Eabametoong, also known as Fort Hope, is an Ojibwe reserve in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Kenora District. Located on the shore of Eabamet Lake in the Albany River system, the community is located approximately 240 kilometres north of Beardmore and is accessible only by airplane or water, or by winter/ice roads, which connect the community to the Northern Ontario Resource Trail. For other uses of Chippewa, see Chippewa (disambiguation). ... In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (de facto) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked 4th 1,076... Categories: Stub | Ontario districts ... A First Nations encampment beside the Albany River, 1886 The Albany River is a river in northern Ontario which flows northeast from Lake St. ... km redirects here. ... Beardmore is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on Highway 11 in the municipality of Greenstone. ... An Air France Boeing 777, a modern passenger jet. ... Winter roads are temporary highways carved out of snow and ice. ... Ice Road in northern British Columbia, Canada Ice roads are temporary highways formed by using frozen rivers and lake surfaces. ...

The following information is paraphrased from the Eabametoong First Nation web site:

Eabametoong came to be during the fur trade era when the Hudson Bay company set up a trading post by Eabamet lake in 1890. Canoe was used as the main source of transportation so the post had to be near water. The Fort Hope Band came into existence in 1905 when the treaty was signed by 500 people. The new community of Eabametoong started in 1982 with the official name of Eabametoong First Nation being adopted in 1985.

The name Eabametoong has a significant meaning in the Ojibwe language; the name means, "the reversing of the waterplace." The water flow from Eabamet lake into the Albany River reverses each year, resulting from runoff water, such that water flows into Eabamet lake from the Albany River for a short period of time. The main draw for the people of Eabametoong before the fur trade was the multitudes of various fish including: sturgeon, walleye and whitefish which still inhabit the waters today.

External links

• Eabametoong First Nation