Obadjiwan 15E is a

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, Ontario. It consists of two non-contiguous parcels of land on Batchewana Bay (

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), and is one of the reserves of the

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History

The land was originally set apart for the

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to build the Corbeil Point Lighthouse by

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on 29 May 1874. On 23 January 1964, the Department of Transportation and Communication gave these two parcels of land to the

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, which was made into a reserve on 6 December 1966.

External links

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada profile

References

Ojibwe reserves in Ontario Communities in Algoma District {{NorthernOntario-geo-stub