Chippewa Island

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Chippewa Island
Chippewa Island Indian Reserve
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Chippewa Island
Coordinates: 45°05′N80°02′W / 45.083°N 80.033°W / 45.083; -80.033
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
District municipality Muskoka
First Nations Beausoleil, Chippewas of Georgina Island, Chippewas of Rama
Area
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  Land0.03 km2 (0.01 sq mi)

Chippewa Island is a First Nations reserve [1] consisting of two islands in Twelve Mile Bay of Georgian Bay. The islands are adjacent to the Moose Deer Point First Nation. The islands are shared between the Beausoleil First Nation, the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation and the Chippewas of Rama First Nation.

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References

  1. 1 2 Branch, Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Communications (3 November 2008). "Home". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. Retrieved 9 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)