Curve Lake First Nation 35 is an

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Native reserve 14 km north of

Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough ( ) is a city on the Otonabee River in Ontario, Canada, about 125 kilometres (78 miles) northeast of Toronto. According to the 2021 Census, the population of the City of Peterborough was 83,651. The population of the Peterborough ...

. It serves as the landbase for the

Curve Lake First Nation Curve Lake First Nation ( oj, Oshkiigmong) is a Mississauga Ojibway First Nation located in Peterborough County of Ontario. Curve Lake First Nation occupies three reserves; Curve Lake First Nation 35, Curve Lake 35A, and Islands in the Trent ...

. The reserve occupies a

peninsula A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on all ...

located between

Lake Chemong Chemong Lake, or Lake Chemong, (pronounced "shi-MONG, from the Anisnaabemowin gchi-maang, meaning "big lake")" is a lake northwest of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, near the town of Bridgenorth. The lake extends from near Fowlers Corners north ...

and Buckhorn Lake, surrounded by the township of Selwyn, as well as several neighbouring small islands in Buckhorn Lake. The

occupies two reserves (including Curve Lake 35A) and shares a third, the nearby

Islands in the Trent Waters Islands in the Trent Waters 36A is a First Nations reserve about 15 kilometres north of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, on scattered islands in the Kawartha lakes, including Buckhorn Lake, Pigeon Lake, Lower Buckhorn Lake, Lovesick Lake and Stony L ...

, with the

Hiawatha First Nation 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& ...

and the Scugog First Nation. Curve Lake First Nation 35 occupies a peninsula between Buckhorn Lake,

, and Little Mud Lake. Curve Lake 35A is on Fox Island in Buckhorn Lake, and Islands in the Trent Waters is on islands in Buckhorn Lake, Pigeon Lake and Stony Lake. (

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) is an annual plant that grows in the

Kawartha Lakes The City of Kawartha Lakes (2021 population 79,247) is a unitary municipality in Central Ontario, Canada. It is a municipality legally structured as a single-tier city; however, Kawartha Lakes is the size of a typical Ontario county and is most ...

. The seeds ripen in September and fall into the lake to ensure future crops.

Famous Residents

* Kris Jacobs: Triple AAA Hockey Goalie for Peterborough Petes * Drew Haydon Taylor:

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References

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - First Nation Profile "Curve Lake"

External links

Curve Lake's website
Mississauga reserves in Ontario Communities in Peterborough County Mississaugas {{Ontario-IndianReserve-stub