Whitefish Lake 6 is a
reserve in
Ontario
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,
Canada
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. It is inhabited by the
Ojibwa
The Ojibwe (; syll.: ᐅᒋᐺ; plural: ''Ojibweg'' ᐅᒋᐺᒃ) are an Anishinaabe people whose homeland (''Ojibwewaki'' ᐅᒋᐺᐘᑭ) covers much of the Great Lakes region and the northern plains, extending into the subarctic and thro ...
Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nation.
It is immediately south of the community of
Naughton
Naughton ( or ) is an Irish Gaelic surname derived from the name Ó Neachtain meaning 'descendant of Nechtan'. A Sept of the Dal gCais of the same stock as Quinn and Hartigan where located in Inchiquin Barony, County Clare.
Another O'Neachta ...
in
Greater Sudbury
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, and is considered part of Greater Sudbury's
Census Metropolitan Area
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. In the
Canada 2011 Census
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, the community of Whitefish Lake had a population of 394 living on the reserve. It is bordered by both Greater Sudbury and the
Unorganized North Sudbury District
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.
In 2010, the community was selected as the host community for Building Homes and Building Skills, a project by television personality
Mike Holmes
Michael James Holmes (born August 3, 1963) is a Canadian general contractor, businessman, investor, television host, and philanthropist.
Background
Mike Holmes began learning construction from his father starting when he was six years old. B ...
to train First Nations people in construction and building trades.
Notable members
*
Loma Lyns, singer and songwriter
See also
*
N'Swakamok Native Friendship Centre
The N'Swakamok Native Friendship Centre is a Native Friendship Centre assisting Indigenous peoples of Canada migrating to or already living in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. The Friendship Centre has developed and implemented programs and activities th ...
, Greater Sudbury, ON
References
External links
Map of Whitefish Lake 6 at Statcan
Anishinaabe reserves in Ontario
Communities in Sudbury District
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