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Notes The Aroland area was a traditional camping ground in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a place where families gathered seasonally to hunt, fish and trap. Further settlement was attracted to the area when a Hudson's Bay Company trading post was established at Kawpaskagami Lake circa 1900 and with subsequent railway expansion in 1911. The Arrow Land and Logging Company, which operated in the area from 1933 to 1941, employed many Band members and contributed to the establishment of a permanent community. Aroland is comprised of former members of the Long Lake No. 58, Long Lake No. 77. Fort Hope, Marten Falls, and Fort William Bands. Aroland Indian settlement is within the boundaries of the territory described by the Robinson-Superior Treaty of 1850 and the James Bay Treaty of 1905 -- Treaty No. 9. Legal Bands status was achieved on April 15, 1985. The Governments of Canada, Ontario, the Nishnawbe-Aski Nation and six of its member First Nations (Aroland, Kee-Way-Win, McDowell Lake, New Slate Falls, Saugeen and Wawakapewin) signed an agreement in the December 1991 to make lands available to establish Indian reserves in the six communities and to provide basic community facilities. |
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Industries Local industries include: Kimberly-Clarke (major employer), corner
store/arcade, privately-owned community centre, two taxis, two
bus lines, trapping (20 licensed trappers), and stores and financial
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