O"Bash'Kaan'Da'Gaang/Washagamis Bay First Nation is an
Ojibwe
The Ojibwe (; Ojibwe writing systems#Ojibwe syllabics, syll.: ᐅᒋᐺ; plural: ''Ojibweg'' ᐅᒋᐺᒃ) are an Anishinaabe people whose homeland (''Ojibwewaki'' ᐅᒋᐺᐘᑭ) covers much of the Great Lakes region and the Great Plains, n ...
First Nation in northwestern
Ontario
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, Canada. Before the signing of Treaty 3 agreement there were three Anishinabe tribes living near and around the
Kenora
Kenora (), previously named Rat Portage (), is a city situated on the Lake of the Woods in Ontario, Canada, close to the Manitoba boundary, and about east of Winnipeg by road. It is the seat of Kenora District.
The history of the name exten ...
region. The smallest was Washagamis Bay, formerly O'Bash'Kaan'Da'Gaang(38A), the second was Niisaachewaan (Dalles-38C) and the largest was Wauzhusk Onigum (Rat Portage-38B). It has two reserves;
Agency 30 and
Rat Portage near
Kenora
Kenora (), previously named Rat Portage (), is a city situated on the Lake of the Woods in Ontario, Canada, close to the Manitoba boundary, and about east of Winnipeg by road. It is the seat of Kenora District.
The history of the name exten ...
. It is a member of the
Bimose Tribal Council and the
Grand Council of Treaty 3.
First Nations governments in Ontario
Communities in Thunder Bay District
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