Magnetawan First Nation

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Magnetawan Indian Reserve No. 1
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Magnetawan 1
Coordinates: 45°45′N80°28′W / 45.750°N 80.467°W / 45.750; -80.467
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
District Parry Sound
First NationMagnetawan
Area
[1]
  Land47.30 km2 (18.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total93
  Density2.0/km2 (5/sq mi)
Website www.magnetawan
firstnation.com

The Magnetawan First Nation (Ojibwe : Magnetawan Atik Anishnaabe) is an Ojibwe First Nation community in Ontario, Canada. The community is situated on reserve lands in Britt, Ontario.

Magnetawan Indian Reserve No. 1

Magnetawan No. 1 is a First Nation reserve 6 km east of Georgian Bay, south of Sudbury, Ontario, with an area of 47 km2, occupied by the Magnetawan First Nation, an Ojibwe band. As of 2008/2009, its resident registered population is 233; 92 band members live on the reserve. [2] Although the mother tongue is Ojibwe, English is the most commonly spoken. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Magnetawan 1 census profile". 2011 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Magnetawan First Nation" . Retrieved 2012-11-15.