Moravian 47, Ontario

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Moravian No. 47 is an Indian reserve 56 km southwest of Sarnia, Ontario, with an area of 13 km². It is occupied by the Moravian of the Thames First Nation, a part of the Munsee branch of the Lenape, and is commonly known as Moravian of the Thames reserve. The resident registered population is 457, with another 587 band members living off the reserve.

The Munsee arrived in Canada in the nineteenth century; for information about other Munsee reserves see Munsee-Delaware Nation and Six Nations of the Grand River.