Sagamok
Sagamok Indian Reserve
Council building
Council building
Sagamok is located in Ontario
Sagamok
Sagamok
Coordinates: 46°10′N 82°13′W / 46.167°N 82.217°W / 46.167; -82.217
Country Canada
Province Ontario
DistrictAlgoma
First NationSagamok Anishnawbek
Government
  ChiefAngus Toulouse
Area
  Land98.72 km2 (38.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total1,036
  Density10.5/km2 (27/sq mi)
Websitewww.sagamok.ca

The Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, also known as Many Rivers Joining-Human Beings,[2] 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.[3]

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.[2] The French base of operations was the nearby Fort La Cloche.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sagamok census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Who We Are". The Great Spirit Circle Trail. 2006. Archived from the original on March 12, 2009.
  3. Wadden, Marie (2009). Where the Pavement Ends. Douglas & McIntyre. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-55365-461-2.
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