Local First Nations:

• Alderville First Nation

• Curve Lake First Nation

• Hiawatha First Nation

First Nations peoples are the original inhabitants and owners of this land. Today, there are 133 distinct First Nations in Ontario with their own languages, cultures and customs. These Nations include the Anishinabek (Algonquin, Mississauga, Ojibway, Cree, Odawa, Pottawatomi, and Delaware), Algonquian (Ojibway, Cree and Oji-Cree) and the Haudenosaunee (Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Tuscarora and Seneca).

Over 270,000 Ontarians identify as First Nations, with nearly 203,000 registered under the Indian Act. Forty-six percent of registered First Nations live on-reserve. Out of all the provinces and territories in Canada, Ontario has the largest concentration of First Nations peoples.

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