Hiawatha First Nation
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| name = Hiawatha First Nation
| native_name = Hiawatha Misi-zaagiwininiwag
| settlement_type = Indian reserve
| official_name = Hiawatha First Nation Indian Reserve
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{ON}}
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Peterborough
| subdivision_type3 = First Nation
| subdivision_name3 = Mississaugas of Hiawatha First Nation
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| area_land_km2 = 8.07
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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3515008&Geo2=CD&Code2=3515&Data=Count&SearchText=h&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=35&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |title=Hiawatha First Nation census profile |publisher=Statistics Canada |work=2011 Census of Population |accessdate=28 May 2015}}
| population_total = 362
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = 44.9
| timezone = EST
| utc_offset = -5
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| website = [http://www.hiawathafirstnation.com/ www.hiawathafirstnation.com]
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The Hiawatha First Nation (formerly Mississaugas of Rice Lake) is a Mississauga Ojibwe First Nations reserve located on the north shore of Rice Lake east of the Otonabee River in Ontario, Canada.
It is found in Otonabee Township less than 15 kilometres south of the centre of Peterborough. Its name derives from the Iroquois Confederacy co-founder Hiawatha. This First Nations reserve consists of approximately {{convert|1952|acre|km2}} of land of which 1523 are under certificates of possession.
History
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Indigenous peoples occupied this area for thousands of years before European contact. Nearly 2000 years ago, people of the Point Peninsula complex built a series of earthen mounds for ceremonial, religious and burial purposes. Archaeological excavations have shown the people had sophisticated knowledge to build the massive earthworks. Nine mounds or burial places have been located at the south end of the park. Serpent Mounds Park includes an effigy mound, four to six feet high and nearly two hundred feet long, with a related egg-shaped mound by its mouth.{{cite book |last1=Shpuniarsky |first1=Heather Y. |title=The Village of Hiawatha: A History |date=2016 |publisher=Ningwakwe Learning Press Inc. |location=Hiawatha First Nation |isbn=978-0-9947268-1-0 |pages=13–14}}
Population
In 2006 the population was 483, a 62.6% increase since 2001. There were 195 private dwellings.{{cite web|title=Hiawatha First Nation, Ontario (Code3515008) (table).|url=http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3515008&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Hiawatha%20First%20Nation&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=|work=2006 Community Profiles|publisher=Statistics Canada, Ottawa|accessdate=30 January 2012}}
Indian Reserves
Indian reserves assigned to the First Nation are:{{Cite web |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/FNP/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=162&lang=eng |website=Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada |publisher=Government of Canada |title=Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail |access-date=2013-07-19 }}
- Hiawatha First Nation Indian Reserve, 6 km southeast of Peterborough 868.20 ha.
- Islands in the Trent Waters Indian Reserve 36A, in Peterborough County, comprising islands in Pigeon, Buckhorn and Stony Lakes. 139.60 ha. - this reserve is shared with 2 other First Nations.
References
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External links
- [http://www.hiawathafirstnation.com/ Hiawatha First Nation - Mississaugas of Rice Lake]
- [http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100029019 Copy of the Treaty Made November 15, 1923 between his Majesty the King and the Mississauga Indians of Rice Lake, Mud Lake, Scugog Lake and Alderville]
- [http://www.ricelakereserves.com/ A History of the Rice Lake Indians by Mary Jane Muskratte Simpson, Alderville, 1953]
- [https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/FNP/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=162&lang=eng Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - First Nation Profile]
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Hiawatha First Nation
| North = Otonabee-South Monaghan
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| East = Otonabee-South Monaghan
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| South = Rice Lake
Hamilton Township
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| West = Otonabee-South Monaghan
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Category:First Nations governments in Ontario
Category:Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians