The Naicatchewenin First Nation, also known as the Anishinaabeg of Nagaajiwanaang and formerly known as Northwest Bay First Nation, inhabited a region in

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that was cited in the Northwest Angle Treaty of 1873, also known as

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. Nagaajiwanaang is located approximately northwest of

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, with the community of

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to the south on Highway 11. The city of

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lies to the east and

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is to the northwest.

Name

In the

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, ''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.

Governance

The First Nation elect their leaders for their council under the Indian Act Electoral System, consisting of a chief and three councillors. The current council consists of Chief Wayne Smith and Councillors Charles Smith, Donald Smith and Orville Smith. Their two-year term that began on January 6, 2008. The First Nation is a member of the

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, a regional Chiefs Council, as well as being a member of the

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, a Tribal Political Organization serving many of the First Nations in northwest Ontario and southeast

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History

Seven Generations Education Institute Seven Generations Education Institute is an Aboriginal-owned and controlled post-secondary institution co-founded by the ten bands in the Rainy Lake Tribal area in 1985. The ten bands are: Big Grassy, Big Island, Couchiching, Lac La Croix, ...

(SGEI) is an Aboriginal-owned and controlled

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institution co-founded by the ten bands in the Rainy Lake Tribal area in 1985. The ten bands are: Big Grassy, Big Island, Couchiching, Lac La Croix, Naicatchewenin, Nigigoonsiminikaaning, Ojibways of Onigaming, Rainy River,

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and Mitaanjigaming. Each of the ten bands appointed one member to a Board of Directors of Seven Generations Education Institute, which functions with the leadership of the Executive Director.

Government Programs

* Band Administration * Education * Health Services * Brighter Futures * Building Healthy Communities * Aboriginal Healing and Wellness * Social Services * Family Services * Housing * Economic Development * Post Secondary Education * Operations and Maintenance * Naicatchewenin Development Corporation * Community Services ** Fire Protection ** Emergency First Response Team ** Emergency Preparedness - Community Emergency Control Group ** Roads and Bridges ** Central Water Supply ** Central Sewage System ** School Bussing ** Forestry ** Recreation Services ** Carpentry

External links

Naicatchewenin First Nation Website

INAC Profile
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