Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation

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The Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, also known as Many Rivers Joining-Human Beings,[3] 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 1650.[4]

Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation
Band No. 179
PeopleOjibwe, Odawa, Potawatomi
TreatyRobinson Huron
HeadquartersP.O. Box 2230, Sagamok
ProvinceOntario
Land[1]
Main reserveSagamok
Land area113.95 km2
Population (2024)[1]
On reserve1615
On other land28
Off reserve1652
Total population3295
Government[1]
ChiefAngus Toulouse
Council
Anna Marie Abitong
Michael Abitong
Arnolda Bennett
Leroy Bennett
Nicole Eshkakogan
Paul Eshkakogan
Lawrence Solomon Sr.
Rhonda Stoneypoint-Trudeau
Angus Toulouse
McKenzie Toulouse
Sheldon Toulouse
William Toulouse
Tribal Council[1]
Anishinabek Nation
Mamaweswen, The North Shore Tribal Council
Website
https://www.sagamokanishnawbek.com/
Sagamok
Sagamok Indian Reserve
Council building
Council building
Sagamok is located in Ontario
Sagamok
Sagamok
Coordinates: 46°10′N 82°13′W / 46.167°N 82.217°W / 46.167; -82.217
Country Canada
Province Ontario
DistrictAlgoma
First NationSagamok Anishnawbek
Government
 • ChiefAngus Toulouse
Area
 • Land98.72 km2 (38.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,036
 • Density10.5/km2 (27/sq mi)
Websitewww.sagamok.ca

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

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References

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  1. ^ "Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation - First Nation Detail". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Sagamok census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Who We Are". The Great Spirit Circle Trail. 2006. Archived from the original on March 12, 2009.
  4. ^ Wadden, Marie (2009). Where the Pavement Ends. Douglas & McIntyre. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-55365-461-2.
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