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Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nation

Ojibway First Nation in Ontario, Canada


Summary

Ojibway First Nation in Ontario, Canada

FieldValue
band_nameAtikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nation
band_number224
endonymAdikamegosheng Anishinaabeg
peopleOjibwe
headquarters25 Reserve Road, Naughton
provinceOntario
main_reserveWhitefish Lake 6
area197.5
pop_year2024
on_reserve403
on_other_land44
off_reserve1171
total_pop1618
chiefCraig Nootchtai
councilLesley MacNeil
Vance Nootchtai
Arthur Petahtegoose
Harvey Petahtegoose
Jennifer Petahtegoose
tribal_councilAnishinabek Nation
Mamaweswen, The North Shore Tribal Council
websitehttps://atikamekshenganishnawbek.ca/
footnotes

Vance Nootchtai Arthur Petahtegoose Harvey Petahtegoose Jennifer Petahtegoose Mamaweswen, The North Shore Tribal Council

Atikameksheng Anishnawbek (Anishinaabe language: Adikamegosheng Anishinaabeg, syncoped as Dikmegsheng Nishnaabeg), formerly known as the Whitefish Lake First Nation, is an Ojibway First Nation in northern Ontario, Canada. Its reserve is located at Whitefish Lake 6 on the shores of Whitefish Lake, 20 km southwest of Sudbury.

It is immediately south of the community of Naughton in Greater Sudbury, and is considered part of Greater Sudbury's Census Metropolitan Area. In the Canada 2016 Census, the community of Whitefish Lake had a population of 386 living on the reserve, a decrease of 2.0% from 2011.

Atikameksheng membership have hunting and fishing rights within the Robinson-Huron Treaty Area. An annual pow-wow is held in July each year.

The current chief of the First Nation is Craig Nootchtai.

In May 2008, the chief and council of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek announced litigation against Canada and Ontario for violating the Robinson-Huron Treaty, which states that the First Nation should have been granted a reserve much larger than Whitefish Lake 6.

In 2010, the community was selected as the host community for Building Homes and Building Skills, a project by television personality Mike Holmes to train First Nations people in construction and building trades.

The community passed a resolution in 2006 to request that the federal government change the community's official name from Whitefish Lake, to realign with the traditional name Atikameksheng Anishnawbek. The name change officially took effect in October 2013.

In 2016, some location filming for the Sudbury-produced television drama series Cardinal took place on the reserve. The films of Darlene Naponse, a writer and film director from the community, have also been shot on-reserve, including Cradlesong, Every Emotion Costs, Falls Around Her, Stellar and Aki.

Notable members

  • Loma Lyns, singer and songwriter
  • Darlene Naponse, filmmaker and writer

References

References

  1. "Atikameksheng Anishinawbek - First Nation Detail".
  2. (8 February 2017). "Whitefish Lake 6 census profile". Statistics Canada.
  3. [http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=32031 "Whitefish Lake First Nation sues for return of land"], ''[[SooToday.com]]'', May 13, 2008.
  4. [http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2010/12/holmes-whitefish-211210.aspx "Whitefish Lake First Nation scores Mike Holmes project"]. ''[[Northern Life (newspaper). Northern Life]]'', December 23, 2010.
  5. (October 3, 2013). "The name change of a Sudbury area First Nation". [[CBCS-FM.
  6. Colleen Romaniuk, [https://www.thesudburystar.com/entertainment/local-arts/acclaimed-filmmaker-shooting-indigenous-love-story-on-atikameksheng-territory "Acclaimed filmmaker shooting Indigenous love story on Atikameksheng territory"]. ''[[Sudbury Star]]'', July 8, 2021.
  7. [https://www.thesudburystar.com/entertainment/sudburys-cinefest-unveils-remaining-galas-and-full-lineup-of-films "Sudbury's Cinefest unveils remaining galas and full lineup of films"]. ''[[Sudbury Star]]'', August 21, 2025.
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