Pays Plat First Nation

Pays Plat First Nation (Ojibway: Baagwaashiing Anishinaabek) is a small First Nation reserve community located near Rossport, Ontario, Canada, about 175 kilometres (109 mi) northeast of Thunder Bay. The Pays Plat 51 Reserve is in the boundaries of the territory described in the Robinson-Superior Treaty of 1850. The community is located along Highway 17.

Pays Plat 51 Baagwaashiing Anishinaabek
Indian reserve
Pays Plat Indian Reserve No. 51
Pays Plat 51
Coordinates: 48°53′N 87°34′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Thunder Bay
First Nation	Pays Plat
Area [1]
• Land	2.19 km2 (0.85 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	75
• Density	34.3/km2 (89/sq mi)
Website

History

The Ojibway people living on the North Shore of Lake Superior (ancestors of Pays Plat First Nations people) survived by hunting, 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 is flat land between two mountains. In Anishinaabemowin the community is known as Baagwaashiing which means "Where the water is shallow."

Chief and Council

External links

• Official Website
• Pays Plat (on Highway 17) - Ontario Highway 11 Homepage