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Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada First Nation(s) Ethnic/national group Tribal council Treaty Area Population [242] Notes & references ha acre 2016 2011 % difference Akwesasne 15 [243] Mohawks of Akwesasne: Mohawk: n/a: 3,646.8 9,011.4: 1,202: Also in Ontario (Akwesasne 59) and New York, United States (St. Regis Mohawk Reservation ...
North Caribou Lake First Nation or Weagamow First Nation (Severn Ojibwa: ᐗᐎᔦᑲᒪᐠ), [2] sometimes also known as Round Lake First Nation, is an Oji-Cree First Nations band government who inhabit the Kenora District in northern Ontario, Canada. It is approximately 320 km (200 mi) by air north of Sioux Lookout. As of January 2008, the ...
The periphery of the map contains a timeline of indigenous events from about 2000 BCE to 2017. [ 7 ] To create the Atlas, editors collaborated with a number of groups and organizations representing indigenous peoples in Canada , including the Assembly of First Nations , Indspire , Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami , the Métis National Council , and the ...
Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation, commonly known as Wabigoon First Nation (Anishinaabemowin: Waabigoniiw Saaga'iganiiw Anishinaabeg), is a Saulteaux First Nation band government who inhabit the Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is approximately 19 km southeast of Dryden, Ontario. As of January 2008, the First Nation had a ...
The purchase took place in 1806, but this map was published in 1820 by the Department of Indian Affairs. Starting in 1781 during the waning years of the American Revolutionary War , the Crown purchased land which encompassed much of present-day southern Ontario from the Mississauga in a series of transactions.
Deer Lake First Nation (Oji-Cree: ᐊᑎᑯ ᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ) [2] is an Oji-Cree First Nations band government in Northern Ontario, located north of Red Lake, Ontario Canada. It is one of the few First Nations in Ontario to have signed Treaty 5. It is part of the Keewaytinook Okimakanak Council (Northern Chiefs) and the Nishnawbe Aski Nation ...
The original historic people of Saugeen are Ojibway. They became known as Chippewa by English-speaking people who could not pronounce the word Ojibway. "Chippewas of Saugeen" is the legal name of the community. Like other Aboriginal people in Canada, in the early 1970s the Chippewas of Saugeen began referring to their community as a "First Nation."
The Cree are an indigenous people of the Subarctic, who historically hunted and gathered in seasonal migrations. In summer, they traveled on waterways by canoe: fishing and harvesting berries and other food staples. In fall, they hunted waterfowl along the shores of James Bay. Prior to winter, Cree families traveled to their winter settlements ...