Janvier 194 Explained

Janvier 194
Official Name:Janvier Indian Reserve No. 194
Settlement Type:Indian reserve
Map Alt:A map of the province of Alberta showing 80 counties and 145 small Indian reserves. One is highlighted with a red circle.
Subdivision Type:First Nation
Subdivision Name:Chipewyan Prairie
Subdivision Type1:Treaty
Subdivision Name1:8
Subdivision Type2:Country
Subdivision Name2:Canada
Subdivision Type3:Province
Subdivision Name3:Alberta
Subdivision Type4:Specialized municipality
Subdivision Name4:Wood Buffalo
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Ha:2486.7
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:414
Population Density Km2:auto

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 97km (60miles) southwest of Fort McMurray.[1]

History

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

Geography

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

Demographics

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

References

55.9333°N -110.7216°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail. August 12, 2019. Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. 14 November 2008 . Government of Canada.
  2. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census . . February 8, 2017 . 2019-08-10.
  3. Government of Alberta. Municipal Boundaries. May 25, 2019. AltaLIS.
  4. Web site: 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 .
  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