People | Ojibwe |
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Treaty | Robinson Huron Treaty & Pennefather Treaty |
Headquarters | 7 Shingwauk Street, RR 4, Garden River |
Province | Ontario |
Land[1] | |
Main reserve | Garden River 14 |
Land area | 207.04 km2 |
Population (2023)[1] | |
On reserve | 124 |
On other land | 61 |
Off reserve | 2073 |
Total population | 3398 |
Government[1] | |
Chief | Karen Bell |
Council | Kari Lynne Barry Darwin Belleau Lee Ann Gamble Kristy Dawn Jones Travis Jones Chester Langille Luanne Povey Candice Sim |
Tribal Council[1] | |
Anishinabek Nation Mamaweswen, The North Shore Tribal Council | |
Website | |
https://www.gardenriver.org/site/ |
Garden River 14
Gitigaan-ziibi | |
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Garden River Indian Reserve No. 14 | |
Coordinates: 46°33′N 84°06′W / 46.550°N 84.100°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
District | Algoma |
First Nation | Garden River |
Area | |
• Land | 215.20 km2 (83.09 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 1,107 |
• Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
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Garden River First Nation, also known as Ketegaunseebee (Gitigaan-ziibi Anishinaabe in the Ojibwe language), is an Ojibwa band located at Garden River 14 near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.
The Garden River reserve consists of two non-contiguous areas, totalling 20,703.5 hectares (51,159 acres).[4] The larger, main area is located along the St. Marys River and Highway 17. The Garden River runs through the reserve as a tributary of the St. Marys River. It is bordered by the Unorganized North Algoma District, Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional, the city of Sault Ste. Marie, the Rankin Location Indian reserve, and Sugar Island Township, Michigan, USA.
Garden River First Nation is governed by a band council consisting of a chief and 8 councillors. Council elections are held biannually. The current chief is Karen Bell.