Temagami First Nation
The Temagami First Nation is located on Bear Island in the heart of Lake Temagami. The island is the second largest in Lake Temagami, after Temagami Island. Its community is known as Bear Island 1. Temagami First Nation (TFN) members are status Indians under the Indian Act that live on and off Bear Island.
Bear Island 1 | |
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| Bear Island Indian Reserve No. 1 | |
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Bear Island 1 | |
| Coordinates: 46°59′N 80°04′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Nipissing |
| First Nation | Temagami |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2.91 km2 (1.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | Incompletely enumerated |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Website | www |
The Teme-Augama Anishnabai ("Deep Water by the Shore People") are part of the Anishinaabe people, and Bear Island represents only a small portion of the Anishinaabe's Nindakiiminan ("our land"; locally syncoped as Ndakiimnan or "n'daki menan"), which includes over ten thousand square kilometers of land in the area. Some citizens are status Indian (TFN) within the framework of the Indian Act. The majority are not accorded status under the Indian Act, but are still recognized as full community members by the Teme-Augama Anishnabai.