tenure, this council is composed of the chief Casey Ratt and six councilors.[6] The band is affiliated with thetribal councilAlgonquin Nation Programs and Services Secretariat.[7]
The Algonquins of Barriere Lake were involved in the local history of disputes headed by European settlements and erections of forts.[8] Additionally, the settlement ofQuebec in the 1800s would extract resources from the Barriere Lake area to sell to theUnited States of America andGreat Britain.[8] In 2011 there was a dispute between local Quebecian government and the leadership of the Algonquins of Barriere Lake over local resource extraction. At the time the Quebec Ministers were trying to approve resource gathering efforts like logging and mining on the Algonquin land. However, the Mitchikanibikok Inik Elders Council informed the Ministers that according to section 7 of theBarriere Lake Trilateral Agreement, they must first consult with Algonquin leadership before carrying out actions on their people’s land.[4] However the Trilateral Agreement was never truly respected by the government even though documents were mutually signed, and riot police were used to combat protestors protesting the Quebec government in 2008.[1]
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