Thessalon First Nation Explained

Band Name:Thessalon First Nation
Band Number:202
People:Ojibwe
Treaty:Robinson Huron & Pennefather
Headquarters:40 Sugarbush Road, Thessalon
Province:Ontario
Main Reserve:Thessalon 12
Area:9.42
Pop Year:2024
On Reserve:113
On Other Land:4
Off Reserve:1116
Total Pop:1233
Chief:Joseph Wabigwan
Council:Lisa Boulrice
Roxanne Boulrice
Mary Anne Giguere
Robert H. Simon
Robert S. Simon
Tribal Council:Anishinabek Nation
Mamaweswen, The North Shore Tribal Council
Website:https://www.thessalonfirstnation.ca/
Footnotes:[1]
Thessalon 12
Official Name:Thessalon Indian Reserve No. 12
Settlement Type:Indian reserve
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Coordinates:46.25°N -108°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Algoma
Subdivision Type3:First Nation
Subdivision Name3:Thessalon
Area Land Km2:9.79
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:108
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:11.0
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4

Thessalon First Nation is an Ojibwe First Nation in Algoma District, Ontario. Their reserve is located at Thessalon 12. They are a member of the Anishinabek Nation.

The traditional territory of Thessalon First Nation was established through extensive use and mutual recognition between Anishinaabe and communities of the area. This was recognized in the Vidal-Anderson Commission report of 1849. Thessalon First Nation's right to use the territory was recognized much earlier by the Crown in the Royal Proclamation of 1763, and in the Treaty of Niagara in 1764. The traditional territory reserved by Thessalon First Nation in the Lake Huron Treaty of 1850.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thessalon First Nation - First Nation Detail. Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. 19 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Thessalon 12 census profile . Statistics Canada . . 8 February 2012 . 24 June 2015.