Goulais Bay 15A is a
First Nations reserve
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in
Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It lies on
Goulais Bay (of
Lake Superior
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), encompassing most of the unincorporated community of Goulais Mission, and is one of the reserves of the
Batchewana First Nation of Ojibways.
History
This area has been a centre for the
lake whitefish fishery since time immemorial. After the expropriation of
Whitefish Island from the First Nation in 1902, most residents were forced to move to Goulais Mission. On 8 January 1979, the band council paid the Crown $365.20 to purchase 6.47 km
2 of land in and around Goulais Mission. It encompasses all of Goulais Mission, except for three parcels of waterfront property. One of these parcels of land is owned by the
Roman Catholic Church
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and houses The Lady of Sorrows church, built by Bishop Kohler around 1860.
External links
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada profile
References
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Ojibwe reserves in Ontario
Communities in Algoma District