Wasauksing First Nation
{{Short description|Indian reserve in Ontario, Canada}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Wasauksing First Nation
| native_name = Waaseyakosing
| official_name = Parry Island First Nation Indian Reserve
| settlement_type = Indian reserve
| image_skyline = File:Parry Island.JPG
| image_caption = Aerial view of Parry Island, with the town of Parry Sound visible at the top.
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| pushpin_map = Canada Southern Ontario
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| coordinates = {{coord|45|17|N|80|09|W|region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CAN}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{ON}}
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Parry Sound
| subdivision_type3 = First Nation
| subdivision_name3 = Wasauksing
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| area_land_km2 = 72.36
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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=3549073&Geo2=CD&Code2=3549&Data=Count&SearchText=p&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=35&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |title=Parry Island First Nation census profile |publisher=Statistics Canada |work=2011 Census of Population |date=8 February 2012 |access-date=15 June 2015}}
| population_total = 419
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = 5.8
| website = [http://www.wasauksing.ca/ www.wasauksing.ca]
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Wasauksing First Nation (formerly named as Parry Island First Nation, {{langx|oj|Waaseyakosing}}, meaning: "Place that shines brightly in the reflection of the sacred light")[https://wasauksing.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/WFN-Cottage-newsletter-Spring-2019.pdf Wasauksing Cottage Newsletter, Volume 1,Issue 1, April 2019] 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 {{convert|19,000|acre|km2}} with {{convert|78|mi|km}} 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
File:Dick King, Potawatomi, Parry Island, Ontario.jpg and dance rattles, both now in the NMAI Collection.[http://blog.photography.si.edu/2009/11/23/telling-the-story-illuminating-native-heritage-through-photography/ Further information and photos at NMAI] ]]
- Basil Johnston, historian and cultural essayist{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Lynne|title=Sacred Fire. In Memorium. Basil H. Johnston 1929-2015 {{!}} SaultOnline.com|url=https://saultonline.com/2015/09/sacred-fire-in-memorium-basil-h-johnston-1929-2015/|access-date=2021-01-07|language=en-CA}}
- Francis Pegahmagabow, the most highly decorated Indigenous soldier in Canadian military history,[http://www.cbc.ca/news/aboriginal/legendary-ojibwa-sniper-unsung-hero-of-ww-i-1.2725241 "Legendary Ojibwa sniper unsung hero of WW I"]. CBC News Indigenous, August 1, 2014.
- Waubgeshig Rice, writer and broadcaster[https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/local-arts/waubgeshig-rice-hastotell-real-aboriginal-stories "Waubgeshig Rice has to tell real aboriginal stories"]. Ottawa Citizen, November 17, 2015.
- Tyler Tabobondung Rushnell, NHL (Toronto Maple Leafs) indigenous Jersey designer
References
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External links
- [http://www.wasauksing.ca Wasauksing First Nation]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071025061155/http://www.angelfire.com/band/WasauksingFN/WFN.html Wasauksing FN]
{{Geographic Location (8-way)
| Centre = Wasauksing First Nation
| North = Carling, McDougall
Parry Sound
| Northeast = Parry Sound
| East = Seguin
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| South = The Archipelago (south part)
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| West = Georgian Bay
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{{Waabnoong Bemjiwang Association of First Nations}}
{{Anishnabek Nation}}
{{Anishinaabe}}
{{Robinson Treaty}}
{{Parry Sound District}}
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Category:First Nations governments in Ontario
Category:Ojibwe reserves in Ontario
Category:Odawa reserves in Ontario
Category:Potawatomi reserves in Ontario