Garden River First Nation

Garden River First Nation
Band No. 199
Ketegaunseebee
Shke-Sahkehjewaosa Community Centre
PeopleOjibwe
TreatyRobinson Huron Treaty & Pennefather Treaty
Headquarters7 Shingwauk Street, RR 4, Garden River
ProvinceOntario
Land[1]
Main reserveGarden River 14
Land area207.04 km2
Population (2023)[1]
On reserve124
On other land61
Off reserve2073
Total population3398
Government[1]
ChiefKaren 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
Garden River Indian Reserve No. 14
Garden River 14 is located in Ontario
Garden River 14
Garden River 14
Coordinates: 46°33′N 84°06′W / 46.550°N 84.100°W / 46.550; -84.100
Country Canada
Province Ontario
DistrictAlgoma
First NationGarden River
Area
 • Land215.20 km2 (83.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
1,107
 • Density5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-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.

  1. ^ "Garden River First Nation - First Nation Detail". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Garden River 14 census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Garden River First Nation - First Nation Detail". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  4. ^ Band Details