Wasauksing First Nation
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Wasauksing First Nation (formerly named as Parry Island First Nation, Template:Langx, meaning: "Place that shines brightly in the reflection of the sacred light")[1] is an Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi First Nation band government whose reserve is located near Parry Sound in Ontario, Canada.
Their reserve constitutes the Parry Island in Georgian Bay. The island is about Script error: No such module "convert". with Script error: No such module "convert". of lakeshore, making it one of the larger islands in the Great Lakes. The Wasauksing First Nation now occupies the entire island, although the ghost town of Depot Harbour on the island was historically a non-aboriginal settlement.
Community
The reserve is home to a community radio station, CHRZ-FM, the Indigenous magazine MUSKRAT, and discontinued Indigenous magazine Spirit.
Transportation
The reserve's main road crosses to the mainland via the Wasauksing Swing Bridge, connecting to Rose Point Road in Seguin Township south of Parry Sound. The road continues to Parry Sound itself, becoming Emily Street at the municipal boundary of Parry Sound and Seguin.
Notable members
- Basil Johnston, historian and cultural essayist[3]
- Francis Pegahmagabow, the most highly decorated Indigenous soldier in Canadian military history,[4]
- Waubgeshig Rice, writer and broadcaster[5]
- Tyler Tabobondung Rushnell, NHL (Toronto Maple Leafs) indigenous Jersey designer
References
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- ↑ Wasauksing Cottage Newsletter, Volume 1,Issue 1, April 2019
- ↑ Further information and photos at NMAI
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- ↑ "Legendary Ojibwa sniper unsung hero of WW I". CBC News Indigenous, August 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Waubgeshig Rice has to tell real aboriginal stories". Ottawa Citizen, November 17, 2015.
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External links
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