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Wahgoshig First Nation

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Wahgoshig First Nation, formerly known as Abitibi-Ontario Band of Abitibi, is an Anishinaabe (Algonquin and Ojibwa) and Cree First Nation band located near Matheson in Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. The band has reserved for itself the 7,770.1 hectares Abitibi Indian Reserve No. 70 on the south end of Lake Abitibi that was created when the James Bay Treaty (Treaty 9) was signed at the Hudson's Bay Company post on Lake Abitibi in Quebec on June 7, 1906. As of May 2021, the Nation has a total of 380 registered members, including 145 residents.


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Wahgoshig First Nation, formerly known as Abitibi-Ontario Band of Abitibi, is an Anishinaabe and Cree First Nation band located near Matheson. The band resides in the Abitibi Indian Reserve No. 70.

Province : Ontario

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