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Gordon 86
Gordon Indian Reserve No. 86
A map of the province of Saskatchewan showing 297 rural municipalities and hundreds of small Indian reserves. One is highlighted with a red circle.
Location in Saskatchewan
First Nation George Gordon
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Area
 • Total 14,438.3 ha (35,677.8 acre)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total 837
Community Well-Being Index 52

Gordon 86 is a Cree reserve in Saskatchewan, Canada located 61 kilometres (38 mi) northwest of Fort Qu'Appelle. Also known as the George Gordon Reserve, it is one of three territories of the George Gordon First Nation, as arranged by the signing of Treaty 4. The reserve has an area of 14,438.3 hectares (35,677.8 acres). In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 837 living in 218 of its 238 total private dwellings. 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. It is almost completely surrounded by the rural municipality of Touchwood No. 248.

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