Mattagami First Nation Explained

Mattagami 71
Official Name:Mattagami Indian Reserve No. 71
Settlement Type:Indian reserve
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Coordinates:47.8°N -112°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sudbury
Subdivision Type3:First Nation
Subdivision Name3:Mattagami
Area Land Km2:45.93
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:193
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:4.2
Website:mattagami.com

The Mattagami First Nation is an Anishnaabe First Nation band government - mainly Ojibwe, Oji-Cree and some Odawa - in the Canadian province of Ontario situated along the Mattagami River. The First Nation members of the community primarily live on the Mattagami 71 reserve in the Sudbury District near Gogama. The on-reserve population is approximately 100 residents.

Mattagami First Nation is part of the Wabun Tribal Council, a political organization which is also part of the Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN), representing the Treaty 9 area. The current chief of the Mattagami First Nation is Chad Boissoneau.

The reserve has its own elementary school, while high school students have the option to attend Keewaytinook Internet High school in the community or they are bused to Timmins.

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  1. Web site: Mattagami 71 census profile . Statistics Canada . . 8 February 2012 . 3 June 2015.
  2. Visual on Google Earth