Muskrat Dam Lake | |
|---|---|
| Muskrat Dam Lake Indian Reserve | |
  Muskrat Dam Lake | |
| Coordinates: 53°22′N 91°51′W / 53.367°N 91.850°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| District | Kenora |
| First Nation | Muskrat Dam Lake |
| Area | |
| • Land | 27.4 km2 (10.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 281 |
| • Density | 10.3/km2 (27/sq mi) |
The Muskrat Dam Lake First Nation (Severn Ojibwa: ᐗᒐᐡᑾᓂᒥᐠ ᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ)[2] is an Oji-Cree First Nation band government in Northern Ontario. They reside on the 1,939.7 hectares (4,793.1 acres) Muskrat Dam Lake reserve, located on Muskrat Dam Lake in the Kenora District. The community of Muskrat Dam, Ontario, is located on this reserve. In June 2008, their total registered population was 387 people, of which their on-reserve population was around 195.
The reserve's primary transportation link is the Muskrat Dam Airport.
Muskrat Dam Lake is policed by the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, an Aboriginal-based service.
- ^ a b "Muskrat Dam Lake census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporation - Annual Report 2013-2014, https://nanlegal.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/nalsc-annual-report-2013-14.pdf