Nokiiwin Tribal Council
Encyclopedia
Nokiiwin Tribal Council is a non-profit Regional Chiefs' Council located in the Thunder Bay District, Ontario
, Canada
, 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.
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
, a Tribal Political Organization that represents many of the Anishinaabe
First Nation governments in Ontario.
† Founding members
‡ not a member of Union of Ontario Indians
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....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, 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 area. Since its creation, one First Nation left the council but another First Nation joined the council, concentrating the membership to the Lake NipigonLake Nipigon
Lake Nipigon is the largest lake entirely within the boundaries of the Canadian province of Ontario . It is sometimes described as the sixth Great Lake. Lying 260 metres above sea level, the lake drains into the Nipigon River and thence into Nipigon Bay of Lake Superior...
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
Union of Ontario Indians
The Union of Ontario Indians is an Aboriginal political organization representing 42 member First Nations in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was formed in 1919 and incorporated in 1949, to serve as a political advocate and secretariat for the Anishinabek Nation...
, a Tribal Political Organization that represents many of the Anishinaabe
Anishinaabe
Anishinaabe or Anishinabe—or more properly Anishinaabeg or Anishinabek, which is the plural form of the word—is the autonym often used by the Odawa, Ojibwe, and Algonquin peoples. They all speak closely related Anishinaabemowin/Anishinaabe languages, of the Algonquian language family.The meaning...
First Nation governments in Ontario.
Current members
- Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinaabek (Lake Nipigon) First Nation†‡
- Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek (Sand Point) First NationBingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First NationThe Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek is an Ojibwa First Nation in Northwestern Ontario, Canada....
† - Biinjitwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek (Rocky Bay) First NationBiinjitiwabik Zaaging Anishnabek First NationThe Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek is an Ojibway First Nation in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Their territory is located on the Rocky Bay 1 Indian reserve in Greenstone, Ontario, near Macdiarmid...
† - Kiaske Zaaging Anishinabek (Gull Bay) First NationGull Bay First NationGull Bay First Nation or Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek is an Anishinaabe First Nation located in Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is approximately north of Thunder Bay, Ontario on Highway 527 on the south western shore of Lake Nipigon...
† - Pic Mobert First NationPic Mobert First NationThe Pic Mobert First Nation is an Ojibwa First Nation in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.They have reserved for themselves two small Reserves: Pic Mobert North, which serves as their primary reserve, and the Pic Mobert South, both located east of Marathon, Ontario...
Former members
- Fort William First NationFort William First NationFort William First Nation is an Ojibway First Nation south of and adjacent to Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. As of January 2008, the First Nation had a registered population of 1,798 people, of which their on-Reserve population was 832 people....
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† Founding members
‡ not a member of Union of Ontario Indians