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