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Nicickousemenecaning 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saulteaux
The Saulteaux (pronounced , or in imitation of the French pronunciation , also written Salteaux, Saulteau and other variants), otherwise known as the Plains Ojibwe, are a First Nations band government in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. They are a branch of the Ojibwe who pushed west. They formed a mixed culture of woodlands and plains Indigenous customs and traditions. Ethnic classification The Saulteaux are a branch of the Ojibwe Nations within Canada. They are sometimes called the Anihšināpē (Anishinaabe). ''Saulteaux'' is a French term meaning "people of the rapids," referring to their former location in the area of Sault Ste. Marie. They are primarily hunters and fishers, and when still the primary dwellers of their sovereign land, they had extensive trading relations with the French, British and later Americans at that post. Location The Saulteaux historically were settled around Lake Superior and Lake Winnipeg, principal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Grassy First Nation
Big Grassy First Nation (Mishkosiminiziibiing Anishinaabeg in the Ojibwe language) is an Ojibwe or Ontario Saulteaux First Nation band government located in Rainy River District, Ontario near Morson, Ontario. Together with the Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation, Big Grassy First Nation is a successor apparent to the former Assabaska Band of Saulteaux. Total registered population in February, 2012, was 721, of which the on-reserve population was 228. The First Nation is a member of the Anishinabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council, a regional tribal council that is a member of the Grand Council of Treaty 3. Reserves The First Nation have reserved for themselves six reserves: * Big Grassy River 35G, which serves as their main reserve, * Lake of the Woods 35J, * Naongashing 35A, * Obabikong 35B, * Assabaska, which is shared with Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation, and * Agency 30, which is shared with 12 other First Nations. Historically, the Assabaska Band of Sault ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agency 1
Agency 1 is a First Nations reserve in the Canadian province of Ontario in the northwest The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each sep .... , there is no permanent population. The Indian reserve is shared among four First Nations: Couchiching First Nation, Mitaanjigamiing First Nation, Naicatchewenin First Nation and Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation. References External links Indian and Northern Affairs Canada profile Anishinaabe reserves in Ontario Ojibwe reserves in Ontario Saulteaux reserves in Ontario Communities in Rainy River District {{Ontario-IndianReserve-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rainy Lake 26C
Rainy Lake 26C is a First Nations reserve in Rainy River District, Ontario. It is one of the reserves of the Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation. References External links Canada Lands Survey System Saulteaux reserves in Ontario Communities in Rainy River District {{NorthernOntario-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rainy Lake 26B
Rainy Lake 26B is a First Nations reserve in Rainy River District, Ontario. It is one of the reserves of the Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation. References External links Canada Lands Survey System Saulteaux reserves in Ontario Communities in Rainy River District {{NorthernOntario-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. The Twin Cities campus comprises locations in Minneapolis and Falcon Heights, Minnesota, Falcon Heights, a suburb of St. Paul, approximately apart. The Twin Cities campus is the oldest and largest in the University of Minnesota system and has the List of United States university campuses by enrollment, ninth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,376 students at the start of the 2021–22 academic year. It is the Flagship#Colleges and universities in the United States, flagship institution of the University of Minnesota System, and is organized into 19 colleges, schools, and other major academic units. The Minnesota Territorial Legislature drafted a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitaanjigaming 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 Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ojibways Of Onigaming First Nation
Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation is an Ojibwe or Ontario Saulteaux First Nation located in Kenora District, Ontario near Nestor Falls, Ontario. Together with the Big Grassy First Nation, Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation is a successor apparent to the former Assabaska Band of Saulteaux. Total registered population in February, 2012, was 737, of which the on-reserve population was 445. The First Nation is a member of the Anishinabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council, a regional tribal council that is a member of the Grand Council of Treaty 3. Reserves The First Nation has for itself six reserves: * Sabaskong Bay 35C, * Sabaskong Bay 35D, which serves as their main reserve, * Sabaskong Bay 35F, * Sabaskong Bay 35H, * Assabaska, which is shared with Big Grassy First Nation, and * Agency 30, which is shared with 12 other First Nations. Governance Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation is governed by Chief Jeffrey Copenace and five Councillors: Megan Bob, Kathy Jack, Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicickousemenecaning 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
