Matachewan 72 | |
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Matachewan Indian Reserve No. 72 | |
Coordinates: 48°04′N 80°38′W / 48.067°N 80.633°W / 48.067; -80.633 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
District | Timiskaming |
First Nation | Matachewan |
Area | |
• Land | 33.63 km2 (12.98 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 83 |
• Density | 2.5/km2 (6/sq mi) |
Website | www.matachewan firstnation.com |
Matachewan First Nation is an Ojibway First Nation reserve located in the Timiskaming District of Ontario, Canada. The First Nations people of the Matachewan area signed onto Treaty 9 in 1905. As of August, 2024, they had a total registered population of 1037 people, of which 50 people live on their own reserve.
Governance
[edit]The Nation is governed by the Act Electoral System, in which a Chief and nine Councillors are elected for a two-year term.
They are a signatory to Treaty 9, the First Nation is member of Wabun Tribal Council, a non-political Regional Chiefs Council as well as Nishnawbe Aski Nation, a Tribal Political Organisation representing most all of the First Nations in northern Ontario.
Reserves
[edit]Matachewan First Nation have reserved for themselves one reserve:
- 6,158.60 hectares (15,218.2 acres) Matachewan 72
See also
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Matachewan 72 census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
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