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Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 44°11′N 78°53′W / 44.183°N 78.883°W

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Mississaugas of Scugog Island
Indian reserve
Mississaugas of Scugog Island Indian Reserve
Mississaugas of Scugog Island
Coordinates: 44°11′N 78°53′W / 44.183°N 78.883°W / 44.183; -78.883
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Regional municipality	Durham
First Nation	Mississaugas of Scugog Island
Area ^[1]
• Land	2.58 km² (1.00 sq mi)
Population (2016)^[1]
• Total	131
• Density	36.0/km² (93/sq mi)
Website	www.scugogfirstnation.com

Mississaugas of Scugog Island is a First Nation and reserve for the Mississaugas of Scugog Island band government in south-central Ontario, Canada. It is located near Lake Scugog in Durham Region.

Governance

Scugog Island's leadership consists of a chief and two councillors, elected under the Indian Act Electoral System. The First Nation is a member of Ogemawahj Tribal Council, a regional Chiefs' council.

Governance history^[2]
Selection Date	Chief	Councillors
June 2017	Kelly LaRocca	Jamie Coons, Laura Colwell
June 2015		Della Charles, Tracy L. Gauthier
June 2013		Della Charles, Tracy L. Gauthier
June 2011	Tracy L. Gauthier	Della Charles, Kelly LaRocca
June 2009		Della Charles, Kelly LaRocca
June 2007		Angela Johnson, Della Charles
June 2005		Angela Johnson, Della Charles
June 2003		Angela Johnson, Valerie LaRocca
June 2001		Angela Johnson, Valerie LaRocca
June 1999	Rennie B. Goose	Shawn W. Eade, Tracy L. Gauthier
June 1997	Rennie B. Goose	Shawn W. Eade, Tracy L. Gauthier
June 1995	Gary Edgar	Shawn W. Eade, Rennie B. Goose
June 1993	Gary Edgar	Richard R. Edgar, Arthur G. Goose
May 1991	Yvonne Edgar	Arthur G. Goose, Richard R. Edgar
June 1989		Arthur G. Goose, Richard R. Edgar
June 1987		Ernest Edgar, Richard R. Edgar By-election: Arthur G. Goose
May 1985		Arthur G. Goose, Richard R. Edgar
June 1983		Gary Edgar, Richard R. Edgar
June 1981	Arnold Goose	Ronald Edgar, Arthur G. Goose
June 1979		Ronald Edgar, Ernie Edgar
June 1977		Ronald Edgar, Ernie Edgar
June 1975		John Edgar, Willena Goose
June 1973		John Edgar, Willena Goose
June 1971		John Edgar, Jackie Edgar
May 1969	George G. Edgar	Arnold Goose, John Edgar
May 1967	Ronald Edgar	Delbert Charles, Arnold Goose By-election: John Edgar
May 1965	John Edgar	Burton Johnson, Ronald Edgar
June 1963	John Edgar	Ronald Edgar, Burton Johnson
May 1961	Ronald Edgar	Burton Johnson, John Edgar
May 1959	Ronald Edgar	Burton Johnson, John Edgar
May 1957	Edwin Edgar	Arnold Goose, Ronald Edgar
May 1955		Arnold Goose, Burton Johnson
April 1953		George Edgar, Burton Johnson
January 1950
January 1947
January 1944
January 1941	Arnold Goose
December 1937	Charles F. Marsden
June 1934
May 1931
January 1926	Thomas Marsden
January 1923	Thomas Marsden
January 1920	David Elliot
May 1909	Isaac Johnson
June 1904
February 1901
September 1897	George Goose
November 1893	Isaac Johnson
1865	John Johnson

Demographics

According to the Canada 2001 Census:

Population: 51
% Change (1996-2001): N/A
Dwellings: 28
Area (km²): 2.58
Density (persons per km²): 19.7

Historical populations
Year	Pop.	±%
2001	51	—
2006	72	+41.2%
2011	93	+29.2%
2016	131	+40.9%

Racial makeup
Canada 2006 Census		Population	% of Total Population
Aboriginal group Source:^[3]	First Nations	50	71.4
	Métis	0	0
	Inuit	0	0
Total Aboriginal population		55	78.6
White		15	21.4
Total population		70	100

References

^ ^a ^b "Mississaugas of Scugog Island census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
^ "Chief & Council". www.scugogfirstnation.com. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
^ [1], Aboriginal Peoples - Data table

External links

Official website
Alexander Francis Chamberlain (1892). The language of the Mississaga Indians of Skūgog: a contribution to the linguistics of the Algonkian Tribes of Canada. MacCalla & Co. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
Indian and Northern Affairs First Nation Detail

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