Ohsweken, Ontario

Ohsweken
name in indigenous languages
Ohsweken is located in Ontario
Ohsweken
Ohsweken
Ohsweken is located in Canada
Ohsweken
Ohsweken
Coordinates: 43°04′09″N 80°07′03″W / 43.06917°N 80.11750°W / 43.06917; -80.11750
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Government
 • Governing BodySix Nations Band Council
 • MPLarry Brock (Conservative)
 • MPPWill Bouma (Conservative)
Area
 • Total
75 km2 (29 sq mi)
Elevation
200 m (656 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
Approx. 1,500
 Roughly 10% of Six Nations' total population
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code
N0A
Area codeArea code 519
GNBC CodeFCGSY[7]
Websitehttp://www.sixnations.ca

Ohsweken (/oʊʃˈwiːkɛn/) is a dispersed rural community located within the Six Nations of the Grand River, in the County of Brant, Ontario, Canada.[7][8] Approximately 300 of the 2,700 homes on the reserve are in Ohsweken, and it is the site of the reserve governmental and administrative offices.[citation needed]

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  6. ^ Rudes, Blair A. (2015). "Grand river indians". Tuscarora-English/English-Tuscarora dictionary. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 418. ISBN 9781442628809.
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  8. ^ "Six Nations (Part) 40". Statistics Canada. November 2, 2016. Archived from the original on June 15, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2021.