Whitefish Lake 6, Ontario

Whitefish Lake 6
Indian reserve
Whitefish Lake Indian Reserve No. 6
Whitefish Lake community centre
Whitefish Lake 6
Coordinates: 46°18′N81°16′W / 46.300°N 81.267°W / 46.300; -81.267
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Sudbury
First Nation	Atikameksheng Anishnawbek
Area [1]
• Land	172.68 km2 (66.67 sq mi)
Population  (2016) [1]
• Total	386
• Density	2.2/km2 (6/sq mi)
Website	www.atikameksheng anishnawbek.ca

Whitefish Lake 6 is a reserve in Ontario, Canada. It is inhabited by the Ojibwa Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nation.

It is immediately south of the community of Naughton in Greater Sudbury, and is considered part of Greater Sudbury's Census Metropolitan Area. In the Canada 2011 Census, the community of Whitefish Lake had a population of 394 living on the reserve. ^[2] It is bordered by both Greater Sudbury and the Unorganized North Sudbury District.

In 2010, the community was selected as the host community for Building Homes and Building Skills, a project by television personality Mike Holmes to train First Nations people in construction and building trades. ^[3]

Notable members

• Loma Lyns, singer and songwriter

See also

• N'Swakamok Native Friendship Centre, Greater Sudbury, ON ^[4]

References

1. "Whitefish Lake 6 census profile". 2016 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
2. Statistics Canada. 2012. Whitefish Lake 6, Ontario (Code 3552051) and Ontario (Code 35) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released February 8, 2012.
3. "Whitefish Lake First Nation scores Mike Holmes project". Northern Life , December 23, 2010.
4. Marcon, Jason (30 October 2024). "Then & Now: A brief history of local Indigenous communities". Sudbury.com. The Village Media. Retrieved 20 March 2025.

External links

• Map of Whitefish Lake 6 at Statcan