Pays Plat First Nation
Encyclopedia
Pays Plat First Nation is a small reserve
community located about 175 km Northeast of Thunder Bay
, Ontario
. The Pays Plat reserve is in the boundaries of the territory described the Robinson-Superior Treaty in 1850. The community is located just off the Trans Canada Highway.
, trapping, fishing
, and gathering food. The area was heavily involved in the fur trade
, and the ancestors living near what is now called Pays Plat were key in trapping for furs. Pays Plat was named by french traders and means "Flat land", named after the fact that it's flat land between two mountains.
Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." The Act also specifies that land reserved for the use and benefit of a band which is not...
community located about 175 km Northeast of Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay
-In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. The Pays Plat reserve is in the boundaries of the territory described the Robinson-Superior Treaty in 1850. The community is located just off the Trans Canada Highway.
History
The Ojibway people living on the North Shore of Lake Superior (ancestors of Pays Plat First Nations people) survived by huntingHunting
Hunting is the practice of pursuing any living thing, usually wildlife, for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law...
, trapping, fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
, and gathering food. The area was heavily involved in the fur trade
Fur trade
The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur. Since the establishment of world market for in the early modern period furs of boreal, polar and cold temperate mammalian animals have been the most valued...
, and the ancestors living near what is now called Pays Plat were key in trapping for furs. Pays Plat was named by french traders and means "Flat land", named after the fact that it's flat land between two mountains.