Curve Lake First Nation people are the Mississaugas of the great Anishnaabeg nation. The traditional language spoken by the Anishnaabeg was Anishinaabemowin. The name Anishnaabeg a name made from two parts. The first part of anishaw, which means “spontaneous”. The second part inauawese, which means “human-body”. This together translates to mean “spontaneous man”. The Anishnaabeg did not use a written alphabet. All teaching was done though symbols, pictures and story tellings. The Curve Lake first Nations originally shared the land with the Odawa and Huron nations. They are the people of the North shore of Lake Ontario and its tributaries.
When Europeans settled in Canada, survival was a large concern for the. The environment here was much different to what they came from. The First Nations peoples helped them with such things gathering food, health and understanding the lands. In the beginning, First Nations and Europeans co-existence. Later due to the number of Europeans growing it began to over populate the missisauga land. …show more content…
They moved inland and settling in what is now central Ontario. Later in the year 1680 many returned to southern Ontario. After the American Revolution, the British began signing treaties on a Nation to Nation basis to allow for settling in Ontario.
The Curve Lake First Nations are located in Curve Lake Ontario. There is about 2,177 (1,409 off reserve and 768 on reserve). The total land under these first nations is about 900 hectors including two large bodies of water and several islands. The curve lakes first nations land was abundant with wild rice, various fish, birds, animals and plants for