Rainy Lake 17B

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Rainy Lake 17B
Rainy Lake Indian Reserve No. 17B
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Rainy Lake 17B
Coordinates: 48°53′N93°45′W / 48.883°N 93.750°W / 48.883; -93.750 Coordinates: 48°53′N93°45′W / 48.883°N 93.750°W / 48.883; -93.750
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
District Rainy River
First Nation Naicatchewenin
Area
[1]
  Land10.16 km2 (3.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total5
  Density0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
Website naicatcheweninfirstnation.ca

Rainy Lake 17B is a First Nations reserve in Rainy River District, Ontario. It is one of the reserves of the Naicatchewenin First Nation.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rainy Lake 17B census profile". 2011 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 17 June 2015.