Food and Culture
What is the most common food the Curve Lake First Nations eat?
Manoomin
What are two of the Indigenous groups the Curve Lake First Nations are a part of?
They are the Mississaugas of the great Anishnawbe nation.
What is the gallery on the reserve called?
Whetung’s Art Gallery
Who is the Curve Lake First Nations chief?
Chief Keith Knott
How does the Curve Lake First Nations travel to get manoomin?
They travel by Canoes.
When did they officially change their name to Curve Lake First Nations #35?
1964
What is the total land base of the First Nations?
Approximately 900 hectares
Who is one of the 3 famous artisans of the Curve Lake First Nations?
Norman Knott, Alice Williams and David Johnson
What is manoomin eaten with?
Salads, casseroles, deserts, etc
Who worked with who to create the Curve First Lake Nations?
Crown and the New England Company
What does the land consist of?
A mainland peninsula and large island (fox island) on Buckhorn and Chemong lake
Who was the first female Anishnaabe chief?
Elsie Knott
What is the pow-wow dance? How is it performed?
Dancers dance in a circle searching the ground for the footprints of their ancestors in order to follow their ways. Drums are played. Pow-wow means gathering or celebrating.
What does the name Anishnawbe mean?
Spontaneous man
Where is the island the Curve Lake First Nations co-own?
Located throughout the Trent severn waterway systems.
What is one award Chief Keith Knott has received?
He is a recipient of... the Order of Canada, an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Trent University, the Paul Harris Pin from Rotary International and the Lifetime Achievement award from the Anishinabek Nation.