Matachewan First Nation is an Ojibway First Nation reserve located in the Timiskaming District of Ontario, Canada. The First Nations people of the Matachewan area signed onto Treaty 9 in 1905. As of August, 2024, they had a total registered population of 1037 people, of which 50 people live on their own reserve.
Governance The Nation is governed by the Act Electoral System, in which a Chief and nine Councillors are elected for a two-year term.
They are a signatory to Treaty 9, the First Nation is member of Wabun Tribal Council, a non-political Regional Chiefs Council as well as Nishnawbe Aski Nation, a Tribal Political Organisation representing most all of the First Nations in northern Ontario.
Reserves Matachewan First Nation have reserved for themselves one reserve: Matachewan 72
See also List of francophone communities in Ontario
External links Nation's Website AANDC Profile
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