Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation 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 ...

or Ontario

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located in

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near Nestor Falls, Ontario. Together with the Big Grassy First Nation, Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation is a successor apparent to the former Assabaska Band of Saulteaux. Total registered population in February, 2012, was 737, of which the on-reserve population was 445. The First Nation is a member of the Anishinabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council, a regional tribal council that is a member of the

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Reserves

The First Nation has for itself six reserves: * Sabaskong Bay 35C, *

Sabaskong Bay 35D Sabaskong Bay 35D is a First Nations reserve on Kakagi Lake near Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls, Ontario. It is the main reserve of the Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation is an Ojibwe or Ontario Saulteaux First Na ...

, which serves as their main reserve, * Sabaskong Bay 35F, * Sabaskong Bay 35H, * Assabaska, which is shared with Big Grassy First Nation, and * Agency 30, which is shared with 12 other First Nations.

Governance

Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation is governed by Chief Jeffrey Copenace and five Councillors: Megan Bob, Kathy Jack, Shawn Kelly, Candi Kelly and Bill Arch. Their elected two-year term ends in 2023.http://onigaming.ca/chief

History

Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) is an Aboriginal-owned and controlled

post-secondary Tertiary education, also referred to as third-level, third-stage or post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of secondary education. The World Bank, for example, defines tertiary education as including univers ...

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.

References

External links

profile from INAC
First Nations governments in Ontario Saulteaux Communities in Kenora District {{NorthernOntario-geo-stub