People | Ojibwe, Odawa, Potawatomi |
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Treaty | Robinson Huron |
Headquarters | P.O. Box 2230, Sagamok |
Province | Ontario |
Land [1] | |
Main reserve | Sagamok |
Land area | 113.95 km2 |
Population (2024) [2] | |
On reserve | 1615 |
On other land | 28 |
Off reserve | 1652 |
Total population | 3295 |
Government [3] | |
Chief | Angus 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 | |
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Sagamok Indian Reserve | |
Coordinates: 46°10′N82°13′W / 46.167°N 82.217°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
District | Algoma |
First Nation | Sagamok Anishnawbek |
Government | |
• Chief | Angus Toulouse |
Area | |
• Land | 98.72 km2 (38.12 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [5] | |
• Total | 1,036 |
• Density | 10.5/km2 (27/sq mi) |
Website | www.sagamok.ca |
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