However when the Trent Severn Waterway was completed, the water table increased by several feet in the 1920's and early 1930's. This had a devastating impact on the progress of the community. It resulted in the drowning of all the wild rice around Georgina Island which was a main staple in their diet and also changed their means of travelling.

The island is a Native reserve populated by the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, a band of Ojibwa people. It is also within the Town of Georgina and in the Regional Municipality of York . Before the completion of the Trent–Severn Waterway , the water level on Lake Simcoe was low enough to enable residents to cross in wagons or walk ...

The Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation (Ojibwe: Waaseyaagmiing Anishinaabek) are an Ojibwa (or Anishinaabeg) people located on Georgina Island in Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. In 2008, of the First Nation 's registered population of 666 people, 181 lived on, and 485 lived outside, their reserve . [ 2 ]

Home to 210 people on reserve, Chippewas of Georgina Island in Ontario completed upgrades and expanded their water treatment plant, with funding from Indigenous Services Canada (ISC). There is 1 long-term drinking water advisory affecting 81 homes:

2023年6月27日 · Azhoonyang or Shining Waters is the Anishinabe name for Lake Simcoe, which is located in southern Ontario in the Territory of the Chippewa Tri Council, (Georgina Island, Rama and Beausoleil First Nations).

We are the Chippewas of Georgina Island, an Anishinaabe Nation located on the southern shores of Lake Simcoe. Our ancestors were inhabitants of the Lake Simcoe region long before the arrival of settlers.

2021年6月9日 · The six paddlers are part of the first-ever Shining Water Paddle trip organized by the Chippewas of Georgina Island. Shining Waters or Zhooniyaang-zaaga`igan is the Anishinaabe name for Lake Simcoe. The paddlers will camp at various spots along the Lake and offer prayers and conduct traditional tobacco ceremonies to help heal the waters, as ...

Chippewas of Georgina Island have exercised this responsibility to use and protect the Lake Simcoe Watershed, lands and resources. Lake Simcoe and its watershed, our homeland has sustained our citizens since time immemorial, drawing …

The Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation is an Ojibwa (or Anishinaabeg) people located on Georgina Island in Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. As of May 2021, the First Nation has a registered population of 930 people, with 208 living on reserve. The band is among the few First Nations in the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area.

They preserve and teach our Indigenous ways of knowing and knowledge for the future generations of Georgina Island. In the tradition of oral history over generations, our youth - in their turn - will carry on this legacy to protect and share our proud history and who we are as the Chippewas of Georgina Island.