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Rama Indian Reserve
Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted June, 2004
Photo by contributor Wayne Adam - Posted October, 2011
Plaque Location
The County of Simcoe
Chippewas of Rama First Nation
On the west side of Road 44, street number 5896
2.7 km north of Monck Road (Road 45)
Coordinates: N 44 38.905 W 79 21.016 |
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Plaque Text
In 1830 Sir John Colborne, lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada (1828-1836), settled several nomadic bands of Indians on a reserve stretching along the portage between the Atherley Narrows and Georgian Bay. They were placed under the superintendency of Captain Thomas Gummersall Anderson. The Ojibwa (Chippewa) tribe led by Chief William Yellowhead (Musquakie) were located at the Atherley Narrows. Pressure on the government by land-hungry white settlers forced the Indians, in 1836, to relinquish their holdings, and Yellowhead's band was moved to Rama in 1838-9, where they purchased 650 ha. By 1846 they had 120 ha under cultivation and their settlement contained twenty houses, four barns and a school house.
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> Posted September 18, 2016
Yes. I have a history with them...when I was a young kid we had our family cottage on Lake Couchiching at Rama. Great great memories from there growing up.... [fishing, waterskiing, 'sea flea' speed boat, etc] Also...used to play 'cowboys and indians' with Henry Yellowhead from the reserve. He was the indian, we were the cowboys and had 'cap guns and rifles'. More great memories. He was a direct descendent of the original chiefs - see plaque
Gary Leonard
> Posted March 21, 2011
Rama Reserve is still populated with native descendants and highly successful due to Rama Casino located there.
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