Moose Point 79 | |
|---|---|
| Moose Point Indian Reserve No. 79 | |
  Moose Point 79 | |
| Coordinates: 44°42′N 79°18′W / 44.700°N 79.300°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| District Municipality | Muskoka |
| First Nation | Moose Deer Point |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2.67 km2 (1.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 210 |
| • Density | 78.7/km2 (204/sq mi) |
| Website | moosedeerpoint.ca |
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.
The First nation is a member of the Anishinabek Nation organization.
Members of Moose Deer Point are descended from settlers from the American Midwest who 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]
- ^ a b "Moose Point 79 census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Moose Deer Point".
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