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Matachewan First Nation

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Coordinates: 48°04′N 80°38′W / 48.067°N 80.633°W / 48.067; -80.633
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Matachewan 72
Indian reserve
Matachewan Indian Reserve No. 72
Matachewan 72 is located in Ontario
Matachewan 72
Matachewan 72
Coordinates: 48°04′N 80°38′W / 48.067°N 80.633°W / 48.067; -80.633
Country Canada
Province Ontario
DistrictTimiskaming
First NationMatachewan
Area
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 • Land33.63 km2 (12.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
83
 • Density2.5/km2 (6/sq mi)
Websitewww.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

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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

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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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References

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  1. ^ a b "Matachewan 72 census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2015.



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