| Moose Point 79 | |
| Official Name: | Moose Point Indian Reserve No. 79 |
| Settlement Type: | Indian reserve |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Ontario |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
| Coordinates: | 44.7°N -97°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Muskoka |
| Subdivision Type3: | First Nation |
| Subdivision Name3: | Moose Deer Point |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.67 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 210 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | 78.7 |
| Website: | moosedeerpoint.ca |
Moose Deer Point First Nation is a Potawatomi First Nation in the District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario. It has a reserve called Moose Point 79. The reserve is located along Twelve Mile Bay.
The First nation is a member of the Anishinabek Nation organization.
Members of Moose Deer Point are descended from settlers from the American Midwest who arrived in Southern Ontario (Beausoleil Island on Georgian Bay) in the 1830s and later arrived in the area.[2] The reserve was surveyed in 1917.[2]
The reserve is led by band council consisting of a Chief and four councillors.[3] The council is supported by an administrator, finance officer and clerical staff.
Basic services offered to reserve residents include:[4]
More advanced medical services are available from Georgian Bay General Hospital in Penetanguishene, Ontario or Huntsville District Memorial Hospital in Huntsville, Ontario.
Twelve Mile Bay Road is the main road in the reserve and makes connections to Ontario Highway 400.
Local roads on reserve:
Water access to the area are made by boats from Moose Deer Point Marina.