Slate Falls First Nation

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Slate Falls
Slate Falls Indian Settlement
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Slate Falls
Coordinates: 51°10′N91°35′W / 51.167°N 91.583°W / 51.167; -91.583
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
District Kenora
First NationSlate Falls
Area
[1]
  Land8.75 km2 (3.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total186
  Density21.3/km2 (55/sq mi)

Slate Falls Nation (Ojibwe : Shakopaatikoong) [2] is an Ojibwe First Nation band government in Ontario. It has a settlement at Slate Falls in Kenora District, Ontario. As of 2016, the First Nation had a registered population of 241 people, of which the on-reserve population was 9. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Slate Falls census profile". 2011 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  2. 2017-2018 "Welcome to Slate Falls: Slate Falls is the name of the settlement. Located on North Bamaji Lake, Slate Fall’s traditional name is Shakopaatikoong. https://teachforcanada.ca/en/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Slate-Falls-WEB.pdf
  3. "Slate Falls Nation - Connectivity Profile". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. 2016. Retrieved 2019-12-23.