The Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek (formerly known as Rocky Bay First Nation) is an
Ojibway First Nation band government
In Canada, an Indian band or band (french: bande indienne, link=no), sometimes referred to as a First Nation band (french: bande de la Première Nation, link=no) or simply a First Nation, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subjec ...
in
Northwestern Ontario
Northwestern Ontario is a secondary region of Northern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and west of Lake Superior and west of Hudson Bay and James Bay. It includes most of subarctic Ontario. Its western boundary is the ...
, Canada. Their territory is located on the Rocky Bay 1
reserve in
Greenstone, Ontario
Greenstone is an amalgamated town in the Canadian province of Ontario with a population of 4,636 according to the 2016 Canadian Census. It stretches along Highway 11 from Lake Nipigon to Longlac and covers .
The town was formed in 2001, as part ...
, bordering on the community of
Macdiarmid. In October 2008, they had a total registered population of 678 people, of which 327 people lived on their own Indian reserve. The Nation is led by Chief
Gladys Thompson
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.
The council is a member of
Nokiiwin Tribal Council, a Regional Chiefs' Council, and is member of
Union of Ontario Indians, a Tribal Political Organization. The First Nation is also a member of
Waaskiinaysay Ziibi Inc., an
economic development corporation made up of five Lake Nipigon First Nations.
History
The first nation's television series ''
Spirit Bay
''Spirit Bay'' was an aboriginal family television show of 13 half-hour episodes that aired on CBC Television and TVOntario from 1982 to 1987. The show focuses on the lives of townsfolk on an Ojibwe reservation town near MacDiarmid, Ontario. Here, ...
'' was filmed here in the 1980s. A modern school in Rocky Bay has been named the "Spirit Bay School" after the series.
In June 1994, the Chiefs at the Anishinabek Grand Council on the
Rocky Bay First Nation
The Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek (formerly known as Rocky Bay First Nation) is an Ojibway First Nation band government in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Their territory is located on the Rocky Bay 1 reserve in Greenstone, Ontario, borderi ...
, directed that the Education Directorate formally establish the
Anishinabek Education Institute
Anishinabek Educational Institute (AEI) is an Aboriginal-owned and controlled post-secondary institution in Canada. Aboriginal institutes partner with colleges and universities to offer students degree programs, apprenticeships, certificate pro ...
(AEI) in accordance with the post secondary education model that was submitted and ratified. (Res. 94/13)
References
External links
Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek First NationAANDC profileFirstNations.ca profile
First Nations governments in Ontario
Ojibwe governments
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