Flying Post was a Hudson's Bay Company trading postFlying Post (Ontario) Hudson's Bay Company Archives located on the Kukatush (variously spelled Kuckatoosh or Ahkuckootish) or Groundhog River, a tributary of the Mattagami River. The post was approximately eighty miles downriver from Kukatush or Groundhog Lake, and one hundred miles upriver from the river's junction with the Mattagami. It was approximately fifty miles northwest of Matawagamingue.Report of E.B. Borron, Stipendiary Magistrate, on Part of the Basin of Hudson's Bay Belonging to the Province of Ontario. Borron, E. B. (Edward Barnes). Printed by C.B. Robinson, by order of the Legislative Assembly, 1883 The post was built by fur trader Donald McKay in 1800.
First Nation Flying Post First Nation has a registered population of 250, all living off reserve. The current chief is Ray Murray.Wabun First Nation Profiles , Wabun Tribal Council The band office is located in Nipigon, Ontario but the reserve is on the kukutush river between Foleyet and Timmins with many members still living in the area. First Nation Detail - Flying Post Indian and Northern Affairs Canada The band has a reserve (), Flying Post No. 73, located southwest of Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario.First Nation Connectivity Profile - Flying Post Aboriginal Canada Profile The band is a signatory of Treaty 9 (July 16, 1906).Our History , Flying Post First Nation (flyingpost.ca)
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