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Territory:
	Reserve of Listuguj
Federal riding:
	Matapédia - Matane
Provincial riding:		Geographical location of territory. Limits shown only for purpose of illustration.
	Bonaventure
Geographical location:
	Listuguj is located 118 km southwest of Bonaventure, on the north shore of the Ristigouche River.

Area:
	4 016 hectares

Population:

3 059

	Men:	1 451
	Women:	1 608

	Within the territory:	1 710
	Outside the territory:	1 349

Principal languages spoken:
	Micmac, English

Band Council:

	The band council consists of a chief and twelve councillors elected in accordance with the procedures set out in the Indian Act.

Mailing address:

	Listuguj Mi'gmaq Government 17 Riverside West Street P.O. Box 298 LISTUGUJ QC G0C 2R0

	Telephone:	(418) 788-2136

	Facsimile:	(418) 788-2058
	E-mail:	info@listuguj.com
	Web site:	www.listuguj.ca

Economic Activities		Public	Community	Private	Mixed
Primary sector
	Fishing and trapping Logging Forestry Quarry and sand pit	0 0 0 0	0 0 X 0	0 0 0 X	X X 0 0
Secondary sector
	Food Leather and allied products Clothing Furniture and fixture Transportation equipment Building, developing and general contracting Industrial and heavy (engineering) construction Service industries incidental to construction	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0 0 X X	X X X X 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 X X 0 0
Tertiary sector
	Transportation Storage and warehousing Communications Food, beverage, drug and tobacco Apparel and dry goods Motor vehicle, parts and accessories Metals, hardware, plumbing, heating and building materials Shoe, apparel, fabric, household furniture, appliances and furnishings Automotive vehicles, parts and accessories industries, sales and service Consumer and business financing intermediary Business service Provincial and territorial government service Local government service Educational service Health and social service Food and beverage service	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X X X 0	0 0 0 X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 X	X 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Growing sectors
	Shoreline project Training center Youth center playgrounds Food and beverage service

Employment:	Full-time:		155
	Part-time:		0
	Seasonal:		300

Education:
	Listuguj Education Complex 1 Riverside West Street P.O. Box 298 LISTUGUJ QC G0C 2R0 Telephone: (418) 788-2248 Alaqsite'w Gitpu School 18 Caplin Road LISTUGUJ QC G0C 2R0 Telephone: (418) 788-3101
School attendance 2000-2001

	Band School	Provincial School	Private School	Federal School	CEGEP University
Nursery school:	33	0	0	0
Kindergarten:	29	1	0	0
Elementary:	199	23	0	0
Secondary:	46	144	0	0
Post-secondary:					121


Total :	307	168	0	0	121

	Total student population:	596
	Potential student population aged between 5 and 24:	982

Community services:

	Fire protection:		provided by the Fire Service Band Council.
	Police services:		provided by the Aboriginal police force recognized under a tripartite agreement between the band council, the government of Canada and the Quebec government.
	Medical care:		health centre managed by the band council under a transfer agreement with Health Canada.
	Waste disposal:		landfill site.
	Principal community facilities:		community radio, church hall and museum, community centre, day-care centre.

Infrastructure:

	Water supply:		household supply, reservoir, community wells.
	Sewers:		waste water sewer and storm sewer systems.
	Access:		Listuguj can be reached by Highway 132.
	Road network:		15 440 metres of gravel road and 6 110 metres of paved road.
	Number of houses:		558
	Electricity:		supplied by Hydro-Québec.

Last Updated: 2005-05-04

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