Islands in the Trent Waters
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Islands in the Trent Waters is an Indian reserve
about 15 kilometres north of Peterborough, Ontario
on scattered islands in the Kawartha lakes, including Buckhorn Lake, Pigeon Lake, Lower Buckhorn Lake, Lovesick Lake and Stony Lake. The largest concentration of such islands are in Lower Buckhorn and Lovesick Lakes. It is inhabited, mainly seasonally, by members of the Curve Lake
, Hiawatha
, and Scugog
First Nations
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Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." The Act also specifies that land reserved for the use and benefit of a band which is not...
about 15 kilometres north of Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 as of the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area has a population of 121,428 as of a 2009 estimate. It presently ranks...
on scattered islands in the Kawartha lakes, including Buckhorn Lake, Pigeon Lake, Lower Buckhorn Lake, Lovesick Lake and Stony Lake. The largest concentration of such islands are in Lower Buckhorn and Lovesick Lakes. It is inhabited, mainly seasonally, by members of the Curve Lake
Curve Lake First Nation
The Curve Lake First Nation is Mississauga Ojibway First Nation located in Peterborough County of Ontario. The Curve Lake First Nation occupies three reserves; Curve Lake First Nation 35 Reserve, Curve Lake 35A Reserve, and Islands in the Trent Waters Indian Reserve 36A. The last of these reserves...
, Hiawatha
Hiawatha First nation
The Hiawatha First Nation Indian Reserve is located on the north shore of Rice Lake east of the Otonabee River in Ontario, Canada.It is found in Otonabee Township approximately 30 kilometers south of Peterborough...
, and Scugog
Mississaugas of Scugog Island, Ontario
Mississaugas of Scugog Island is an Indian reserve for the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation in south-central Ontario, Canada. It is located near Lake Scugog in Durham Region.According to the Canada 2001 Census:*Population: 51...
First Nations
First Nations
First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...
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