Munsee-Delaware Nation

Munsee-Delaware Nation
Nalahii Lunaapewaak
Munsee-Delaware Nation Indian Reserve No. 1
Munsee-Delaware Nation is located in Middlesex County
Munsee-Delaware Nation
Munsee-Delaware Nation
Munsee-Delaware Nation is located in Southern Ontario
Munsee-Delaware Nation
Munsee-Delaware Nation
Coordinates: 42°48′N 81°29′W / 42.800°N 81.483°W / 42.800; -81.483
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyMiddlesex
First NationMunsee-Delaware
Formed1967
Government
 • ChiefRoger Thomas
 • Federal ridingLambton—Kent—Middlesex
 • Prov. ridingLambton—Kent—Middlesex
Area
 • Land11.22 km2 (4.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total160
 • Density14.3/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
N0L
Area code(s)519 and 226

Munsee-Delaware Nation (Munsee: Nalahii Lunaapewaak, meaning: Lenapes from the Upstream, in contrast with The Lenape at Moraviantown, referred to as "Downstrean Lenapes") is a Lenape First Nations band government located 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of St. Thomas, in southwest Ontario, Canada.

Known previously as the Munsee of the Thames, their land base is the 1,054 hectares (2,600 acres) Munsee-Delaware Nation 1 reserve, with the unincorporated community of Muncey, west from the Oneida Nation of the Thames, as their main community. The reserve is splintered into several non-contiguous areas, made up of individual lots within the Chippewas of the Thames reserve. As of January 2014, their registered population was 612 people, though only 148 lived on their own reserve.

  1. ^ a b "Munsee-Delaware Nation 1 community profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 3 June 2015.