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Bear Island First Nation


This Ojibwa community is located on an island in a lake in northern Ontario. Bear Island First Nation is a lost cause. These Ojibwa's came up from a southern location. Hudson Bay Company established a trade post where Bear Island First Nation is and sought out minor Ojibwa leaders to buy. One was chief Tonene who was bought to accept a very tiny island to be his Bear Island First Nation Reserve. This happened in 1877. Soon after a few Ojibwa's commenced living there. In 1945, Canada bought this tiny island and in 1970 it became Bear Island First Nation Reserve. Their on-Reserve population is 244 according to 2021's census. 2016's census reported that Bear Island Reserve had a population of 153. An error in calculating took place! They have 103 dwellings with 84 lived in. Average household size is 2.9 persons per household which is below normal for Ojibwa communities. An estimated 14.4% of the population of Bear Island First Nation is 70 years of age or older. That indicates few predominantly Ojibwa's live at Bear Island. Ojibwa Language is no longer spoken there as well. Another indicator Bear Island First Nation is a former Ojibwa Reserve!







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