Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation

Sagamok
Indian reserve
Sagamok Indian Reserve

Council building
Sagamok
Coordinates: 46°10′N 82°13′W / 46.167°N 82.217°W / 46.167; -82.217Coordinates: 46°10′N 82°13′W / 46.167°N 82.217°W / 46.167; -82.217
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
District Algoma
First Nation Sagamok Anishnawbek
Government
 • Chief Paul Eshkakogan
Area[1]
 • Land 98.72 km2 (38.12 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,036
 • Density 10.5/km2 (27/sq mi)
Website www.sagamok.ca

The Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, also known as Many Rivers Joining-Human Beings,[2] 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 1400.[3]

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.[2] The French base of operations was the nearby Fort La Cloche.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sagamok census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 http://www.circletrail.com/misc/ourpartners.php
  3. ↑ Wadden, Marie (2009). Where the Pavement Ends. Douglas & McIntyre. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-55365-461-2.
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