Georgian Bay
Georgian Bay is a bay of Lake Huron in Ontario.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- September 2016: The bay is cited as a region where the fishing industry and water health are facing significant environmental distress.[2]
- November 2018: One 1836 treaty involved 23,000 islands located in Georgian Bay. Francis Bond Head decided while canoeing through Georgian Bay that its islands were the ideal location for Indigenous people to live.[3]
- February 2019: Beausoleil First Nation is located within Georgian Bay on Christian Island.[4]
- October 2019: An Indigenous village on the bay is the setting for a story about an elderly couple being visited by the Devil on a winter night.[5]
- July 2020: A legal claim by the Saugeen Ojibway Nation includes waters in Georgian Bay near Collingwood.[6]
- November 2020: Fishery quotas for Georgian Bay were distributed in a way that discriminated against the Chippewas of Nawash and Saugeen First Nation for decades.[7]
- August 2021: The 1836 treaties involved 23,000 islands located within Georgian Bay. Sir Francis Bond Head decided while canoeing through Georgian Bay that its islands were the ideal location for Indigenous people to reside.[8]
- September 2023: The novel Bernice and the Georgian Bay Gold is set in this location during the early 20th century. The story depicts the life of a Métis family operating a lighthouse in this region.[9]
- October 2023: Magnetawan First Nation is located to the east of Georgian Bay.[10]
- November 2024: The bay is part of the traditional territories of the Ojibwe Anishinaabek. Wilmer Nadjiwon sought to unite the Chiefs of Ontario to prevent contaminants from threatening the bay.[11]
- January 2025: The area is the site of turtle habitat protection efforts by Magnetawan First Nation featured in the series Water Worlds.[12]
- February 2026: A baby was delivered on a ferry in the middle of the bay during a winter storm on February 7, 2026. Heavy ice in the bay necessitated the use of a passenger vessel instead of the usual car ferry for an emergency transport.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Welcoming new life on the MV Indian Maiden passenger ferry", Anishinabek News, 26 February 2026 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "With rights, come responsibilities", Anishinabek News, 13 September 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "The accidental treaties", Anishinabek News, 6 November 2018 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Beausoleil First Nation Youth Council celebrates announcement of funding for Christian Island ferry", Anishinabek News, 15 February 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "The Devil at the Dance", Anishinabek News, 31 October 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Young Anishinaabe man journeys along Lake Huron to bring understanding on troubled relationships with water, First Nations and settlers", Anishinabek News, 23 July 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Letter to the Editor: Looking in the mirror – political racism", Anishinabek News, 3 November 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "The accidental treaties", Anishinabek News, 9 August 2021 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Book review: Bernice and the Georgian Bay Gold", Anishinabek News, 4 September 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Magnetawan First Nation launches mobile communications app for member notifications", Anishinabek News, 13 October 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "The largest body of fresh water in the world", Anishinabek News, 13 November 2024 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "First-ever Indigenous water docuseries, Water Worlds, set to premiere on APTN in January 2025", Anishinabek News, 25 January 2025 (archived copy; original article).