| Hiawatha First Nation | |
| Native Name: | Hiawatha Misi-zaagiwininiwag |
| Settlement Type: | Indian reserve |
| Official Name: | Hiawatha First Nation Indian Reserve |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Ontario |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
| Coordinates: | 44.1833°N -91°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Peterborough |
| Subdivision Type3: | First Nation |
| Subdivision Name3: | Mississaugas of Hiawatha First Nation |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.07 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 362 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | 44.9 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Website: | www.hiawathafirstnation.com |
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 1952acres of land of which 1523 are under certificates of possession.
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.[2]
In 2006 the population was 483, a 62.6% increase since 2001. There were 195 private dwellings.[3]
Indian reserves assigned to the First Nation are:[4]