Mississaugas of Scugog Island is a

First Nation Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...

and

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for the Mississaugas of Scugog Island band government in south-central

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...

, Canada. It is located near Lake Scugog in

Durham Region The Regional Municipality of Durham (), informally referred to as Durham Region, is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada. Located east of Toronto and the Regional Municipality of York, Durham forms the east-end of the Greater Tor ...

Governance

Scugog Island's leadership consists of a chief and two councillors, elected under the Indian Act Electoral System. The First Nation is a member of

Ogemawahj Tribal Council Ogemawahj Tribal Council is a non-profit Regional Chiefs' Council representing Mississaugas, Ojibwa and Potawatomi First Nations in southern Ontario, Canada. The Council provides advisory services and program delivery to its six member-Nations. ...

, a regional Chiefs' council.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2001 Census: *Population: 51 *% Change (1996-2001): N/A *Dwellings: 28 *Area (km²): 2.58 *Density (persons per km²): 19.7

External links

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Indian and Northern Affairs First Nation Detail

References

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