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Janvier 194

Coordinates: 55°56′00″N 110°43′18″W / 55.9333°N 110.7216°W / 55.9333; -110.7216 (Janvier 194)
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Janvier 194
Janvier Indian Reserve No. 194
A map of the province of Alberta showing 80 counties and 145 small Indian reserves. One is highlighted with a red circle.
Location in Alberta
First NationChipewyan Prairie
Treaty8
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized municipalityWood Buffalo
Area
 • Total2,486.7 ha (6,144.8 acres)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total414
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)

Janvier 194 is an Indian reserve of the Chipewyan Prairie First Nation in Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.[3] It is 97 km (60 mi) southwest of Fort McMurray.[1]

History

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People began migrating to the Janvier area in the 1920s.[4]

Geography

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The locality of Janvier is on the Janvier 194 reserve.[5]

Demographics

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In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 414 living in 126 of its 143 total private dwellings.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 14 November 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  3. ^ Government of Alberta (May 25, 2019). Municipal Boundaries (Map). AltaLIS.
  4. ^ "TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED NOVA GAS TRANSMISSION LTD. SUNDAY CREEK SOUTH LATERAL LOOP NO. 3 PIPELINE PROJECT FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF: CHRISTINA RIVER DENE NATION COUNCIL HEART LAKE FIRST NATION FORT MCMURRAY #468 FIRST NATION CHIPEWYAN PRAIRIE DENE FIRST NATION BEAVER LAKE CREE FIRST NATION KEHEWIN CREE NATION CONKLIN MÉTIS NATION LOCAL #193 WILLOW LAKE MÉTIS LOCAL #780 FORT MCMURRAY MÉTIS LOCAL #1935 MÉTIS NATION OF ALBERTA REGION 1" (PDF).
  5. ^ https://docs2.cer-rec.gc.ca/ll-eng/llisapi.dll/fetch/2000/90464/90550/554112/915551/942200/941456/A3G6W8_%2D_Attach_07i_%2D_Appendix08_TraditionalKnowledge.pdf?nodeid=941843&vernum=-2

55°56′00″N 110°43′18″W / 55.9333°N 110.7216°W / 55.9333; -110.7216 (Janvier 194)