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Whitefish Lake, Whitefish River Reserve


It's located adjacent to the white town of Naughton, Ontario or is a part of Naughton. Actually Atikameksheng or Whitefish Lake Town is a part of the Sudbury City region. It has to be relocated to avoid assimilation. Canada is trying to assimilate natives. Below is a link to a Bing Maps Satellite Image of Whitefish Lake Town or Atikameksheng Town and links to google earth photos of this Ojibwa Town. This small Ojibwa town has a population of 412 according to 2021's census. Atikameksheng or Whitefish Lake Town has 202 dwellings with 132 lived in. Average household size is 3.1 persons per household. Ojibwa language is spoken by 25 people at Whitefish Lake. That's 5% of Whitefish Lakes population. Ojibwa Language has died out at Whitefish Lake Town. Few Ojibwa's interested in learning Ojibwa Language, will try than quickly give up because the language can't be learned! Whitefish Lake Town is a nice looking community with a scenic view of the surrounding mountainous region which Atikameksheng residents are used to. Not very tall mountains however! Lake Huron is situated to the south of this Ojibwa community. Before whites settled this region this location was not only a war zone, it was traveled by traders from Quebec who used Ottawa River to reach Lake Nipissing then Lake Huron then the Lake Superior region. Between 1750 and 1763 this region was extremely dangerous. Shawnee Ojibwa's settled south Ontario including the Lake Nipissing region. However, Abenaki Ojibwa's and Algonquin Ojibwa's also lived at the Lake Nipissing region!



Whitefish Lake Satellite Image

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