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INDIGENOUS STUDIES LOCAL FIRST NATIONS
First Nations in the Peterborough Area

Alderville First Nation Telephone Number: 905-352-2011
In the 17^th century, the Chippewa and other branches of the Southeastern Ojibway began to expand into now what is identified as Southern Ontario; an area then occupied by the Iroquois. By the 18^th century, the Southeast Ojibway settled in the areas around the Bay of Quinte, Lake St. Clair in the valleys of the Grand River and the Thames River, and along the north shore of Lake Ontario. The Mississaugas of Alnwick (ancestors of Alderville First Nation People) settled on Grape Island in the Bay of Quinte in the mid 1800s. Here they lived for 11 years subsisting on agriculture and hunting. In 1830, the Alderville reserve was created - a block of crown lands in the Township of Alnwick, granted to the Band by Lieutenant-Govenor Sir John Colborne.

Burleigh Falls
Burleigh Falls is a small but vibrant community just north of Peterborough. Here you will find the gate to the Petroglyph Provincial Park, beautiful country, lakes and rivers, excellent cross-country ski trails at Haultain and a blend of Ojibwe, Metis and non-aboriginal people who have lived and worked together to make up this multicultural group, (not to mention the tourists!).

They host an annual pow wow as well as many other cultural events throughout the year.

Curve Lake First Nation
Telephone: 705-657-8045
The Mud Lake Indian reservation No. 35 was the original name of the Curve Lake band. It was established in 1829. The village land base was about 1,600 acres. Problems with water rising from the building of the Trent Canal System locks and dams in Bobcaygeon and Buckhorn ended the traditional means of livelihood for the Mud Lake citizens. The reserve was confirmed by the Williams Treaties of 1923. Mud Lake legally changed its name to Curve Lake Reserve No. 35 in 1964. The original 12 Mississauga family names have been passed on to today's residents. On the things Curve Lake is known for is the Whetung Gallery.

Hiawatha First Nation Telephone: 705-295-4421
The Mississaugas of Hiawatha were at one time part of a larger band known as the Mississaugas of Rice Lake, Mud Lake and Scugog Lake. In 1881, the Mississaugas surrendered and sold to the Crown a large tract of their land containing about 1,951,000 acres for an annuity of $2,960. The band subsequently split into distinct groups and relocated to newly created reserves. The Hiawatha reserve was first surveyed in 1881.

Lovesick Lake Native Women's Association
Lovesick Lake Native Women's Association has evolved to become a centre for job finding, operates a children's day camp in the summer and can provide many means of assistance to anyone trying to re-enter the job market or brush up their resume. They are located in both Lakefield and Buckhorn and are in the phone book.

Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation
Telephone: 905-985-3337
In 1818 the Scugog Island First Nation occupied an island of about 1206 acres in Balsam Lake, Benley Township. They later occupied land on Scugog Island itself, part of Scugog township. It was an Indian trading point on the shores of Lake Scugog. The construction of a dam at Bobcaygeon flooded the marshes around Scugog Island causing health problems and forcing the Mississaugas of Scugog Island to relocated to Coldwater Reserve from 1835-1837.

The Band has opened the Great Blue Heron Charitable Casino facility to help with community growth and development.

 

“ The ways of our people are ancient but they are not rigid. They bend and turn to reflect changes in our culture. We expect our young people to have a different expectation of their culture and a different way of experiencing it. This is how a culture grows and how we grow as a people.”

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