Walpole Island First Nation
Unceded territory in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Walpole Island" redirects here. Not to be confused with Walpole Island (New Caledonia).
Walpole Island is an island and First Nation reserve in southwestern Ontario, Canada, on the border between Ontario and Michigan in the United States. It is located in the mouth of the Saint Clair River on Lake Saint Clair, about 121 kilometres (75 mi) by road from Windsor,[2] Ontario, and 124 kilometres (77 mi) from Detroit, Michigan.[3]
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Walpole Island 46
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Walpole Island Indian Reserve No. 46 | |
Coordinates: 42°33′N 82°29′W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County | Lambton |
First Nation | Walpole Island |
Government | |
• Chief | Dan Miskokoman |
• Federal riding | Lambton—Kent—Middlesex |
• Prov. riding | Lambton—Kent—Middlesex |
Area | |
• Land | 137.47 km2 (53.08 sq mi) |
Population (2006)[1] | |
• Total | 1,878 |
• Density | 13.66/km2 (35.4/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 519 and 226 |
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Walpole Island is given (but disputed) as the resting place of Tecumseh, a 19th-century leader of the Shawnee of much renown for his resistance against American westward expansion by forming Tecumseh's confederacy and starting Tecumseh's War.