Moose Deer Point First Nation

Moose Point 79
Indian reserve
Moose Point Indian Reserve No. 79
Moose Point 79
Coordinates: 44°42′N 79°18′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District Municipality	Muskoka
First Nation	Moose Deer Point
Area [1]
• Land	2.67 km^2 (1.03 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	210
• Density	78.7/km^2 (204/sq mi)
Website	moosedeerpoint.ca

Moose Deer Point First Nation is a Potawatomi First Nation in the District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario. It has a reserve called Moose Point 79. The reserve is located along Twelve Mile Bay.

The First nation is a member of the Anishinabek Nation organization.

Members of Moose Deer Point are descended from settlers from the American Midwest who arrived in Southern Ontario (Beausoleil Island on Georgian Bay) in the 1830s and later arrived in the area.^[2] The reserve was surveyed in 1917.^[2]

Government

The reserve is led by band council consisting of a Chief and four councillors.^[3] The council is supported by an administrator, finance officer and clerical staff.

Services

Basic services offered to reserve residents include:^[4]

• Children Services
• Elders Services
• Health Services
• Education
• Social Services
• Recreation
• Economic Development
• Water Services
• Fire Services – one station with man by volunteers in Gordons Bay; supported by two fire trucks
• Maintenance

More advanced medical services are available from Georgian Bay General Hospital in Penetanguishene, Ontario or Huntsville District Memorial Hospital in Huntsville, Ontario.

Transportation

Twelve Mile Bay Road is the main road in the reserve and makes connections to Ontario Highway 400.

Local roads on reserve:

• Williams Wharf Road
• Ogemawahj Road
• Mitawbik Road
• Moose Deer Point Marina Road
• Bloody Bay Road
• Harrison Trail
• Lagoon Road

Water access to the area are made by boats from Moose Deer Point Marina.

Communities

• King Bay – residential area located near Big David Bay
• Isaac Bay – residential area along Twelve Mile Bay
• Gordons Bay – main hub with commercial, recreational and administration services along Twelve Mile Bay

Nearby

• O'Donnell Point Provincial Nature Reserve – a non-operating provincial park (closed to public use)

References

1. "Moose Point 79 census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
2. "Moose Deer Point".
3. "Moose Deer Point".
4. "Departments".

External links

• Official website
• Moose Deer Point First Nation Archived 2013-06-24 at the Wayback Machine old website