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Naicatchewenin First Nation

First Nation in northwest Ontario, Canada

Summary

First Nation in northwest Ontario, Canada

The Naicatchewenin First Nation, also known as the Anishinaabeg of Nagaajiwanaang and formerly known as Northwest Bay First Nation, inhabited a region in Ontario that was cited in the Northwest Angle Treaty of 1873, also known as Treaty 3. Nagaajiwanaang is located approximately 60 km northwest of Fort Frances, with the community of Devlin 50 km to the south on Highway 11. The city of Thunder Bay lies 420 km to the east and Winnipeg is 450 km to the northwest.

Name

In the Ojibwe language, Nagaajiwanaang mean "At the place where the current is obstructed."

Demographics

As of February 2009, the First Nation had a registered population of 375 people, of whom 257 people live within their own Reserve.

Reserves

The Reserves of Nagaajiwanaang include:

1501.80 ha Rainy Lake Indian Reserve No. 17A, surveyed in 1878, serves as their main land base, containing the Naicatchewenin Community.
987.50 ha Rainy Lake Indian Reserve No. 17B
14 ha Agency Indian Reserve No. 1, which is shared with three other First Nations.

Governance

The First Nation elect their leaders for their council under the Indian Act Electoral System, consisting of a chief and four councillors. The current council consists of Chief Wayne Smith and Councillors Rhonda Smith, Dean Councillor, Adrian Snowball and Sean Councillor. Their four-year term that began in January 2022.

The First Nation is a member of the Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services, a regional Chiefs Council, as well as being a member of the Grand Council of Treaty 3, a Tribal Political Organization serving many of the First Nations in northwest Ontario and southeast Manitoba.

History

Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) is an Aboriginal-owned and controlled post-secondary institution co-founded by the ten bands in the Rainy Lake Tribal area in 1985. The ten bands are: Big Grassy, Big Island, Couchiching, Lac La Croix, Naicatchewenin, Nigigoonsiminikaaning, Ojibways of Onigaming, Rainy River, Seine River and Mitaanjigaming. Each of the ten bands appointed one member to a board of directors of Seven Generations Education Institute, which functions with the leadership of the executive director.

Government Programs

Band Administration
Education
Health Services
Brighter Futures
Building Healthy Communities
Aboriginal Healing and Wellness
Social Services
Family Services
Housing
Economic Development
Post Secondary Education
Operations and Maintenance
Naicatchewenin Development Corporation
Community Services
- Fire Protection
- Emergency First Response Team
- Emergency Preparedness – Community Emergency Control Group
- Roads and Bridges
- Central Water Supply
- Central Sewage System
- School Bussing
- Forestry
- Recreation Services
- Carpentry

Wikipedia Source

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