The Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek (formerly known as Sand Point First Nation, and occasionally known as Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabeg) is an
Ojibwe
The Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa, or Saulteaux are an Anishinaabe people in what is currently southern Canada, the northern Midwestern United States, and Northern Plains.
According to the U.S. census, in the United States Ojibwe people are one of ...
First Nation
Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...
Band government in
Northwestern Ontario, Canada.
Their traditional territory is the Sand Point, located on the south east shores of
Lake Nipigon
Lake Nipigon (; french: lac Nipigon; oj, Animbiigoo-zaaga'igan) is part of the Great Lakes drainage basin. It is the largest lake entirely within the boundaries of the Canadian province of Ontario.
Etymology
In the Jesuit Relations the lake is ...
, in
Greenstone near Fairloch, formerly occupied by the
Lake Nipigon Provincial Park. In October 2008, they had a total registered population of 185 people, of which only four people lived on Sand Point. In 2014, the total registered population was 251 members.
The Nation is led by Chief Paul Gladu.
The council is a member of
Nokiiwin Tribal Council
Nokiiwin Tribal Council (from Ojibwe ''anokiiwin'', "work, employment") is a non-profit Regional Chiefs' Council located in the Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada, serving five First Nations by providing advisory services and training which wil ...
,
a Regional Chiefs' Council, and is member of Independent First Nations. The First Nation is also a member of
Waaskiinaysay Ziibi Inc.
Waaskiinaysay Ziibi Inc. Development Corporation is a First Nations economic development corporation in northern Ontario. It includes the First Nations of:
* Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinaabek First Nation
* Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First N ...
, an economic development corporation made up of five Lake Nipigon First Nations.
Notable members
*
Norval Morrisseau
Norval Morrisseau (March 14, 1932 – December 4, 2007), also known as Copper Thunderbird, was an Indigenous Canadian artist from the Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nation. Known as the "Picasso of the North", Morrisseau created works depic ...
(1931–2007), artist and founder of the
Woodlands style
Woodlands style, also called the Woodlands school, Legend painting, Medicine painting,
''Native Am ...
of painting
External links
Community WebsiteAANDC profileFirstNations.ca profile
References
First Nations governments in Ontario
Ojibwe governments
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