| People | Innu |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Ekuanitshit |
| Province | Quebec |
| Land[1] | |
| Main reserve | Mingan |
| Land area | 38.38 km2 |
| Population (October 2019)[1] | |
| On reserve | 623 |
| On other land | 13 |
| Off reserve | 41 |
| Total population | 677 |
| Government[1] | |
| Chief | Jean-Charles Piétacho |
| Council |
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| Tribal Council[1] | |
| Regroupement Mamit Innuat | |
| Website | |
| Ekuanitshit.com | |
Innus of Ekuanitshit (French:Les Innus d'Ekuanitshit) are aFirst Nationband inQuebec, Canada. They live primarily in theIndian reserve ofMingan on thenorth coast of theSt Lawrence River. As of October 2019[update], the band had a registered population of 677 members.
Members of the band of Ekuanitshit areInnus. As of October 2019[update], the Nation had a total registered population of 677 members, of which 54 lived offreserve.[2] According to the2016 Canadian Census, the median age of the population is 24.9 years old.[3]
Innus of Ekuanitshit has only onereserve,Mingan, also called Ekuanitshit, where theband is headquartered and where lived the majority of its members.[1][4] The reserve is located onQuebec Route 138, 28 kilometres (17 mi) west ofHavre-Saint-Pierre in theCôte-Nord region inQuebec at the mouth of theMingan River on theSt Lawrence River.[5] It covers an area of 3,838 hectares (9,480 acres).[4] The closest important city isSept-Îles.[6]
Innus of Ekuanitshit are governed by aband council elected according to a custom electoral system based on Section 11 of theIndian Act. For the 2018 to 2021 tenure, this council is composed of the chief Jean-Charles Piétacho and four councillors.[7]
The language spoken by the Innus isInnu-aimun, a language of the Cree-Innu-Naskapi dialect continuum of theAlgonquian languages family. According to the 2016 Canadian Census, 95.4% of the Innus of Ekuanitshit have an Aboriginal language has the first language learned and 100% know an Aboriginal language and speak it at home. With respect to official languages, 6.4% know both, 88.1% know onlyFrench and 0% know onlyEnglish.[8]
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