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 ...

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 ...

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 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 Lake Nipigon Provincial Park is a provincial park located on the east side of Lake Nipigon in Ontario, Canada. The park covers an area of . In 1999, the park boundary was amended to transfer some land to the Government of Canada The governmen ...

. 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, 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 (1931–2007), artist and founder of the

Woodlands style Woodlands style, also called the Woodlands school, Legend painting, Medicine painting,
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of painting

External links

Community WebsiteAANDC profileFirstNations.ca profile

References

First Nations governments in Ontario Ojibwe governments {{Ontario-geo-stub