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Fort Albany First Nation is a community in northern Ontario situated on the southern shore of the Albany River and partly on Sinclair Island. The community is 15 kilometers from the coast of James Bay . Fort Albany is one of two First Nations that lie near the mouth of the Albany River. Kashechewan First Nation sits on the northern shore of the river. Both communities are equal distance from the mouth of the river and they are ten kilometers apart. OLD FORT ALBANY The two communities were once part of what was the old community of Fort Albany. Old Fort Albany, which was on an island between the two modern day communities, became separated into Anglican and Roman Catholic sections. Then the Roman Catholic mission, and the Roman Catholic portion of the community, moved to the current site of modern day Fort Albany(on the southern shore). The Anglican portion of the community some years later moved to the current site of Kashechewan. Up until the 1970s Fort Albany and Kashechewan shared the same chief and council. In the 1970s they came to have separate Band Councils. Fort Albany and Kashechewan are treated as separate bands, and function as separate Bands today. New Fort Albany is mostly a Roman Catholic community, while Kashechewan is mainly Anglican. Old Fort Albany was originally established in 1679 as a Fur Trading post by the Hudson's Bay Company . |
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