Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation

The Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, also known as Many Rivers Joining-Human Beings,^[6] is a First Nations band government located in Ontario, Canada. Sagamok's culture and language is Anishinabek and is made up of the Ojibwe, Odawa and Pottawatomi bands. The Sagamok occupy the Sagamok reserve approximately 120 kilometres west of Sudbury, Ontario, and have a population of approximately 1650.^[7]

Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation
Band No. 179

People	Ojibwe, Odawa, Potawatomi
Treaty	Robinson Huron
Headquarters	P.O. Box 2230, Sagamok
Province	Ontario
Land[1]
Main reserve	Sagamok
Land area	113.95 km2
Population (2024)[2]
On reserve	1615
On other land	28
Off reserve	1652
Total population	3295
Government[3]
Chief	Angus Toulouse
Council	Anna Marie Abitong Michael Abitong Arnolda Bennett Leroy Bennett Nicole Eshkakogan Paul Eshkakogan Lawrence Solomon Sr. Rhonda Stoneypoint-Trudeau Angus Toulouse McKenzie Toulouse Sheldon Toulouse William Toulouse
Tribal Council[4]
Anishinabek Nation Mamaweswen, The North Shore Tribal Council
Website
https://www.sagamokanishnawbek.com/

Sagamok
Indian reserve
Sagamok Indian Reserve
Council building
Sagamok
Coordinates: 46°10′N 82°13′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Algoma
First Nation	Sagamok Anishnawbek
Government
• Chief	Angus Toulouse
Area [5]
• Land	98.72 km2 (38.12 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[5]
• Total	1,036
• Density	10.5/km2 (27/sq mi)
Website	www.sagamok.ca

In the early years of Canada's development, the French relied on Sagamok's strategic location to trade with the local Anishnaabe people of that time.^[6] The French base of operations was the nearby Fort La Cloche.

See also

• Kenjgewin Teg Educational Institute

References

1. "Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation - First Nation Detail". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
2. "Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation - First Nation Detail". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
3. "Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation - First Nation Detail". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
4. "Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation - First Nation Detail". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
5. "Sagamok census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
6. "Who We Are". The Great Spirit Circle Trail. 2006. Archived from the original on March 12, 2009.
7. Wadden, Marie (2009). Where the Pavement Ends. Douglas & McIntyre. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-55365-461-2.

External links

• First Nation Community Profile
• Assessment Study of Water and Wastewater Management Systems, March 7, 2001