Doncaster, Quebec

Doncaster
Doncaster
Coordinates: 46°09′N 74°07′W / 46.15°N 74.117°W / 46.15; -74.117Coordinates: 46°09′N 74°07′W / 46.15°N 74.117°W / 46.15; -74.117
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	78.97 km2 (30.5 sq mi)
- Land	75.67 km2 (29.2 sq mi)
Population (2009)[1]
- Total	4
- Density	0.05/km2 (0.1/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Doncaster (designated as Doncaster 17 by StatsCan but formally Doncaster Indian Reserve 17 to 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]

• Population in 2006: n/a
• Population in 2001: n/a
• Population in 1996: 0
• Population in 1991: 4

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation de territoire: Répertoire des municipalités - Doncaster
2. ^ Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Doncaster community profile
3. ^ Government of Canada - Aboriginal Communities - DONCASTER 17
4. ^ "Doncaster (Réserve indienne)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/toposweb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=82105. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
5. ^ Natural Resources Canada - Legal Surveys Division, Historical Review - Doncaster
6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census