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Grand Council Of Treaty 3
Grand Council of Treaty 3 (GCT3) is a political organization representing 24 First Nation communities across ''Treaty 3'' areas of northern Ontario and southeastern Manitoba, Canada, and four additional First Nations, specifically in regard to their Treaty rights. Mandate The GCT3 operates under the mandate in which their direction of the leadership and benefit/protection of the Citizens are carried out by the administrative office of GCT3 to protect, preserve and enhance Treaty and Aboriginal rights. These points are upheld by GCT3 by advancing the exercise of inherent jurisdiction, sovereignty, nation-building, and traditional governance with the aim to preserve and build the Anishinaabe Nation’s goal of self-determination. Departments * Administrative Office * ''Bimiiwinitisowin Omaa Akiing'' (Governance on Our Land) * Child Care * Culture and Citizenship * Economic Development * Education * Health * Housing / Infrastructure * Internal / External Relations * Justice * Natur ...
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First Nations In Canada
First Nations (french: Premières Nations) is a term used to identify those Indigenous Canadian peoples who are neither Inuit nor Métis. Traditionally, First Nations in Canada were peoples who lived south of the tree line, and mainly south of the Arctic Circle. There are 634 recognized First Nations governments or bands across Canada. Roughly half are located in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. Under Charter jurisprudence, First Nations are a "designated group," along with women, visible minorities, and people with physical or mental disabilities. First Nations are not defined as a visible minority by the criteria of Statistics Canada. North American indigenous peoples have cultures spanning thousands of years. Some of their oral traditions accurately describe historical events, such as the Cascadia earthquake of 1700 and the 18th-century Tseax Cone eruption. Written records began with the arrival of European explorers and colonists during the Age of Dis ...
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Obashkaandagaang Bay First Nation
O"Bash'Kaan'Da'Gaang/Washagamis Bay First Nation is an Ojibwe First Nation in northwestern Ontario, Canada. Before the signing of Treaty 3 agreement there were three Anishinabe tribes living near and around the Kenora region. The smallest was O'Bash'Kaan'Da'Gaang (Washagamis Bay-38A), the second was Niisaachewaan (Dalles-38C) and the largest was Wauzhusk Onigum (Rat Portage-38B). It has two reserves; Agency 30 and Rat Portage near Kenora. It is a member of the Bimose Tribal Council and the Grand Council of Treaty 3 Grand Council of Treaty 3 (GCT3) is a political organization representing 24 First Nation communities across ''Treaty 3'' areas of northern Ontario and southeastern Manitoba, Canada, and four additional First Nations, specifically in regard to thei .... First Nations governments in Ontario Communities in Thunder Bay District {{FirstNations-stub ...
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Stanjikoming First Nation
''Mitaanjigamiing'' First Nation, formerly known as Stanjikoming First Nation, is an Ojibwe First Nation band government who inhabit north of Fort Frances, Ontario, along the shores of Stanjikoming Bay of Rainy Lake. As of November, 2011, the First Nation had a total registered population of 142, of which 99 lived on their own reserve. Governance The First Nation have a custom electoral system of government, consisting of a Chief and two councillors forming their council. Chief Madeline Henderson, and Councillors Christopher Henderson and Pamela Johnson began their appointment on March 26, 2013. The First Nation is a member of the Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services, a regional Chiefs Council, which in turn is 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. Reserve The First Nation have reserved for itself two Indian reserve tracts: * Rainy Lake 18C, which serve ...
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Seine River First Nation
Seine River First Nation ( oj, Jiima’aaganing), previously known as the Rivière la Seine Band, is an Ojibwe First Nation reserve located roughly west of Thunder Bay, Ontario. As of November 2011, the First Nation had a total registered population of 725, of which 327 lived on their own reserve. Governance The First Nation have an electoral system of government, consisting of a chief and seven councillors forming their council. Chief Carrie Lynn Boshkaykin and councillors Carrie Lynn Boshkaykin, Tammy Tania Boshkaykin, Ronald Jay Friday, Thomas Johnson, John Kabatay, Roger Brian Spencer and Shane Curtis Whitecrow are serving their two-year term that began on February 11, 2020. The First Nation is a member of the Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services, a regional Chiefs Council, which in turn is 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 The original ...
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Rainy River First Nation
Rainy River First Nations ( oj, Manitoo-baawidigoong)Grand Council Treaty #3. “Pazaga'owin Reclaiming Our Wings: Transition to Nationhood.” Christian Aboriginal Infrastructure Developments, Pg 13https://caid.ca/RecWing010308.pdf is an Ojibwe First Nation band government in Emo, Ontario, Canada. History The First Nation is an amalgamation of seven historical Rainy River Saulteaux bands. Six of them either sold or transferred their Reserves in 1914-1915 and then began the amalgamation into a single Band. The Canadian federal government made the amalgamation official in the 1960s. The seven historical Saulteaux bands forming the Rainy River First Nations (and their historical reserves) are: * Hungry Hall 1 Band of Rainy River Saulteaux — Hungry Hall (Bishop) 14 * Hungry Hall 2 Band of Rainy River Saulteaux — Hungry Hall (Paskonkin) 15 * Little Forks Band of Rainy River Saulteaux (part) — Little Forks 10 * Long Sault 1 Band of Rainy River Saulteaux — Long Sault 12 * Long S ...
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Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation
Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation, formerly known as the Nicickousemenecaning First Nation and as the Red Gut First Nation, is a Saulteaux First Nation band government who inhabit the banks of Rainy Lake of the Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. As of January, 2008, the First Nation had a population of 290 registered people. As of 2017, it has approximately 130 on-reserve members. Name The name ''Nigigoonsiminikaaning'' can mean "Place abundant with little otters" but the intended meaning is "Place abundant with Little-Otter berries"—''nigigoonsimin'' (Little-Otter berry) being the Ojibwe word for sand cherry (Prunus pumila). Due to the First Nation's main reserve Rainy Lake 26A located on Red Gut Bay of Rainy Lake, Nigigoonsiminikaaning was also known as the "Red Gut Band" and later as "Red Gut First Nation". Governance The First Nation have an electoral system of government, consisting of a Chief and three Councillors forming their council. Chief Will W ...
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Naicatchewenin First Nation
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 northwest of Fort Frances, with the community of Devlin to the south on Highway 11. The city of Thunder Bay lies to the east and Winnipeg is 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: * Rainy Lake Indian Reserve No. 17A, surveyed in 1878, serves as their main land base, containing the Naicatchewenin Community. * Rainy Lake Indian Reserve No. 17B * Agency Indian Reserve No. 1, which is shared with three other First Nations. Gove ...
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Lac La Croix First Nation
Lac La Croix First Nation ( oj, Negwaakwaani-zaaga'igan) is a Saulteaux First Nation band government who reside in the Rainy River District of northwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Ontario-Minnesota border. It is approximately 200 km northwest of Thunder Bay, Ontario. As of January 2008, the First Nation had a registered population of 398 people, of which their on-Reserve population was 273. Governance The First Nation elect their officials through the Act Electoral System, consisting of a Chief and four councillors. The current Chief is Carrie Atatise-Norwegian, whose term began in January of 2022. The four councillors are Curtis Atatise, Carrie Atatise-Norwegian, Blair Whitefish and Norman Jordan. Carrie Atatise-Norwegian is Lac La Croix's first female Chief. As a signatory to Treaty 3, Lac La Croix First Nation is a member of the Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services, a Regional Chiefs Council, and Grand Council of Treaty 3, a Tribal Political Organization ...
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Couchiching First Nation
The Couchiching First Nation ( oj, Gojijiing Anishinaabeg) is a Saulteaux First Nation band government in the Canadian province of Ontario, who live on the Couchiching 16A and Agency 1 reserves in the Rainy River District near Fort Frances. History Ancestors of the Couchiching First Nation were collectively known as ''Gojijiwininiwag'' (Couchiching-men) or as Rainy Lake and River Bands of Saulteaux—"couchiching" (''gojijiing'') being the Ojibwe word meaning "At the Inlet", referring to Rainy Lake known in Ojibwe as ''Gojiji-zaaga'igan'' (Inlet Lake). Originally, members of the Couchiching First Nation resided further west and others were voyageurs from the east until they moved to the Fort Frances area in the late 19th century to avoid the Louis Riel Rebellion. The Department of Indian Affairs then allocated them a tract of land north of the town but this was considered too far from the trading post by the band members. Eventually, they ended up on Little Eagle land and cha ...
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Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services
Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services is a non-profit Regional Chiefs' Council located in the Rainy River District, Ontario, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada, serving seven First Nations in Canada, First Nations by providing advisory services and training which will enhance the overall management skills and opportunities of the area's First Nations. Governance The Advisory Services was originally formed to serve the ten area Ojibwa First Nations within the Rainy River District. As of April 1, 1998, they are governed by a Board of Directors, which consists of one representative from each of the remaining seven member First Nations: * Anishnaabeg of Naongashiing, Anishnaabeg of Naongashiing (Big Island First Nation) (former member) * Big Grassy First Nation (former member) * Couchiching First Nation * Lac La Croix First Nation * Naicatchewenin First Nation * Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation * Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation (former member) * Rainy River First Natio ...
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Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation
Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation, commonly known as Wabigoon First Nation (Anishinaabemowin: ''Waabigoniiw Saaga'iganiiw Anishinaabeg''), is a Saulteaux First Nation band government who inhabit the Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is approximately 19 km southeast of Dryden, Ontario. As of January 2008, the First Nation had a registered population of 533 people, of which their on-Reserve population was 175. History The Wabigoon Lake reserve was first laid out in 1884 and was confirmed by the Ontario government in 1915. Members of the Wabigoon Band of Saulteaux living on the western portion of the Indian reserve moved away and formed the Eagle Lake First Nation. Those living on the eastern portion of the Reserve officially changed its name to Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation on August 7, 1987. Governance The First Nation elect their officials through the Act Electoral System, consisting of a Chief and four councillors. The current Chief is Clayton Wetelainen, t ...
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Wabauskang First Nation
Wabauskang First Nation is a Saulteaux First Nation in northwestern Ontario, and is a member of the Bimose Tribal Council and the Grand Council of Treaty 3. Their reserve Reserve or reserves may refer to: Places * Reserve, Kansas, a US city * Reserve, Louisiana, a census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish * Reserve, Montana, a census-designated place in Sheridan County * Reserve, New Mexico, a US vi ... is located at Wabauskang 21. References Saulteaux reserves in Ontario First Nations governments in Ontario Communities in Kenora District {{NorthernOntario-geo-stub ...
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