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WORDS TO KNOW Homes
6-plex: a home split into six
different living units Another image created by television and movies is that all First
Certificate of Possession: a Nations people lived in teepees made from buffalo skin and
certificate given to an individual wooden poles. This is not so. First Nations who lived on the
First Nation member who then
plains, such as the Plains Cree, used the teepee; they followed
“owns” that piece of Crown
land. The individual can then the buffalo and had horses to help them, so the teepee was
lease the land out or use it the easy to move from place to place. The Anishinaabeg, though,
way people use their land in
lived in the bush. It would have been difficult to drag a teepee
other parts of Canada.
around trees, especially without the help of a horse.
mortgage: a claim on property
in case money that is owed is
In the past, during the winter months, the Anishinaabeg lived in
not repaid
wigwams, which were constructed from the bark of trees. When
teepee: a home made from
buffalo skin and wooden poles the family moved to their summer hunting and fishing grounds,
wigwam: a home made they left the wigwam behind, where it was recycled back to the
from natural material such as
earth. Their summer home was constructed from animal hides.
tree bark
When they moved back to their winter hunting grounds, they
built a new wigwam.
Today, our homes are like those found elsewhere in southern
Ontario. Most of our homes have modern appliances such as
microwaves, washers, dryers, and freezers. We also have tablets,
cellphones, and laptop computers.
Currently, the Beausoleil Housing department owns 86
homes that are rented to members of our First Nation. We
also have a 6-plex and are involved with mortgages. In 2018,
we constructed 11 new units in townhomes and apartments,
and seven new houses. In addition, there are approximately
150 privately owned homes on lands for which members hold a
Certificate of Possession.
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