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Location and Territory

                                                  Our community, now known as Moose Deer Point First Nation,
                                                  is formally registered by Crown–Indigenous Relations and
                  WORDS TO KNOW                   Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC—a federal government
                  reserve: The Government of      department) as Moose Point Indian Reserve #79. We are located
                  Canada defines reserves as
                                                  on the Moose Deer Point Peninsula, about 80 kilometres south
                  “land held by the Government
                                                  of Parry Sound, on Twelve Mile Bay Road. The First Nation
                  of Canada, on behalf of First
                  Nations for the use and benefit   is located at the end of Twelve Mile Bay Road. The nearest
                  of First Nations.”
                                                  community to us is MacTier, which is 35 minutes away by car.




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