Gordon 86

Indian reserve in Saskatchewan, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gordon 86 is a Cree Indian reserve in Saskatchewan, Canada, located about 61 kilometres (38 mi) north-west of Fort Qu'Appelle.[4] Also known as the George Gordon Reserve,[5] it is one of three territories of the George Gordon First Nation,[6] as arranged by the signing of Treaty 4. The reserve has an area of 14,438.3 hectares (35,677.8 acres).[4] In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 837 living in 218 of its 238 total private dwellings.[2] In the same year, its Community Well-Being index was calculated at 52 of 100, compared to 58.4 for the average First Nations community and 77.5 for the average non-Indigenous community.[3] It is almost completely surrounded by the rural municipality of Touchwood No. 248.

First NationGeorge Gordon
Community Well-Being Index[3]52
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Gordon 86
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Location in Saskatchewan
First NationGeorge Gordon
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Area
  Total
14,438.3 ha (35,678 acres)
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total
837
  Density5.80/km2 (15.0/sq mi)
Community Well-Being Index[3]52
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