Matachewan First Nation
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Matachewan First Nation is an Ojibway First Nation reserve located in the Timiskaming District of Ontario, Canada. The First Nations people of the Matachewan area signed onto Treaty 9 in 1905. As of August, 2024, they had a total registered population of 1037 people, of which 50 people live on their own reserve.
Governance
The Nation is governed by the Act Electoral System, in which a Chief and nine Councillors are elected for a two-year term.
They are a signatory to Treaty 9, the First Nation is member of Wabun Tribal Council, a non-political Regional Chiefs Council as well as Nishnawbe Aski Nation, a Tribal Political Organisation representing most all of the First Nations in northern Ontario.
Reserves
Matachewan First Nation have reserved for themselves one reserve:
- 6,158.60 hectares (15,218.2 acres) Matachewan 72
See also
External links
- Nation's Website
- AANDC Profile
References
- ^ a b "Matachewan 72 census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
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