English River 66

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English River 66
English River Indian Reserve No. 66
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English River 66
Location of the English River 66 reserve in Ontario
Coordinates: 50°27′55″N84°22′10″W / 50.46528°N 84.36944°W / 50.46528; -84.36944 [1]
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Cochrane
First Nation Constance Lake
Established1912 (1912) [2]
Area
[3]
  Land31.08 km2 (12.00 sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)

English River 66 is a First Nations reserve [3] in Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada, located adjacent to the settlement of Mammamattawa and just downstream of the mouth of the Kabinakagami River at the Kenogami River. [1] [4] [5] It is one of two reserves of the Constance Lake First Nation, and has an area of 3,108 hectares (7,680 acres). [3]

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History

A Hudson's Bay Company trading post was established in 1884 at the confluence of the Kenogami and Kabinakagami Rivers. [6] It was known as the English River Post, as the Kenogami was also known as the English River. [2] The English River First Nation, the primary forerunner to today's Constance Lake First Nation, had a reserve set aside for their use just north of the post in 1912, which remains part of the Constance Lake First Nations lands as English River 66 Indian Reserve. [2] [7]

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References

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