English River 66 is a First Nations reserve[3] in Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada, located adjacent to the settlement of Mammamattawa and just downstream of the mouth of the Kabinakagami River at the Kenogami River.[1][4][5] It is one of two reserves of the Constance Lake First Nation, and has an area of 3,108 hectares (7,680 acres).[3]
English River 66 | |
|---|---|
| English River Indian Reserve No. 66 | |
  English River 66 Location of the English River 66 reserve in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′55″N 84°22′10″W / 50.46528°N 84.36944°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Cochrane |
| First Nation | Constance Lake |
| Established | 1912[2] |
| Area | |
| • Land | 31.08 km2 (12.00 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
History edit
A Hudson's Bay Company trading post was established in 1884 at the confluence of the Kenogami and Kabinakagami Rivers.[6] It was known as the English River Post, as the Kenogami was also known as the English River.[2] The English River First Nation, the primary forerunner to today's Constance Lake First Nation, had a reserve set aside for their use just north of the post in 1912, which remains part of the Constance Lake First Nations lands as English River 66 Indian Reserve.[2][7]
References edit
- ^ a b "English River 66". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ^ a b c "Our History". Constance Lake First Nation. 2018. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ^ a b c "Reserve detail - English River 66". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ^ "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ^ "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ^ "B. 371 (Beaver Lake Portage) to B.395 (Bucke) - English River Post". Hudson's Bay Company Archives. Archives of Manitoba. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ^ "English River Post" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines. Retrieved 2020-07-11.