Wasauksing First Nation (formerly named as Parry Island First Nation, Ojibwe: Waaseyakosing, meaning: "Place that shines brightly in the reflection of the sacred light")[2] is an Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi First Nation band government whose reserve is located near Parry Sound in Ontario, Canada.
Indian reserve in Ontario, Canada
Indian reserve in Ontario, Canada
Wasauksing First Nation
Waaseyakosing
Indian reserve
Parry Island First Nation Indian Reserve
Aerial view of Parry Island, with the town of Parry Sound visible at the top.
Their reserve constitutes the Parry Island in Georgian Bay. The island is about 19,000 acres (77km2) with 78 miles (126km) of lakeshore, making it one of the larger islands in the Great Lakes. The Wasauksing First Nation now occupies the entire island, although the ghost town of Depot Harbour on the island was historically a non-aboriginal settlement.
Community
The reserve is home to a community radio station, CHRZ-FM, the Indigenous magazine MUSKRAT, and discontinued Indigenous magazine Spirit.
Transportation
The reserve's main road crosses to the mainland via the Wasauksing Swing Bridge, connecting to Rose Point Road in Seguin Township south of Parry Sound. The road continues to Parry Sound itself, becoming Emily Street at the municipal boundary of Parry Sound and Seguin.
Notable members
Dick King, Potawatomi, photographed in 1928 on Parry Island. King is holding a war club and dance rattles, both now in the NMAI Collection.[3]
Basil Johnston, historian and cultural essayist[4]
Francis Pegahmagabow, the most highly decorated Indigenous soldier in Canadian military history,[5]
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