Munsee-Delaware Nation 1, Ontario
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The Munsee-Delaware Nation No. 1 is an Indian reserve
on the Thames River, 24 kilometres (14.9 mi) west of St. Thomas, Ontario
, Canada
, and belongs to the Munsee-Delaware First Nation. The reserve is splintered into several non-contiguous areas, made up of individual lots within the Chippewas of the Thames reserve
.
Members of the Munsee branch of the Lenape
(Delaware) nation arrived in the area in the eighteenth century. The Lieutenant-Governor, John Graves Simcoe
, encouraged the Munsee to settle there although Chippewa were already established there. In 1819 the Chippewa of the Thames reserve was established, and in 1840 the Munsee and the Chippewa finally reached an agreement to share the land. In 1967 the Munsee portion became part of the current reserve, which was established by Order in Council.
population of 524 in April 2004, of whom 163 lived on the reserve. By January 2011, the nation had a total registered population of 555, of whom 145 lived on the reserve.
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...
on the Thames River, 24 kilometres (14.9 mi) west of St. Thomas, Ontario
St. Thomas, Ontario
St. Thomas is a city in southern , Ontario, Canada. It is the seat for Elgin County and gained its city charter on March 4, 1881.-History:...
, Canada
Canada
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, and belongs to the Munsee-Delaware First Nation. The reserve is splintered into several non-contiguous areas, made up of individual lots within the Chippewas of the Thames reserve
Chippewas of the Thames First Nation 42, Ontario
Chippewa of the Thames First Nation No. 42 is an Indian reserve on the Thames River, west of St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. It belongs to the Chippewa of the Thames First Nation....
.
Members of the Munsee branch of the Lenape
Lenape
The Lenape are an Algonquian group of Native Americans of the Northeastern Woodlands. They are also called Delaware Indians. As a result of the American Revolutionary War and later Indian removals from the eastern United States, today the main groups live in Canada, where they are enrolled in the...
(Delaware) nation arrived in the area in the eighteenth century. The Lieutenant-Governor, John Graves Simcoe
John Graves Simcoe
John Graves Simcoe was a British army officer and the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada from 1791–1796. Then frontier, this was modern-day southern Ontario and the watersheds of Georgian Bay and Lake Superior...
, encouraged the Munsee to settle there although Chippewa were already established there. In 1819 the Chippewa of the Thames reserve was established, and in 1840 the Munsee and the Chippewa finally reached an agreement to share the land. In 1967 the Munsee portion became part of the current reserve, which was established by Order in Council.
Demographics
The Munsee-Delaware First Nation had a registeredIndian Register
The Indian Register is the official record of Status Indians or Registered Indians in Canada. Status Indians have rights and benefits that are not granted to unregistered Indians, Inuit, or Métis, the chief benefits of which include the granting of reserves and of rights associated with them, an...
population of 524 in April 2004, of whom 163 lived on the reserve. By January 2011, the nation had a total registered population of 555, of whom 145 lived on the reserve.
See also
- MoraviantownMoravian 47, OntarioMoravian No. 47 is an Indian reserve located in Chatham-Kent Ontario with an area of 13 km². It is occupied by the Moravian of the Thames First Nation, a part of the Munsee branch of the Lenape, and is commonly known as Moravian of the Thames reserve...
- Christian MunseeChristian MunseeThe Christian Munsee were a group of Lenape native American Indians, primarily Munsee-speaking, who converted to Christianity, following the teachings of the Moravian missionaries...
- Delaware PeopleLenapeThe Lenape are an Algonquian group of Native Americans of the Northeastern Woodlands. They are also called Delaware Indians. As a result of the American Revolutionary War and later Indian removals from the eastern United States, today the main groups live in Canada, where they are enrolled in the...
- Delaware languages
- Munsee languageMunsee languageMunsee is an endangered language of the Eastern Algonquian subgroup of the Algonquian language family, itself a branch of the Algic language family. Munsee is one of the two Delaware languages...
External links
- Southern First Nations Secretariat: Munsee-Delaware First Nation
- MUNSEE-DELAWARE NATION 1 at Aboriginal Canada Portal
- Munsee-Delaware First Nation at Chiefs of Ontario