M'Chigeeng First Nation

M'Chigeeng 22
M'Chigeeng (West Bay) Indian Reserve No. 22
M'Chigeeng 22 is located in Southern Ontario
M'Chigeeng 22
M'Chigeeng 22
Coordinates: 45°50′N 82°10′W / 45.833°N 82.167°W / 45.833; -82.167
Country Canada
Province Ontario
DistrictManitoulin
First NationM'Chigeeng
Area
 • Land32.90 km2 (12.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[2][1]
 • Total939
 • Density27.3/km2 (71/sq mi)
Websitewww.mchigeeng.ca

M'Chigeeng First Nation, also known as West Bay, is an Ojibwe First Nation band government in the Manitoulin District of Ontario, Canada. The total registered population as of December 2018, was 2623 people, of which their on-reserve population was 939.[2] The First Nation have reserved for themselves the 3094.7 ha M'Chigeeng 22 Indian Reserve located on Manitoulin Island.

  1. ^ a b "M'Chigeeng 22 (West Bay 22) census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Registered Population Official Name M'Chigeeng First Nation". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 3 November 2008.