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Alderville First Nation
P. O. Box 46, R.R. #4
ROSENEATH, Ontario
KOK 2XO

Chief James R. Marsden
Ph: (905) 352-2011
Fax: (905) 352-3242
jbmarsden@eagle.ca
On-Reserve Population:  239 ( INAC, 1991)
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Land Base: 1216 ha (1176 inhabited)
65% Class 1-3 Agricultural Land

Languages
Linguistic Affiliation: Algonkian (Ojibway)
Mother Tongue:

  • English 100%
  • Aboriginal 10%
  • English & Aboriginal 0%
  • French & Other 0%

    • Affiliations
    TC: United Indian Councils of the Mississauga and Chippewa Nations (historic alliance)
    PTO: Union of Ontario Indians - Southeast Region

    Electoral Ridings
    (F) Northumberland
    (P) Northumberland

     
    Historical Notes

    In the last 17th century, the Chippewa and other branches of the Southeastern Ojibway began to expand into what is now identified as Southern Ontario, an area then occupied by the Iroquois. By the early 18th century, the Southeastern Ojibway settled in the areas around the Bay of Qunite, Lake St. Clair, in the valleys of the Grand River and the Thames River, and along the north shore of Lake Ontario.

    The Mississaugas of Alnwick (ancestors of Alderville First Nation people) settled on Grape Island in the Bay of Qunite in the mid -1800s where they lived for 11 years, subsisting on agriculture and hunting. In 1830, the Alderville reserve was created -- a block of Crown lands in the Township of Alnwick, granted to the Band by Lieutenant-Govenor Sir John Colborne.
     
     

    Industries

    Manufacturing, transportation, communication and utilities, and government services each account for approximately one fifth of the total labour force. The remainder is concentrated in construction, trades and other services.

     
     

    Educational Facilities

    Elementary

    • students bused to Warkworth and Roseneath

    Secondary

    • students bused to Coburg and Port Hope
     
     

    Community Services and Facilities

    • Alnwick Fire Department serves reserve
    • community hall, community park, outdoor skating rink
    • homemakers program, home support program
    • O.P.P. Alnwick Detachment
     
     

    Communications

    • access to major non-Native radio and television stations and newspapers is available to the community; telephone services provided by Bell Canada
     
     

    Utilities

    • water - community wells with pumphouses
    • sewage - private septic tanks
    • other waste - reserve has agreement the Township of Alnwich to pick up and dispose of solid waste
    • energy/electricity - Ontario Hydro
     
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