Nipissing First Nation
Indian reserve in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nipissing First Nation (Ojibwe: Nipissing, Niipsing, Nbisiing), meaning place of little waters, is a long-standing community of Nishnaabeg peoples, who traditionally speak Anishinaabemwin,[2] located along the shorelines of Lake Nipissing in northern Ontario. They are referred to by many names in European historical records, since the colonists often adopted names given to them by other nations.
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Nipissing First Nation | |
Coordinates: 46°22′N 79°46′W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
District | Nipissing |
First Nation | Nipissing |
Government | |
• Chief | Scott McLeod |
• Deputy Chief | Muriel Sawyer |
Area | |
• Land | 61.22 km2 (23.64 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,450 |
• Density | 23.7/km2 (61/sq mi) |
Website | www.nfn.ca |
The Nbisiing Anishinaabeg have roots in both the Ojibwe and Algonquin nations, making up part of the wider grouping of Anishinaabe peoples. Their heritage is a result of the fact that the Nipissing homeland sits at a geographical crossroads, existing between the traditional territories of the Ojibwe around the Great Lakes and the Algonquin country covering much of the Kitchi-sipi watershed.