Beausoleil First Nation
Beausoleil First Nation
G'Chimnissing | |
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Band Government | |
| • Chief | Joanne Sandy |
| Area | |
| • Land | 27.45 km2 (10.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 614 |
| • Density | 11.7/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Website | www.chimnissing.ca |
Beausoleil First Nation (
Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. The main settlement of the Beausoleil First Nation is on Christian Island, Ontario, Canada in southern Georgian Bay. As of 2018, the total number of status Native Americans registered with the First Nation is 2,587. The on-reserve population is 614.[1]
Reserve lands
The Beausoleil First Nation occupies three
Cedar Point, Ontario and the shared 3.1 hectares (7.7 acres) Chippewa Island
Indian Reserve located in Twelve Mile Sound, 27.5 kilometres (17.1 mi) north of Christian Island, they form the land base for the Beausoleil First Nation.
Governance
The First Nation elects their leadership through the Indian Act for a two-year term. The First Nation's council consists of a chief and six councillors. The current chief is Joanne Sandy. The First Nation is a member of Ogemawahj Tribal Council, a regional Chiefs' council, and the Assembly of First Nations.
Services
- Administration
- Communications
- Information Technology
- Human Resources
- Purchasing
- Education
- Public Works
- Waste Management
- Roads Maintenance
- Chimnissing N'biish Gamig
- Housing
- Social Services
- Child and Family services
- Christian Island Latchkey Program
- Christian Island Youth Services
- Guiding Lights Seniors Centre
- Lands Management
- Transportation
- Economic Development
- Health Services
- Emergency Medical Services
- Fire Department
- Christian Island United Church
References
- ^ 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
External links
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