Moose Deer Point First Nation is a

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in the District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario. It has a reserve called Moose Point 79. The reserve is located along

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. The First nation is a member of the

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organization. Members of Moose Deer Point are descended from settlers from the American Midwest who arrived in

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) in the 1830s and later arrived in the area. The reserve was surveyed in 1917.

Government

The reserve is led by band council consisting of a Chief and four councillors. The council is supported by an administrator, finance officer and clerical staff.

Services

Basic services offered to reserve residents include: * Children Services * Elders Services * Health Services * Education * Social Services * Recreation * Economic Development * Water Services * Fire Services – one station with man by volunteers in Gordons Bay; supported by two fire trucks * Maintenance More advanced medical services are available from

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Transportation

Twelve Mile Bay Road is the main road in the reserve and makes connections to

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. Local roads on reserve: * Williams Wharf Road * Ogemawahj Road * Mitawbik Road * Moose Deer Point Marina Road * Bloody Bay Road * Harrison Trail * Lagoon Road Water access to the area are made by boats from Moose Deer Point Marina.

Communities

* King Bay – residential area located near Big David Bay * Isaac Bay – residential area along Twelve Mile Bay * Gordons Bay – main hub with commercial, recreational and administration services along Twelve Mile Bay

Nearby

* O'Donnell Point Provincial Nature Reserve – a non-operating provincial park (closed to public use)

References

External links

Moose Deer Point First Nation
{{authority control Potawatomi reserves in Ontario Communities in the District Municipality of Muskoka