Constance Lake First Nation

Constance Lake First Nation
Constance Lake Community Building
Constance Lake Community Building
Constance Lake First Nation is located in Ontario
Constance Lake First Nation
Location of Constance Lake First Nation in Ontario
Coordinates: 49°48′18″N 84°08′05″W / 49.80500°N 84.13472°W / 49.80500; -84.13472
Constance Lake First Nation
Band No. 182
PeopleOji-Cree
TreatyTreaty 9
HeadquartersConstance Lake
ProvinceOntario
Land[1]
Main reserveConstance Lake 92
Other reserve(s)
English River 66
Land area62.185 km2
Population (October 2019)[1]
On reserve882
On other land27
Off reserve873
Total population1782
Government[1]
ChiefRamona Sutherland
Council
  • Wayne Neegan
  • Samantha John-George
  • Christine Stephens
  • Ricky Sutherland
Tribal Council[1]
Matawa First Nations
Website
http://clfn.on.ca/

Constance Lake First Nation (Severn Ojibwa: ᑾᐣᐢᑕᐣᐢ ᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ)[2] is an Oji-Cree First Nations band government located on the shores of Constance Lake near Hearst,[3] Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[4] It is directly north of the community of Calstock along a continuation of Ontario Highway 663.[5] Constance Lake First Nation is home to close to 1605 members of Cree and Ojibway with approximately 820 living on reserve. The reserves, Constance Lake 92 and English River 66, total 7,686 acres (3,110 ha) in size.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Constance Lake". First Nation Profiles. Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. 26 September 2019.
  2. ^ Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporation - Annual Report 2013-2014, https://nanlegal.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/nalsc-annual-report-2013-14.pdf
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference contactnorth10june2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Constance Lake (Ancheekum)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  5. ^ Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1:1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference CLFNmarch2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Our History". Constance Lake First Nation. Retrieved 11 November 2019.