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Goulais Bay 15A, Ontario

Goulais Bay 15A
Indian reserve
Goulais Bay Indian Reserve No. 15A
Goulais Bay 15A is located in Ontario
Goulais Bay 15A
Goulais Bay 15A
Coordinates: 46°42′N 84°32′W / 46.700°N 84.533°W / 46.700; -84.533Coordinates: 46°42′N 84°32′W / 46.700°N 84.533°W / 46.700; -84.533
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
District Algoma
First Nation Batchewana Ojibways
Area
 • Land 6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 82
 • Density 12.7/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Website www.batchewana.ca

Goulais Bay 15A is a First Nations reserve in Algoma District, Ontario. It lies on Goulais Bay (Lake Superior) encompassing most of the unincorporated community of Goulais Mission, and is one of the reserves of the Batchewana First Nation of Ojibways.

This area has been a centre for the lake whitefish fishery since time immemorial. After the expropriation of Whitefish Island from the First Nation in 1902, most residents were forced to move to Goulais Mission. On 8 January 1979, the band council paid the Crown $365.20 to purchase 6.47 km2 of land in and around Goulais Mission. It encompasses all of Goulais Mission, except for three parcels of waterfront property. One of these parcels of land is owned by the Roman Catholic Church and houses The Lady of Sorrows church, built by Bishop Kohler around 1860.


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