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
Ontario
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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
Georgian Bay
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, south of
Sudbury,
Ontario
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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
registered
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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 ...
, English
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* English language
* English people
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Peoples, culture, and language
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is the most commonly spoken.
References
First Nations governments in Ontario
Ojibwe governments
Ojibwe reserves in Ontario
Anishinaabe reserves in Ontario
Communities in Parry Sound District
Ojibwe reserves and reservations
Magnetawan River
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