Micmacs of Gesgapegiag
Micmacs of Gesgapegiag | |
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Aboriginal Reserve | |
Traditional tipee-shaped church | |
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Micmacs of Gesgapegiag Location of Gesgapegiag in Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°11′58″N 65°55′14″W / 48.199464°N 65.920566°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| County | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| Founded | 1850s |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Roderick Larocque |
| • Councillors | 8 |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 637 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Postal code | G0C |
| Area code | 418 |
| Highway | R-132 |
| Waterways | Cascapédia River |
| Website | gesgapegiag |
Micmacs of Gesgapegiag are a Mi'gmaq First Nation in Quebec, Canada. Located on the south shore of the Gaspé Peninsula at the mouth of the Cascapédia River, where it widens into Chaleur Bay. Gesgapegiag is one of three Mi'kmaq reservations located in the Gaspe Peninsula. Traditionally its the seventh district of Mi’gma’gi known as Gespe’gewa’gi, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’gmaq.
In 2000, the three Mi’kmaw communities joined forces to form a political and administrative organization, the Mi'gmawei Mawiomi Secretariat, so as to offer shared services and forge ties with non-Indigenous partners, particularly in the fishing and forestry sectors.