Nokiiwin Tribal Council (from

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 ...

''anokiiwin'', "work, employment") is a non-profit Regional Chiefs' Council located in the

Thunder Bay District, Ontario Thunder Bay District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district seat is Thunder Bay. In 2016, the population was 146,048. The land area is ; the population density was . Most of ...

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, serving five 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 Council was formed in 2008 to serve five Ojibwe First Nations in western

Robinson-Superior Treaty The Robinson Treaties are two treaties signed between the Ojibwa chiefs and The Crown in 1850 in the Province of Canada. The first treaty involved Ojibwa chiefs along the north shore of Lake Superior, and is known as the Robinson Superior Treaty. ...

area. Since its creation, one First Nation left the council but another First Nation joined the council, concentrating the membership to the

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 ...

area of Robinson-Superior Treaty area. In turn, majority of the Nokiiwin Tribal Council member First Nations are also members of

Union of Ontario Indians The Anishinabek Nation, also known as the Union of Ontario Indians, is a First Nations political organization representing 39 member Anishinabek Nation First Nations in Canada in the province of Ontario, Canada. The organization's roots predate Eu ...

, a Tribal Political Organization that represents many of the

Anishinaabe The Anishinaabeg (adjectival: Anishinaabe) are a group of culturally related Indigenous peoples present in the Great Lakes region of Canada and the United States. They include the Ojibwe (including Saulteaux and Oji-Cree), Odawa, Potawatomi, ...

First Nation governments in Ontario.

Current members

* Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinaabek (Lake Nipigon) First Nation^†‡ * Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek (Sand Point) First Nation^† * Biinjitwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek (Rocky Bay) First Nation^† *

Fort William First Nation Fort William First Nation ( oj, Animkii Wajiw) is an Ojibwa First Nation reserve in Ontario, Canada. The administrative headquarters for this band government is south of Thunder Bay. , the First Nation had a registered population of 1,798 peopl ...

^† * Kiaske Zaaging Anishinabek (Gull Bay) First Nation^† *

Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg (formerly Pic Mobert First Nation) is an Ojibwe First Nation band government in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The First Nation has two reserves: Pic Mobert North and Pic Mobert South, both located approximately east ...

(Pic Mobert) ^† Founding members
^‡ not a member of Union of Ontario Indians

External links

Official website

INAC profile
Anishinaabe tribal political organizations Ojibwe in Canada First Nations tribal councils in Ontario {{NorthernOntario-geo-stub