fortsevern.firstnation.ca FortSevernFirstNation http www12.statcan.ca english Profil01ab Details details1.cfm?SEARCH BEGINS&ID 7856&PSGC 35&SGC 3560078&DataType 1&LANG E&Province All&PlaceName Fort 20Severn 2089&CMA &CSDNAME Fort 20Severn 2089&A &TypeNameE Indian 20Reserve 20 2D 20R E9serve 20indienne&Prov 35 Stats Canada Nishnawbe Aski Nation Numbertreaty treaty 9 Category Populated places on Hudson ... Nishnawbe Aski Nation Category Hudson s Bay Company forts NorthernOntario geo stub fr FortSevern 89 fi FortSevern ...coord 56 00 37 N 87 35 09 W display title Image FortSevern Ontario.png 240px right For other uses of the names Severn and FortSevern , see Severn disambiguation . FortSevernFirst Nations FirstNation is located on Hudson Bay and is the most Extreme communities of Canada northern community in Ontario , Canada . As of 2001, the population was 401, consisting of 90 families in an area of 40 square kilometres. The legal name of the reserve is FortSevern 89 most Indian reserve s in Canada have a number after the name. The town is linked by winter road ice road s in the winter to Peawanuck, Ontario in the east, and Shamattawa, Manitoba and Gillam, Manitoba . FortSevern is police d by the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service , an Aboriginal based service. History This area was inhabited for thousands of years by varying cultures of indigenous peoples . At the time of European contact, the historic ... FortSevern at this site it was one of the earliest English people English fur trade fur trading posts ... War . In the early 20th century, when the federal government negotiated a treaty with the First Nations, it set aside land for a native reserve in the Rocksand area at the confluence of the Severn River northern Ontario Severn and Sachigo River Sachigo Rivers, with the consent of the leaders at the time. In 1973, the reserve was relocated to the mouth of the Severn River on Hudson Bay , for more ... more details
Fort McMurray FirstNation is a Cree and Chipewyan FirstNationnation located near Fort McMurray, Alberta . It is a member of the Athabasca Tribal Council and a Treaty 8 nation. The four Fort McMurray indian reserves reserves include Reserve 175 20km east of Fort McMurray , and Reserves 176, 176A and 176B located near Anzac on Gregoire Lake approximately 50km southeast of Fort McMurray . Reserve 176 is the largest of the four and the most populated. Fort McKay FirstNation was originally part of the same Band, but split off in 1942. External links http www.atc97.org ftmcmurrayfn.html Fort McMurray FirstNation Athabasca Tribal Council First Nations in Alberta Numbertreaty treaty 8 NorthAm native stub Category Cree nations Category Dene communities Category First Nations in Alberta ... more details
The Fort Folly FirstNation is a Mi kmaq people Mi kmaq FirstNation located near the village of Dorchester, New Brunswick , Canada . Population The FirstNation had a total of 111 people registered as of October 2008, of which 29 lived on their own reserve. Governance The current Chief of the FirstNation is Joseph Knockwood . The Councillors of the FirstNation are Rebecca Knockwood and Jennifer Knockwood. Their term expires in 2011. The band is a member of the North Shore Micmac District Council and the Atlantic Policy Congress of FirstNation . Reserve The FirstNation has one Indian reserve reserve , Fort Folly 1, New Brunswick Fort Folly 1 . The reserve has an area of convert 56.1 ha acres . This reserve came into existence in 1840, under the New Brunswick Indian Act . External links http www.fortfolly.nb.ca Fort Folly FirstNation website http sdiprod2.inac.gc.ca fnprofiles FNProfiles DETAILS.asp?BAND NUMBER 9 Government of Canada s Department of Indian and Northern Affairs FirstNation profile First Nations in New Brunswick coord 45 53 32 N 64 29 44 W type city region CA ON display title FirstNations stub fr Fort Folly Category First Nations in Atlantic Canada Category Mi kmaq ... more details
Fort William FirstNation is an Ojibwa y FirstNation south of and adjacent to Thunder Bay , Ontario , Canada . As of January 2008, the FirstNation had a registered population of 1,798 people, of which their on Reserve population was 832 people. Fort William FirstNation has a two rink arena which is home to the Thunder Bay Bearcats of the Superior International Junior Hockey League and has a fitness centre overlooking rink 1. A business park in the eastern end of the community is home to the head offices of Wasaya Airways and the band offices, among others. Geography Fort William FirstNation .... Transportation The main roads in Fort William FirstNation are Mission Road and Squaw Bay Road. The community ... and Richard Ward. As a signatory to Robinson Superior Treaty , Fort William FirstNation is a member ... Lomond. Most homes on the FirstNation are located in a village on Mission Road. A trailer park ... FirstNation governments in Ontario located about Lake Superior and Lake Huron . Reserve The FirstNation have reserved for themselves the convert 5815.1 ha acres Fort William Indian Reserve 52 , which serves as the land base for the FirstNation. Environmental Stewardship Anishinabek Gitchi Gami Environmental Programs Due to multiple past and present industrial pollution issues affecting Fort William FirstNation, citizens developed their own form of civil society to improve the health of the community ... AGG to address these threats to human and environmental health. The AGG was the first environmental not for profit organization in an Ontario FirstNation community. The name of this group was derived ... serves the community eleven times between 7 30 am to 6 40 pm, Monday to Friday. Governance The FirstNation elect their officials through the Act Electoral System, consisting of a Chief and twelve councillors ...&BAND NAME Fort William current Chief is Peter Collins, whose two year term began on April 15, 2009 ... Category Anishinaabe reserves in Ontario Category First Nations governments in Ontario Category ... more details
For the trading post in Canada see Severn River northern Ontario for other uses of the names Severn and FortSevernSevern disambiguation Infobox Military Structure name FortSevern partof location Annapolis, Maryland image Image The United States Naval Academy Side View.jpg 200px caption FortSevern ... FortSevern , in present day Annapolis, Maryland , was built in 1808 on the same site as an earlier American Revolutionary War fort of 1776. Although intended to guard Annapolis harbor from British attack, it never saw action during the War of 1812 . United States Naval Academy acquired FortSevern and two other military bases. The Naval Academy acquired FortSevern from United States Army on 19 .... FortSevern 1808 1845 The War Department constructed FortSevern in 1808 on a 10 acre lot in Annapolis ... against trade, the War Department built FortSevern as a defense for Annapolis. Located on Windmill Point , FortSevern offered protection to harbor of Annapolis, which would have been a key ..., this second FortSevern never saw military action. Americans suspected that the British Army might ... continued to garrison FortSevern after the war. The post surgeon took meteorological observations during 1822. FortSevern occupied 10 acres and several antiquated wooden buildings by 1845. In 1845, Secretary of War William L. Marcy agreed to transfer FortSevern to the jurisdiction of Secretary .... Naval Academy use The Navy turned FortSevern into a classroom building at United States Naval Academy ... structure, the Naval Academy demolished the old FortSevern edifices in 1909. United States Naval ... of FortSevern. On 28 March 1977, the local chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution ... custom.html DAR FortSevern website USNA Category United States Naval Academy Category ... American Revolution Walter Dulany family acquired land on the Severn River near Annapolis, Maryland , in 1753 . This family and the city of Annapolis contributed land for the construction of the fort ... more details
Infobox airport name FortSevern Airport IATA YER ICAO CYER WMO 71099 type Public owner operator Government of Ontario city served location FortSevernFirstNation elevation f 52 elevation m 16 latd 56 latm 01 lats 08 latNS N longd 087 longm 40 longs 34 longEW W coordinates type airport coordinates region CA ON pushpin map Canada Ontario pushpin label CYER pushpin map caption Location in Ontario website r1 number 15 33 r1 length f 3,518 r1 length m 1,072 r1 surface Gravel footnotes Sources Canada Flight Supplement ref name CFS CFS ref br Environment Canada ref http climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca prods servs metstat1 e.html Synoptic Metstat Station Information ref FortSevern Airport , Airport codes YER CYER , is located convert 3 NM abbr on lk in northwest of FortSevernFirstNation , Ontario , Canada . It is served by Wasaya Airways . Accidents and incidents On 25 September 1975, Douglas C 47 Douglas C 47A CF AII of Ilford Riverton Airways crashed short of the runway, killing all three people on board. The aircraft was operating a non scheduled passenger flight. ref name ASN190975b cite web url http aviation safety.net database record.php?id 19750925 1 title Accident description publisher Aviation Safety Network accessdate 21 August 2010 ref References references External links Can arpt wx CYER FortSevern Airport http www.wasaya.com Wasaya Airways List of airports in Canada Category Airports in Ontario Category Transportation in Kenora District, Ontario Ontario airport stub pms FortSevern Airport ... more details
The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation is an Indian reservation in Maricopa County, Arizona about 23 miles northeast of Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix , currently encompassing 24,680 acre s 100 km in Arizona . The reservation was originally established in 1890 and is now home to approximately 971 people, mostly Yavapai people Yavapai . External links http www.ftmcdowell.org Official site of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Maricopa County, Arizona Category American Indian reservations in Arizona Category Geography of Maricopa County, Arizona Category Yavapai tribe Category Federally recognized tribes in the United States Category Populated places in Maricopa County, Arizona Category 1890 establishments ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2007 Image U gwamalis Hall.jpg thumb A welcome figure in front of U gwamalis Hall, headquarters of the Kwakiutl First Nation in Fort Rupert. The Kwakiutl First Nation is a First Nations government based on northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia , Canada , focused on the community of Port Hardy, British Columbia in the Queen Charlotte Strait region, and also known as the Fort Rupert Band, known in traditional Kwakwaka wakw terms as the Kwagu or Kwagyewlth. It is a member of the Kwakiutl District Council . It is not in the British Columbia Treaty Process at present. See also Port Hardy, British Columbia Fort Rupert, British Columbia Kwakwaka wakw Kwak wala language Kwakwaka wakw Kwakwaka wakw First Nations Category Kwakwaka wakw governments Category Central Coast of British Columbia BritishColumbia stub FirstNations stub de Kwakiutl Volk ... more details
Location map Canada Ontario lat 52.9854 long 87.3789 width 200 caption Location of Webequie FirstNation in Ontario label Webequie FirstNation Webequie FirstNation pronounced Webekway is located on the northern peninsula of Eastwood Island on Winisk Lake, Ontario Winisk Lake , 540 km 336 mi north of the city of Thunder Bay , Ontario . Webequie is a fly in community with no summer road access. The primary way into the community is by air to Webequie Airport or winter road , which connects to the Northern Ontario Resource Trail . The FirstNation have the 34,279 ha Webequie Indian Reserve . The Webequie or Webiqui Indian Settlement also have reserve status. Webequie FirstNation is a member of the Matawa First Nations , a Regional Chiefs Council and a member of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation . The registered population of Webequie was 714 persons in September of 2007 , of which the on reserve population was 253. Webequie is police d by the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service , an Aboriginal based service. History When the Numbered Treaties Treaties were created between the Canadian government and the Aboriginal people of Canada, Webequie was mistakenly listed as part of the community of Fort Hope FirstNationFort Hope . They lived under this error until May 1985, when they were recognized as a distinct band. Despite this, the people of Webequie had to fight until February 15, 2001, to achieve full reserve status. The name Webequie comes from the Oji Cree language Anishinini word webikwe meaning shaking Head. External links http www.webequie.net page.asp?DocumentID HomePage Webequie FirstNation s official website http sdiprod2.inac.gc.ca fnprofiles FNProfiles DETAILS.asp?BAND ... Canada Portal profile of the FirstNation Nishnawbe Aski Nation Numbertreaty treaty 9 coord 52 59 06 N 87 16 56 W type city region CA ON display title Category First Nations governments in Ontario ... Nishnawbe Aski Nation FirstNations stub NorthernOntario geo stub ... more details
4715849 Map of James Smith 100 at Statcan See also Muskoday FirstNationFort de la Corne Numbertreaty ...Refimprove date February 2008 The James Smith FirstNation is a Cree FirstNation in Saskatchewan , Canada . James Smith has one Indian Reserve Fort la Corne 100 located north of Kinistino, Saskatchewan near Fort de la Corne on the Saskatchewan River . This reserve is shared between three first nations, the other two being the Peter Chapman FirstNation and Chakastaypasin FirstNation . James Smith has a present population of 2,412, with the on reserve population estimated to be at 1,592 members. James Smith is part of the Prince Albert Grand Council . Bordering the reserve are the rural municipalities of Kinistino No. 459, Saskatchewan Kinistino No. 459 and Torchwood No. 488, Saskatchewan Torchwood No. 488 , as well as the Cumberland 100A Indian reserve. Background The FirstNation takes its name after Chief James Smith , a brother of Chief John Smith who founded the Muskoday FirstNation . James Smith signed Treaty Six at Fort Carlton in 1876 . The population at the time of the signing was 134 members or 32 families. The original language spoken was Cree. James Smith, alongside John Smith, migrated to the area from the Red River of the North Red River district of Manitoba , and his Cree name has been recorded as Notaw k eecheekanis . However, the term nihtawikhicikanis means good growing area and is better applied to the community rather than the chief. The Chakastaypasin FirstNation later joined the people of James Smith following the dissolution of their reserve near St. Louis, Saskatchewan after the Saskatchewan Rebellion . The people of the Peter Chapman FirstNation joined James Smith at Fort de la Corne as well. Recently the three nations who had been forced under one government by the name of James Smith decided to separate into their founding bands. External ... Category First Nations reserves in Saskatchewan Category First Nations governments in Saskatchewan ... more details
Aroland Canada 2006 Census 2006 Population 325 is an Ojibwa and Oji Cree FirstNation in the Canada Canadian province of Ontario , located in the Thunder Bay District, Ontario Thunder Bay District approximately 20 kilometres west of Nakina, Ontario Nakina . Their community, the Aroland Indian Settlement , have Indian reserve status, though the settlement itself is not a reserve. Located along the Canadian National Railway line, the community was originally named after the Arrow Land and Logging Company , which operated in the area from 1933 to 1941. Aroland FirstNation s members are former members of the Long Lake 58 FirstNation , Long Lac 77 FirstNation now Ginoogaming FirstNation , Fort Hope FirstNation now Eabametoong FirstNation , Marten Falls FirstNation , and Fort William FirstNation . In 1972, the settlement briefly was recorded as Aroland 83 Indian Reserve . Aroland is police d by the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service , an Aboriginal based service. External links http www.aroland.ca Official Website http communities.knet.ca aroland Aroland on Knet http www.chiefs of ontario.org profiles pr aroland.html Profile and history of Aroland http atlas.nrcan.gc.ca site english maps topo map?mapsize 750 666&scale 1400000.000000&mapxy 568296.2268876893 178663.9359598105&mode zoomin&lat 50.2261111085&long 86.9600000003&searchstring Aroland&location1 35&unique key FADTS&feature na Aroland&entity UNP&layers fapfeature 20north arrow 20other features 20million grid 20t50k grid 20grid 50k 3 20roads 20hydrography 20boundary 20builtup 20vegetation 20populated places 20railway 20power network 20manmade features 20designated areas 20water features 20water saturated soils 20relief 20contours 20toponymy 20contour 20nodata ntdb 50k&urlappend 26map textzoom03 feature 3Dnew 26map textzoom03 ...?BAND NUMBER 242 INAC profile coord 50 13 3 N 86 57 45 W region CA display title Nishnawbe Aski Nation ... in Ontario Category Communities in Thunder Bay District Category Nishnawbe Aski Nation ... more details
Infobox Country native name Kwantlen FirstNation regional languages Halkomelem , English ethnic groups St l government type First Nations Government Canada Band leader title1 Tribal chief Chief leader name1 Marilyn Gabriel population estimate 204 The Kwantlen FirstNation is the band government of the Kwantlen subgroup of the St l people in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia , Canada , located primarily at Fort Langley, British Columbia Fort Langley . ref http pse5 esd5.ainc inac.gc.ca fnp Main Search FNMain.aspx?BAND NUMBER 564&lang eng Indian and Northern Affairs Canada FirstNation Detail ref They traditionally speak the Downriver dialect of Halkomelem , ref http www.kwantlenfn.ca html history.html Kwantlen FirstNation website history page ref one of the Salishan languages Salishan family of languages. They are a member of the Sto lo Tribal Council , one of two Sto lo tribal councils. History The Kwantlen once resided primarily in villages near present day New Westminster , although they frequented many locations along the Fraser River Lower Fraser as far upstream as a village at Hatzic, British Columbia Hatzic . In particular, the Stave River valley was important for hunting, trapping, and fishing. ref http www.kwantlenfn.ca html history.html Kwantlen FirstNation website history page ref They moved their main settlement upriver when Fort Langley National Historic Site Fort Langley was established in the 19th century, to control and maintain a trading advantage with the HBC in Fort Langley. in lots of sources, don t have page cites but Akrigg or Howay would do just ... Relations and Reconciliation ref See also Katzie FirstNation Kwikwetlem FirstNation Qayqayt FirstNation References reflist Further reading http www.bclocalnews.com surrey area langleytimes community ... north bank of the Fraser River, 2 miles northeast of Fort Langley, to the east of Albion, British ... Columbia Ruskin E , 34.4 ha. McMillan Island Indian Reserve No. 6 , on McMillan Island at Fort Langley ... more details
The Athabasca Chipewyan FirstNation is a First Nations government or band . It represents people of the Chipewyan ethnic group. It controls one Indian reserve Chipewyan 201 , near Fort Chipewyan, Alberta . The band is party to Treaty 8 , and is a member of the Athabasca Tribal Council . ref http atc97.org first nations athabasca chipewyan firstnation ref The band lunched a court challenge in 2007 to a oilsands lease given to Shell Canada by the provincial government which, the band alleged, they were not given a chance to oppose. In 2011, the band lost its suit, but planned to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. ref http www.thestar.com news canada article 929974 alberta cree lose legal fight to stop shell oilsands leases ref References references First Nations in Alberta Category First Nations governments in Alberta ... more details
The Waywayseecappo FirstNation is a FirstNation located twenty miles 32 km east of Russell, Manitoba Russell in Manitoba , Canada . The Nation s Reserve is 10,059 hectare 24,856 acres and is located near the southwestern corner of the Riding Mountain National Park . It is bordered by the Rossburn, Manitoba rural municipality Rural Municipality of Rossburn and the Silver Creek, Manitoba Rural Municipality of Silver Creek . The FirstNation also hold interest together with 32 other First Nations on the 37.1 hectare 91.7 acre Treaty Four Reserve Grounds Indian Reserve No. 77 , located adjacent to Fort Qu Appelle . Its population was 1,658 in 1995. They are home of the MJHL team Waywayseecappo Wolverines . The current chief of the Waywayseecappo FirstNation is Murray Clearsky . See also Aboriginal peoples in Manitoba External links http sdiprod2.inac.gc.ca fnprofiles FNProfiles DETAILS.asp?BAND NUMBER 285 INAC profile http www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca acp community site.nsf en rn06402.html Aboriginal Canada Portal profile of the FirstNation http www.mts.net waywayweb index2.html FirstNation s official website Site is offline as of 15 July 07 http geodepot.statcan.ca GeoSearch2006 GeoSearch2006.jsp?resolution H&lang E&otherLang F&census Yes&DisplayData Yes&NewImage yes&layer csd&IdentName Waywayseecappo 20First 20Nation 20 IRI &IdentUID 4616017 Map of Waywayseecappo FirstNation at Statcan Numbertreaty treaty 4 First Nations in Southern Manitoba FirstNations stub Manitoba stub coord 50 40 50 N 100 55 58 W display title Category First Nations governments in Manitoba Category Ojibwe ... more details
Yekooche FirstNation is based 75 kilometers northwest of Fort St. James, British Columbia at the north end of Stuart Lake on Yekooche reserves about 380 hectares in size . ref name inac info http pse2 esd2.ainc inac.gc.ca fnprofiles FNProfiles GeneralInformation.asp?BAND NUMBER 728&BAND NAME Yekooche FirstNation Detail , Indian and Northern Affairs Canada ref It is known in English as Portage due to its location along the portage route between Babine Lake and Stuart Lake . Yekooche is a small community reserve. As of March 2008, there are 217 band members of which 130 live on the Yekooche reserves. ref name inac info Near to Yekooche are Babine Lake Babine , Cunningham Lake Cunningham and Whitefish Lake s. These places are used to collect winter food for families. The people of Yekooche are Dakelh ... yekoochehistory.htm date June 2008 ref Yekooche Firstnation was one of the five communities that made up the Tl azt en Nation band, from which it separated in 1994. Infrastructure Yekooche FirstNation has a band office, a health clinic, a resource house, a church, a graveyard, an elementary ... Although Yekooche FirstNation is not part of the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council , it is part of Carrier Sekani Family Services,. Yekooche FirstNation and CSFS have an agreement for the health programme ... FirstNation started its treaty negotiations in 1995. The treaty team negotiated an Agreement in Principle in 2005, which the Nation agreed to. Yekooche FirstNation is currently in Stage 5 of the British Columbia Treaty Process . Access Yekooche FirstNation can be reached by road, or by boat across Stuart Lake. An average water crossing takes 1.5 hours from Tache or 2.5 hours from Fort St. James . Economy Yekooche FirstNation s main economic development projects are the forestry program ... External links broken link http www.yekoochenativeart.com Yekooche FirstNation Homepage http www.bctreaty.net nations 3 yekooche.html BC Treaty Commission Yekooche Nation Carrier First Nations state ... more details
Halfway River FirstNation is a Dunneza FirstNation s government with a 3988 hectare ha reserve located 75 km northwest of Fort St. John, British Columbia . It is a Treaty 8 nation. The Halfway River people were at one point part of the Hudson Hope Indian Band but in 1971 they split off, and the remaining people formed West Moberly First Nations . As of January 2008, there were 235 registered members, with 132 living on the reserve. The current chief is Ed Whitford. External links http halfwayriver.ca Halfway River FirstNation http www.treaty8.bc.ca communities halfway.php Halfway River at the Treaty 8 Tribal Council. http pse2 esd2.ainc inac.gc.ca fnprofiles FNProfiles Details.asp?Band Number 546 INAC Profile coord 56 28 26 N 121 52 51.6 W display title Numbertreaty treaty 8 FirstNations stub Category Dunneza Category First Nations governments in British Columbia Category Peace Country ... more details
The Pine Creek FirstNation is a Saulteaux FirstNation in Manitoba , Canada . The FirstNation s homeland is Pine Creek 66A Reserve, located approximately 110 kilometres north of Dauphin, Manitoba Dauphin along the southwestern shore of Lake Winnipegosis between the communities of Camperville, Manitoba Camperville and Duck Bay, Manitoba Duck Bay . The current chief of Pine Creek FirstNation is Derek Nepinak , re elected in January 2011. Tribal Council affiliated with this FirstNation is West Region Tribal Council . Pine Creek FirstNation is part of Treaty 4 . This treaty was signed in 1874 and is also known as the Qu Appelle Treaty. Pine Creek 66A Reserve is 8,111.7 hectare 20,044.4 acre . Along with 32 other First Nations, Pine Creek FirstNation also hold interest on the 37.1 hectare 91.7 acre Treaty Four Reserve Grounds Indian Reserve No. 77 , located adjacent to Fort Qu Appelle . As of July 2006, the FirstNation had the population of 2,592 registed people, of which the on reserve population was 1,202 people. The primary language spoken on the reserve is Saulteaux language Saulteaux . The community had a two storey steeple church erected 1906 1910, but it was destroyed in a fire in 1930. A second church with a single steeple was reconstructed using the first s stone walls as it was salvageable and reconstruction began. At one time, Pine Creek FirstNation had a residential school on their Reserve, built 1894 1897. The large 4 story school building was destroyed in 1972. See also Aboriginal peoples in Manitoba External links http sdiprod2.inac.gc.ca fnprofiles FNProfiles DETAILS.asp?BAND NUMBER 282 INAC profile http www12.statcan.ca english Profil01 CP01 Details Page.cfm ... 46&B1 All&Custom Aboriginal Canada Portal profile of the FirstNation http www.mhs.mb.ca ... Manitoba Pageant , Autumn 1972, Volume 18, Number 2 Numbertreaty treaty 4 First Nations in Southern Manitoba Category First Nations governments in Manitoba Category Anishinaabe reserves in Canada Category ... more details
The Couchiching FirstNation is a Saulteaux FirstNation in the Canada Canadian province of Ontario , who live on the Couchiching 16A and Agency 1, Ontario Agency 1 Indian reserve reserves in the Rainy River District, Ontario Rainy River District near Fort Frances, Ontario Fort Frances . The current band chief is Charles Chuck McPherson. A council of six band members governs the band. The council members elect March 2010 2012 terms Sara Mainville, Richard Dick Bird, Christine Jourdain, Dan Mainville, Edward Yerxa and Eugene McPherson . Chuck McPherson was re elected as chief for the same term. Programs Couchiching First Nations administers over a dozen programs within the reserve The Healing Centre The Giizhikaandag Healing Centre is a unique residential treatment program for male adolescent sex offenders. The vision of the program is to break the cycle of sexual abuse and teach young men to develop healthier lifestyles. Capable of housing 8 youth in a home like environment, each of the services provided to clients is based on what is needed for their health and well being. External links http www.couchiching.ca Couchiching FirstNation official website http pse2 esd2.ainc inac.gc.ca fnprofiles FNProfiles DETAILS.asp?BAND NUMBER 126 Couchiching FirstNation profile from INAC http www.chiefs of ontario.org profiles pr couchiching.html Couchiching FirstNation profile from Chiefs of Ontario http healingcentre.couchiching.ca Giizhikaandag Healing Centre website Numbertreaty treaty 3 Grand Council of Treaty 3 FirstNations stub coord 48 40 55 N 93 24 40 W type city region CA ON display title Category First Nations governments in Ontario Category Communities in Rainy River District, Ontario hr Goojijiwininiwag ... more details
FirstNation pleads for help url http www.cbc.ca canada story 2010 10 23 firstnation eabametoong ... Eabametoong FirstNation Nishnawbe Aski Nation Numbertreaty treaty 9 coord 51 33 32 N 87 54 16 W display title region CA ON type city source GeographicalNamesBoardofCanada Category First Nations ... cite cgndb id FBEYJ title Fort Hope accessdate 2010 10 23 cite web title Topographic Map sheets 42M12 ..., Ontario Category Nishnawbe Aski Nation Category Algonquian ethnonyms Category Hudson s Bay Company ... more details
Muskowekwan FirstNation is a Saulteaux Ojibwa y FirstNation located approximately 100 km northwest of Melville, Saskatchewan , Canada . As of May, 2008, the FirstNation have 1,517 registered people, of which their on Indian reserve Reserve population was 400. ref http sdiprod2.inac.gc.ca fnprofiles FNProfiles GeneralInformation.asp?BAND NUMBER 392&BAND NAME Muskowekwan INAC Registered Population for Muskowekwan FirstNation ref History Chief Ka nee na wup Anishinaabe language Geniinewab , One Who Sits Like an Eagle and his Saulteaux band lived along the Upper Qu Appelle Lakes prior to signing Treaty 4 on September 15, 1874. When Ka nee na wup died, his son Muscowequan or Muskowekwan Anishinaabe language Maskawigwan , Hard Quill became chief. A reserve was surveyed in 1883, incorporating the settlement where they had already started farming. Governance The Muskowekwan FirstNation elect their council on a two year term under the authority of the Act Electoral System. The current Chief is Reginald Bellerose the Councillors are Eric Moise, Ernest Moise, Shawn Moise, Rosalie Pambrun, William .... Reserve In 1993 Muskowekwan s Treaty Land Entitlement Claim was ratified, enabling the FirstNation to increase its land holdings to a total of 12,517.3 ha. The FirstNation have reserved for themselves ... ha. The FirstNation have also reserved for themselves the 508.2 ha Last Mountain Lake 80A Indian Reserve . Together with 32 other Treaty 4 signatory First Nations, Muskowekwan FirstNation shares the 37.1 ha Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77 , located adjacent to Fort Qu Appelle. Services FirstNation s infrastructure includes a band office and medical clinic, band hall, workshop, maintenance ... first nation.html The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan Muskowekwan FirstNation http geodepot.statcan.ca ... , located 64 km northwest of Fort Qu Appelle , serves as their main Reserve. Other Indian Reserve ... First Nations in Southern Saskatchewan Numbertreaty treaty 4 coord 51 19 16 N 104 05 46 W ... more details
Refimprove date April 2008 The Muskoday FirstNation formerly the John Smith FirstNation is a FirstNation in Saskatchewan , Canada , composed of Cree and Saulteaux peoples. The FirstNation has a registered ... No. 461 . Background The FirstNation s land was settled after Chief John Smith Chief John Smith of a Cree ... and was dissolved, with the remainder of the band today comprising the Peguis FirstNation in Manitoba ... . The reserve and FirstNation was initially named after their Chief John Smith, who was a brother of Chief James Smith Chief James Smith , the founder of the James Smith FirstNation . Also during the late ..., the John Smith FirstNation became the Muskoday FirstNation. During the same period as the First ... strong, however. Today, the two church congregations serving the Muskoday FirstNation are St. James Anglican Church and the Muskoday Baptist Church. Governance The Muskoday FirstNation have an Act ... year elected term began on March 22, 2009. The FirstNation is affiliated with the Saskatoon ... co operation and understanding between FirstNation and non FirstNation citizens within represented FirstNation territories and with Canada generally. Services Muskoday FirstNation government have several services made available to their peoples. In 1997 the FirstNation designed a Land ... center, administration building and band hall. In 2005, the Muskoday FirstNation completed the construction ... office and a restaurant. Reserve The FirstNation has reserved for itself the 9,686.8 hectare 23,936.6 acres Muskoday FirstNation Reserve formerly the Muskoday 99 Indian Reserve , an Indian Reserve ... of Canada, Muskoday FirstNation are engaged in ongoing discussions, agreements and lobby efforts .... This led to Muskoday FirstNation to submit a Treaty Land Entitlement TLE claim. The discrepancy ... year period. Official address Muskoday FirstNation br PO BOX 99 br Muskoday, SK S0J 3H0 br Phone ... James Smith FirstNation Peguis FirstNation External links http www.fafnlm.com LAB.NSF ... more details
The Naicatchewenin FirstNation , also known as the Anishinaabeg of Nagaajiwanaang and formerly known as Northwest Bay FirstNation , inhabited a region in Ontario that was cited in the Northwest Angle Treaty of 1873, also known as Treaty 3 . Nagaajiwanaang is located approximately convert 60 km mi northwest of Fort Frances, Ontario Fort Frances , with the community of Devlin, Ontario Devlin convert 50 km mi to the south on Highway 17 Ontario Highway 17 . The city of Thunder Bay, Ontario Thunder Bay lies convert 420 km mi to the east and Winnipeg is convert 450 km mi to the northwest. Name In the Ojibwe language , Nagaajiwanaang mean At the place where the current is obstructed. Demographics As of February 2009, the FirstNation had a registered population of 375 people, of whom 257 people live within their own Reserve. Reserves The Indian Reserve Reserves of Nagaajiwanaang include convert 1501.80 ha acre Rainy Lake Indian Reserve 17A , surveyed in 1878, serves as their main land base, containing the Naicatchewenin Community. convert 987.50 ha acre Rainy Lake Indian Reserve 17B convert 14 ha acre Agency 1, Ontario Agency 1 Indian Reserve , which is shared with three other First Nations. Governance The FirstNation elect their leaders for their council under the Act Electoral System, consisting of a chief and three councillors. The current council consists of Chief Wayne Smith and Councillors ... 6, 2008. The FirstNation is a member of the Pwi Di Goo Zing Ne Yaa Zhing Advisory Services , a regional ... Organization serving many of the First Nations in northwest Ontario and southeast Manitoba . Government ... Services Fire Protection Emergency First Response Team Emergency Preparedness Community Emergency ... Recreation Services Carpentry External links http www.naicatcheweninfirstnation.ca Naicatchewenin FirstNation Website http pse5 esd5.ainc inac.gc.ca fnp Main Search FNMain.aspx?BAND NUMBER 128&lang eng ... 3 Grand Council of Treaty 3 FirstNations stub Canada stub Category First Nations in Ontario ... more details
Refimprove date February 2008 One Arrow FirstNation is a Canadian Cree FirstNation . Its Indian reserve reserve is located just south of Batoche, Saskatchewan near the South Saskatchewan River about 100 km Northeast of Saskatoon . The One Arrow FirstNation is in the aspen parkland biome. It is bordered by the rural municipality Rural Municipalities of St. Louis No. 431, Saskatchewan St. Louis No. 431 , Fish Creek No. 402, Saskatchewan Fish Creek No. 402 , and Duck Lake No. 463, Saskatchewan Duck Lake No. 463 . Named after Chief One Arrow , a signatory to Treaty Six at Fort Carlton in 1876, the band had land disputes with the M tis people Canada M tis of Batoche in the 1880s, and their supposed role in the Northwest Rebellion is quite controversial. Chief One Arrow himself claimed they were coerced into participating alongside Louis Riel , while the M tis claim they were allied. Currently Chief Dwayne Paul presides over the nation. Birth place of Tom Jackson actor Tom Jackson singer, songwriter, actor, and humanitarian entrepreneur. External links http collections.ic.gc.ca spirit One 20Arrow One Arrow FirstNation Official Site http geodepot.statcan.ca GeoSearch2006 GeoSearch2006.jsp?resolution H&lang E&otherLang F&census Yes&DisplayData Yes&NewImage yes&layer csd&IdentName One 20Arrow 2095 20 IRI &IdentUID 4715844 Map of One Arrow 95 at Statcan Saskatoon Tribal Council First Nations in Central Saskatchewan Numbertreaty treaty 6 coord 52 44 21 N 106 04 05 W display title Category Cree nations Category First Nations reserves in Saskatchewan FirstNations stub Saskatchewan geo stub ... more details
The Lax kw alaams FirstNation is a FirstNation group close to Prince Rupert in British Columbia , Canada . Member governments Empty section date July 2010 Treaty Process Empty section date July 2010 History Lax Kw alaams derives from Lax gu alaams, which means place of the wild roses. It is an ancient camping spot of the Gispaxlo ots tribe and in 1834 became the site of a Hudson s Bay Company HBC trading post called Fort Simpson Columbia Department Fort Simpson , then Port Simpson. The name Fort Simpson derived from Capt. Aemilius Simpson, superintendent of the HBC s Marine Department, who had established the first, short lived, Fort Simpson, on the nearby Nass River , in 1830 with Peter Skene Ogden . The first HBC factor at the new Fort Simpson was Dr. John Frederick Kennedy, who married the daughter of the Gispaxlo ots chief Ligeex as part of the diplomacy which established the fort on Gispaxlo ots territory. Kennedy served at Fort Simpson until 1856. In 1857 an Anglican lay missionary named William Duncan missionary William Duncan brought Christianity to Lax Kw alaams, but, feeling that he was competing in vain with the dissipated fort atmosphere for Tsimshian souls, he relocated about 350 of his flock to Metlakatla, British Columbia Metlakatla , at Metlakatla Pass just to the south. There was no further missionary presence at Lax Kw alaams until the arrival of the Rev. Thomas Crosby of the Methodism Methodist church in 1874. The community is still predominantly Methodist i.e. United Church of Canada . Crosby s wife, Emma Crosby, founded the Crosby Girls Home in the community in the 1880s. It became part of B.C. s residential schools residential school system in 1893 and was closed in 1948. It was in Port Simpson in 1931 that the Native Brotherhood of British Columbia was founded as the province s first Native run rights organization. Its four founders included the Tsimshian ... Category First Nations in British Columbia ... more details
File Sagamok FN.JPG thumb right 250px Council building in the Sagamok Reserve. The Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation , also known as Many Rivers Joining Human Beings, ref name circletrail http www.circletrail.com misc ourpartners.php ref is a First Nations group located in Ontario , Canada . The Sagamok occupy a reserve approximately 120 kilometres west of Sudbury, Ontario , and have a population of approximately 1400. ref cite book first Marie last Wadden title Where the Pavement Ends page 190 publisher Douglas & McIntyre year 2009 isbn 978 1 55365 461 2 ref In the early years of Canada s development, the French relied on Sagamok s strategic location to trade with the local Anishnaabe people of that time. ref name circletrail The French base of operations was the nearby Fort La Cloche . References Reflist External links http firstnation.ca sagamok anishnawbek First Nation Community Profile http www.cbc.ca slowboil pdfs on Sagamok 20Anishnawbek.pdf Union of Ontario Indians Algoma District Category First Nations governments in Ontario ... more details
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