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Two Indian reserves never ceded by treaty

Wiikwemkoong and Walpole

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Gary A Schlueter
Jun 06, 2025
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Bridal Veil Falls, Manitoulin Island

Ontario has 207 First Nation reserves, according to the Canadian Encyclopedia. Oddly enough, some of them are on unceded land. Unceded means “(of land or territory belonging to Indigenous peoples) not ceded or given up to a colonizing group or government.” (Obviously, this is not a Canada-only thing.)

Walpole Island (B…

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