The Wahnapitae First Nation ( oj, Wahnapitaeping) is an

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in the

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, who primarily reside on the Wahnapitae Indian Reserve No. 11 on the northwestern shore of

Lake Wanapitei Lake Wanapitei (also known as Lake Wahnapitae) occupies a meteorite crater in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It is located near the much larger Sudbury meteorite crater but they are not related. The crater is in diameter and the age is estimated t ...

. The First Nation is a signatory to the

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of 1850 as the Tahgaiwenene's Band. The reserve had a resident population of 102 in the Canada 2011 Census;Statistics Canada. 2012. Wahnapitei 11, Ontario (Code 3553040) and Ontario (Code 35) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released February 8, 2012. the First Nation also has approximately 200 further registered members who currently live off-reserve. The reserve is an

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located entirely within the city boundaries of

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, although it is not legally or politically part of the city. However, the reserve is considered part of Greater Sudbury's

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and its

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, and for postal delivery and telephone exchange purposes the reserve is within the service area of the Greater Sudbury neighbourhood of

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. The main business on the reserve is Rocky's, a bar and restaurant with camping facilities and snowmobiling trails which is popular with recreational and permanent residents of the Lake Wanapitei area. The reserve also should not be confused with the neighbourhood of Wahnapitae within the city of Greater Sudbury.

Governance

The First Nation is a member of the

Waabnoong Bemjiwang Association of First Nations The Waabnoong Bemjiwang Association of First Nations is a tribal council of First Nations in the Georgian Bay region of Ontario, Canada. The council consists of the Dokis, Henvey Inlet, Magnetawan and Wasauksing First Nations in the Parry Sound ...

, a regional tribal council. Council consists of an elected five positions. Nominations for position of chief and four positions of council are held.

References

External links

profile from INAC
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