Kitigan Zibi First Nation

Located in Quebec, Kitigan Zibi First Nation is of Ojibwa origins. They live in a area of Quebec where a white poplation larger than theirs exist. Below are links to google earth photos of Kitigan Zibi which means Garden River in Ojibwa Language. Since there are a few white communities surrounding them, they actively search for employment at those white communities. Maniwaki which is a border town, is a lure. Canada is trying to assimilate them. Kitigan Zibi must be relocated far away from white settlements. Their Reserve covers 173.0 sq. km. or 66.8 sq. mi. According to 2021's census, their on-Reserve population is 1,204. They have 633 dwellings with 581 lived in. Average household size is 2.1 persons per household which way below normal for Ojibwa communities which means Kitigan Zibi is mostly mixed bloods. Algonquin Dialect of Ojibwa Language is yet spoken at Kitigan Zibi First Nation. Around 130 people speak Ojibwa Language there or about a fifth of their population.

Kitigan Zibi Satellite Image

Kitigan Zibi From Road

Kitigan Zibi From Road

Kitigan Zibi From Road

Kitigan Zibi From Road

Kitigan Zibi From Road

Kitigan Zibi Entrance

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Kitigan Zibi From Road

Kitigan Zibi From Road

Kitigan Zibi From Road

Kitigan Zibi From Road

Kitigan Zibi From Road

Kitigan Zibi From Road