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The Magnetawan First Nation ( oj, Magnetawan Atik Anishnaabe) is an
Ojibwe The Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa, or Saulteaux are an Anishinaabe people in what is currently southern Canada, the northern Midwestern United States, and Northern Plains. According to the U.S. census, in the United States Ojibwe people are one of ...
First Nation community in
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, Canada. The community is situated on reserve lands in Britt, Ontario.


Magnetawan Indian Reserve No. 1

Magnetawan No. 1 is a First Nation reserve 6 km east of
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, south of Sudbury,
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, with an area of 47 km², occupied by the Magnetawan First Nation, an
Ojibwe The Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa, or Saulteaux are an Anishinaabe people in what is currently southern Canada, the northern Midwestern United States, and Northern Plains. According to the U.S. census, in the United States Ojibwe people are one of ...
band. As of 2008/2009, its resident
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population is 233; 92 band members live on the reserve. Although the mother tongue is
Ojibwe The Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa, or Saulteaux are an Anishinaabe people in what is currently southern Canada, the northern Midwestern United States, and Northern Plains. According to the U.S. census, in the United States Ojibwe people are one of ...
,
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is the most commonly spoken.


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