Moose Deer Point First Nation

Moose Point 79
Indian reserve
Moose Point Indian Reserve No. 79
Moose Point 79
Coordinates: 44°42′N 79°18′W / 44.700°N 79.300°W / 44.700; -79.300Coordinates: 44°42′N 79°18′W / 44.700°N 79.300°W / 44.700; -79.300
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
District Municipality Muskoka
First Nation Moose Deer Point
Area[1]
 • Land 2.67 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 210
 • Density 78.7/km2 (204/sq mi)
Website moosedeerpoint.com

Moose Deer Point First Nation is a Potawatomi First Nation in the District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario. It has a reserve called Moose Point 79. The reserve is located along Twelve Mile Bay.

Members of Moose Dee Point are descended from settlers from the American Mid-West whom arrived in Southern Ontario (Beausoleil Island on Georgian Bay) in the 1830s and later arrived in the area.[2] The reserve was surveyed in 1917.[2]

Government

The reserve is led by band council consisting of a Chief and four councilors.[3] The council is supported by an administrator, finance officer and clerical staff.

Services

Basic services offered to reserve residents include:[4]

For more advance medical services are available from Georgian Bay General Hospital in Penetanguishene, Ontario or Huntsville District Memorial Hospital in Huntsville, Ontario.

Transportation

Twelve Mile Bay Road is the main road in the reserve and makes connections to Ontario Highway 400.

Local roads on reserve:

Water access to the area are made by boats from Moose Deer Point Marina.

Communities

Nearby

References

  1. 1 2 "Moose Point 79 census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 http://moosedeerpoint.com/about/
  3. ↑ http://moosedeerpoint.com/gov/
  4. ↑ http://moosedeerpoint.com/departments/


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