Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation

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Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation
Band No. 179
People Ojibwe, Odawa, Potawatomi
Treaty Robinson Huron
HeadquartersP.O. Box 2230, Sagamok
ProvinceOntario
Land [1]
Main reserveSagamok
Land area113.95 km2
Population (2024) [2]
On reserve1615
On other land28
Off reserve1652
Total population3295
Government [3]
ChiefAngus Toulouse
Council
Anna Marie Abitong
Michael Abitong
Arnolda Bennett
Leroy Bennett
Nicole Eshkakogan
Paul Eshkakogan
Lawrence Solomon Sr.
Rhonda Stoneypoint-Trudeau
Angus Toulouse
McKenzie Toulouse
Sheldon Toulouse
William Toulouse
Tribal Council [4]
Anishinabek Nation
Mamaweswen, The North Shore Tribal Council
Website
https://www.sagamokanishnawbek.com/
Sagamok
Sagamok Indian Reserve
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Council building
Canada Ontario location map 2.svg
Red pog.svg
Sagamok
Coordinates: 46°10′N82°13′W / 46.167°N 82.217°W / 46.167; -82.217
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
District Algoma
First NationSagamok Anishnawbek
Government
  ChiefAngus Toulouse
Area
[5]
  Land98.72 km2 (38.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [5]
  Total1,036
  Density10.5/km2 (27/sq mi)
Website www.sagamok.ca

The Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, also known as Many Rivers Joining-Human Beings, [6] is a First Nations band government located in Ontario, Canada. Sagamok's culture and language is Anishinabek and is made up of the Ojibwe, Odawa and Pottawatomi bands. The Sagamok occupy the Sagamok reserve approximately 120 kilometres west of Sudbury, Ontario, and have a population of approximately 1650. [7]

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In the early years of Canada's development, the French relied on Sagamok's strategic location to trade with the local Anishnaabe people of that time. [6] The French base of operations was the nearby Fort La Cloche.

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References

  1. "Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation - First Nation Detail". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  2. "Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation - First Nation Detail". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  3. "Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation - First Nation Detail". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  4. "Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation - First Nation Detail". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Sagamok census profile". 2011 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Who We Are". The Great Spirit Circle Trail. 2006. Archived from the original on March 12, 2009.
  7. Wadden, Marie (2009). Where the Pavement Ends. Douglas & McIntyre. p. 190. ISBN   978-1-55365-461-2.