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Drumlins on the way into Alderville
on Highway 9
Land Use
Alderville First Nation’s territory measures 1195 hectares in total,
WORDS TO KNOW
as defined by Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
drumlin: an oval or long hill
Canada (CIRNAC), a federal government department. Our Elders
that was formed by ice sheets
that once covered the area; in tell us that our traditional territory is much larger than the actual
this region, drumlins run from
boundaries of our First Nation.
northeast to southwest
ecosystem: the relationship Alderville First Nation is set amongst gently rolling hills and
between all living things, with
along the shores of Rice Lake, on drumlins created by the
each other and the place where
they live retreating glaciers, which formed the lake. Unique to the
federal: to do with the national Alderville First Nation is the Black Oak Savanna ecosystem with
government of Canada rare black oak trees and rare and fragile grasses.
leased: provided with a written
agreement giving the right to Most of the land in Alderville is used for residential purposes and
pay rent to use property for a
small businesses in our community. There is farmland throughout
certain length of time
our territory and small rural communities nearby. Some plots of
non-Indigenous: someone
First Nation land are leased to non-Indigenous farmers living in
whose ancestors are not First
Nations, Inuit, or Métis the area.
Another way that land is used in the community is for trapping.
In the past, trapping was very important for our community
because it provided a good income from furs. Today, fur prices
are very low, but there are some people in the community
who still trap. They trap as much for food and recreation as
for income. They want to be out on the land and carry on the
activities of our ancestors that keep our connection to the land
and culture alive.
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