Thessalon First Nation

Thessalon First Nation
Band No. 202
Land^[1]
People	Ojibwe
Treaty	Robinson Huron & Pennefather
Headquarters	40 Sugarbush Road, Thessalon
Province	Ontario
Main reserve	Thessalon 12
Land area	9.42 km²
Population (2024)^[1]
On reserve	113
On other land	4
Off reserve	1116
Total population	1233
Government^[1]
Chief	Joseph Wabigwan
Council	Lisa Boulrice Roxanne Boulrice Mary Anne Giguere Robert H. Simon Robert S. Simon
Tribal Council^[1]
Anishinabek Nation Mamaweswen, The North Shore Tribal Council
Website
https://www.thessalonfirstnation.ca/

Thessalon 12
Indian reserve
Thessalon Indian Reserve No. 12
Thessalon 12
Coordinates: 46°15′N 83°25′W / 46.250°N 83.417°W / 46.250; -83.417
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Algoma
First Nation	Thessalon
Area ^[2]
• Land	9.79 km² (3.78 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[2]
• Total	108
• Density	11.0/km² (28/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)

Thessalon First Nation is an Ojibwe First Nation in Algoma District, Ontario. Their reserve is located at Thessalon 12. They are a member of the Anishinabek Nation.

The traditional territory of Thessalon First Nation was established through extensive use and mutual recognition between Anishinaabe and communities of the area. This was recognized in the Vidal-Anderson Commission report of 1849. Thessalon First Nation's right to use the territory was recognized much earlier by the Crown in the Royal Proclamation of 1763, and in the Treaty of Niagara in 1764. The traditional territory reserved by Thessalon First Nation in the Lake Huron Treaty of 1850.

References

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^ "Thessalon First Nation - First Nation Detail". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Thessalon 12 census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

Places adjacent to Thessalon First Nation

Huron Shores

Thessalon 12

Huron Shores

Lake Huron

v t e Anishinabek Nation
Lake Superior Region	Biigtigong Nishnaabeg (Heron Bay) Biinjitiwabik Zaaging (Rocky Bay) Fort William Long Lake 58 Michipicoten Namaygoosisagagun Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg (Pic Mobert) Pays Plat Red Rock (Lake Helen)
Lake Huron Region	Atikameksheng (Whitefish Lake) Aundeck Omni Kaning (Sucker Creek) Dokis Garden River Henvey Inlet Magnetawan M'Chigeeng (West Bay) Mississauga Nipissing Sagamok Serpent River Sheguiandah Sheshegwaning Thessalon Wahnapitae Wasauksing (Parry Island) Whitefish River Wiikwemkoong Zhiibaahaasing (Cockburn)
Southwest Region	Aamjiwnaang (Sarnia) Kettle & Stony Point Munsee-Delaware Thames Chippewa
Southeast Region	Alderville Beausoleil (Christian Island) Curve Lake Georgina Island Rama Scugog Island Moose Deer Point Pikwàkanagàn

v t e Anishinaabe culture
Family	Clan system
Religion, myth and stories	Aayaase Baykok Deer Woman Dreamcatcher Drumkeeper Elbow witch Gitche Manitou Grand Medicine Society Jiibayaabooz Jingle dress Little people Manitou Medicine wheel Mishi-ginebig ("great snake") Mudjekeewis Nanabozho Nokomis Powwow Pukwudgie Seven fires prophecy Shingebis Teachings of the Seven Grandfathers Turtle Island Traditional beliefs Underwater panther Wendigo
Languages	Algonquian Birch bark scrolls Ojibwe Ottawa dialect Potawatomi
Art	Birchbark biting Quillwork Ribbon work Wampum
Education	Anishinabek Educational Institute Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School Canadian residential schools Hannahville Indian School Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe School U.S. residential schools
Housing	Wigwam

v t e Robinson Treaties
Robinson Superior Treaty, 1850	Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Biigtigong Nishnaabeg Biinjitiwabik Zaaging Bingwi Neyaashi Fort William Gull Bay Long Lake 58 Michipicoten Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg Pays Plat Red Rock
Robinson Huron Treaty, 1850	Atikameksheng Batchewana Dokis Garden River Henvey Inlet Magnetawan Mississauga Nipissing Sagamok Serpent River Shawanaga Sheshegwaning Temagami Thessalon Wahnapitae Wasauksing Whitefish River
Saugeen Surrenders, 1854	Nawash Saugeen
Pennefather Treaty, 1859	Batchewana Garden River Thessalon
William Benjamin Robinson Dokis Keokouse Kitcheposkissegan Mekis Mishequanga Muckatamishaquet Namassin Naoquagabo Nebenaigoching Pamequonaishcung Papasainse Ponekeosh Shabokishick Shawenakishick Shinguacouse Tagawinini Wabakekik Wagemake Windawtegawinini

v t e Algoma District, Ontario
Cities	Elliot Lake Sault Ste. Marie
Towns	Blind River Bruce Mines Spanish Thessalon
Townships	Dubreuilville Hilton Hornepayne Huron Shores Jocelyn Johnson Laird Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional The North Shore Plummer Additional Prince St. Joseph Tarbutt Wawa White River
Villages	Hilton Beach
First Nations	Batchewana Garden River Hornepayne Michipicoten Missanabie Mississauga Sagamok Serpent River Thessalon
Indian reserves	Garden River 14 Goulais Bay 15A Goulais Bay 15C Gros Cap 49 Gros Cap Village 49A Missanabie 62 Mississagi River 8 Obadjiwan 15E Rankin Location 15D Sagamok Serpent River 7 Thessalon 12 Whitefish Island
Unorganized areas	North South East
Local services boards	Aweres Batchawana Bay Goulais and District Hawk Junction Missanabie Peace Tree Searchmont Wharncliffe and Kynoch
Unincorporated communities	Algoma Mills Ansonia Bar River Bellevue Bourdage Corner Bruce Station Cloudslee Dalton Day Mills Dayton Dean Lake Desbarats Dunns Valley Echo Bay Eley Fire River Franz Frater Glendale Goudreau Goulais Bay Goulais Mission Goulais River Gros Cap Harmony Harmony Bay Havilland Bay Heyden Iron Bridge Island Lake Karalash Corners Kentvale Kirby's Corner Kynoch Leeburn Little Rapids Livingstone Livingstone Creek Lochalsh MacDuff MacLennan Maple Ridge Michipicoten Michipicoten River Moiles Mills Montreal River Montreal River Harbour Neebish Nestorville Northland Northland Lake Norris Oba Ophir Parkinson Plummer Poplar Dale Port Findlay Ranger Lake Richards Landing Rock Lake Rydal Bank Sailors Encampment Sand Bay Serpent River Sherwood Sowerby Spragge Sunset Beach Sylvan Valley Wabos Wharncliffe
See also: Communities in Algoma District Census divisions of Ontario