Wasauksing First Nation

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Wasauksing First Nation
Waaseyakosing
Parry Island First Nation Indian Reserve
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Aerial view of Parry Island, with the town of Parry Sound visible at the top.
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Wasauksing First Nation
Coordinates: 45°17′N80°09′W / 45.283°N 80.150°W / 45.283; -80.150
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
District Parry Sound
First NationWasauksing
Area
[1]
  Land72.36 km2 (27.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total419
  Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Website www.wasauksing.ca

Wasauksing First Nation (formerly named as Parry Island First Nation, Ojibwe : Waaseyakosing, meaning: "Place that shines brightly in the reflection of the sacred light") [2] is an Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi First Nation band government whose reserve is located near Parry Sound in Ontario, Canada.

Contents

Their reserve constitutes the Parry Island in Georgian Bay. The island is about 19,000 acres (77 km2) with 78 miles (126 km) of lakeshore, making it one of the larger islands in the Great Lakes. The Wasauksing First Nation now occupies the entire island, although the ghost town of Depot Harbour on the island was historically a non-aboriginal settlement.

Community

The reserve is home to a community radio station, CHRZ-FM, the Indigenous magazine MUSKRAT, and discontinued Indigenous magazine Spirit.

Transportation

The reserve's main road crosses to the mainland via the Wasauksing Swing Bridge, connecting to Rose Point Road in Seguin Township south of Parry Sound. The road continues to Parry Sound itself, becoming Emily Street at the municipal boundary of Parry Sound and Seguin.

Notable members

Dick King, Potawatomi, photographed in 1928 on Parry Island. King is holding a war club and dance rattles, both now in the NMAI Collection. Dick King, Potawatomi, Parry Island, Ontario.jpg
Dick King, Potawatomi, photographed in 1928 on Parry Island. King is holding a war club and dance rattles, both now in the NMAI Collection.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Parry Island First Nation census profile". 2011 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  2. Wasauksing Cottage Newsletter, Volume 1,Issue 1, April 2019
  3. Further information and photos at NMAI
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