Wawakapewin First Nation (Oji-Cree: ᐙᐙᑲᐯᐎᐣ ᓂᐢᑕᒼ ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓂᓂᐗᐠ (Waawaagabewin Nistam Anishininiwag); unpointed: ᐗᐗᑲᐯᐎᐣ ᓂᐢᑕᒼ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐗᐠ) is an Oji-Cree First Nation reserve located 350 kilometers north of Sioux Lookout, Ontario. It is only accessible by air and the winter road system from Pickle Lake. It is a small community in which the registered population in June 2013 was 73, of which 43 lived on their own Reserve. The current Chief is Anne-Marie Beardy. Wawakapewin First Nation is a member of Shibogama First Nations Council.
Wawakapewin
ᐙᐙᑲᐯᐎᐣ | |
|---|---|
| Wawakapewin (Long Dog Lake) Indian Reserve | |
  Wawakapewin | |
| Coordinates: 53°27′N 89°08′W / 53.450°N 89.133°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| District | Kenora |
| First Nation | Wawakapewin |
| Area | |
| • Land | 53.91 km2 (20.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
• Total | 21 |
| • Density | 0.4/km2 (1/sq mi) |
| Website | www.wawakapewin.ca |
Official address
edit- Wawakapewin First Nation
c/o Shibogama First Nation Council
PO Box 449
Sioux Lookout, Ontario P8T 1A5
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Wawakapewin (Long Dog Lake) census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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