Glooscap First Nation
Encyclopedia
Glooscap First Nation is a Canadian
aboriginal community in Kings County, Nova Scotia
. Known as Pesikitk', its reserve is located approximately 6.4 kilometres (4 mi) from the Town of Hantsport
. Created in 1907 as Horton 35, the reserve encompasses some 171.1 hectares (422.8 acre) of rolling, mainly forested land. Forest management is practiced by the band. There is a variety store, gas bar and a small gaming centre. There is also a health centre and chapel.
Reserves
Governance
Since 2004, the Band and the Town of Hantsport have had a shared water supply.
The 2009 population was 300 people of whom approximately 87 lived on the reserve. In 2010 controversy erupted in the news media and on the reserve when it was revealed that band councillors of the tiny community each earn between $210,000 and $260,000 a year and one councillor earns almost a million dollars a year including band contracts. Shirley Clarke, Chief of the reserve, defended the council's high salaries saying they work hard and their responsibilities are vast.
Canada
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aboriginal community in Kings County, Nova Scotia
Kings County, Nova Scotia
Kings County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.Kings County is located in central Nova Scotia on the shore of the Bay of Fundy with its northeastern part also forming the western shore of the Minas Basin....
. Known as Pesikitk', its reserve is located approximately 6.4 kilometres (4 mi) from the Town of Hantsport
Hantsport, Nova Scotia
Hantsport is a rural Canadian town and seaport located in the western part of Hants County, Nova Scotia. Hantsport is located just south of the county boundary with Kings County, and sits on the west bank of the Avon River in a tidal estuary.The town is most best known for its history of...
. Created in 1907 as Horton 35, the reserve encompasses some 171.1 hectares (422.8 acre) of rolling, mainly forested land. Forest management is practiced by the band. There is a variety store, gas bar and a small gaming centre. There is also a health centre and chapel.
Reserves
- Glooscap 35Glooscap 35, Nova ScotiaGlooscap 35 is a Mi'kmaq reserve located in Kings County, Nova Scotia.It is administratively part of the Glooscap First Nation....
Governance
Since 2004, the Band and the Town of Hantsport have had a shared water supply.
The 2009 population was 300 people of whom approximately 87 lived on the reserve. In 2010 controversy erupted in the news media and on the reserve when it was revealed that band councillors of the tiny community each earn between $210,000 and $260,000 a year and one councillor earns almost a million dollars a year including band contracts. Shirley Clarke, Chief of the reserve, defended the council's high salaries saying they work hard and their responsibilities are vast.