Anishinabek Police Service
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The Anishinabek Police Service (APS) is the police force for 16 communities in the Union of Ontario Indians
(UOI) and 1 community in the Nishnawbe Aski Nation
(NAN).
Created in 1994, the force has 71 sworn officers and 20 civilian members at 12 detachments serving 17 communities.
, Nishnawbe Aski Nation
, Association of Iroquois & Allied Indians, Anishinabek Nation, Six Nations
and the Provincial and Federal Government.
In 1994, Garden River
, Curve Lake
, Sagamok and Saugeen First Nations stepped away from the Ontario Provincial Police
(OPP) to form the Anishinabek Police Service. At this time it was also decided that Garden River would be home to Headquarters because geographically it is situated in the center of the province.
Central Region
South Region
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...
(UOI) and 1 community in the Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Nishnawbe Aski Nation is a political organization representing 49 First Nation communities across Treaty 9 and Treaty 5 areas of northern Ontario, Canada...
(NAN).
Created in 1994, the force has 71 sworn officers and 20 civilian members at 12 detachments serving 17 communities.
History
On March 30, 1992, a five year Ontario First Nations Policing Agreement was signed by Grand Council of Treaty 3Grand Council of Treaty 3
Grand Council of Treaty 3 is a political organization representing 24 First Nation communities across Treaty 3 areas of northern Ontario and southeastern Manitoba, Canada, and additional 4 First Nations in specific regards to their Treaty rights....
, Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Nishnawbe Aski Nation is a political organization representing 49 First Nation communities across Treaty 9 and Treaty 5 areas of northern Ontario, Canada...
, Association of Iroquois & Allied Indians, Anishinabek Nation, Six Nations
Iroquois
The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the "People of the Longhouse", are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America...
and the Provincial and Federal Government.
In 1994, Garden River
Garden River First Nation
Garden River First Nation, also known as Ketegaunseebee , is an Ojibwa band located at Garden River 14 near Sault Ste. Marie....
, Curve Lake
Curve Lake First Nation
The Curve Lake First Nation is Mississauga Ojibway First Nation located in Peterborough County of Ontario. The Curve Lake First Nation occupies three reserves; Curve Lake First Nation 35 Reserve, Curve Lake 35A Reserve, and Islands in the Trent Waters Indian Reserve 36A. The last of these reserves...
, Sagamok and Saugeen First Nations stepped away from the Ontario Provincial Police
Ontario Provincial Police
The Ontario Provincial Police is the Provincial Police service for the province of Ontario, Canada.-Overview:The OPP is the the largest deployed police force in Ontario, and the second largest in Canada. The service is responsible for providing policing services throughout the province in areas...
(OPP) to form the Anishinabek Police Service. At this time it was also decided that Garden River would be home to Headquarters because geographically it is situated in the center of the province.
Mission statement
Anishinabek Police Service provides for the safety, security and protection of First Nation communities through the provision of culturally sensitive, proactive, professional, unbiased enforcement strategies. We encourage community involvement, public education and transparent accountability. We support victims of crime and are committed to the protection of inherent rights and freedoms.Detachments
North Region- Fort William Detachment
- 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....
- Fort William First Nation
- Ginoogaming Detachment
- Ginoogaming First NationGinoogaming First NationGinoogaming First Nation is a small Anishinaabe First Nation located in Northern Ontario, located approximately 40 km east of Geraldton, Ontario, Canada, on the northern shore of Long Lake, immediately south of Long Lake 58 First Nation and the community of Longlac, Ontario...
- Ginoogaming First Nation
- Pic River / Pic Mobert Detachments
- Ojibways of the Pic River First NationOjibways of the Pic River First NationOjibways of the Pic River First Nation is an Ojibwa First Nation band on the north shore of Lake Superior at the mouth of the Pic River. Pic River is not a signatory to the Robinson Superior treaty. The community is located on 316.6 ha Pic River 50 Indian reserve...
- 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...
- Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation
- Rocky Bay Detachment
- Biinjitiwaabik First Nation
Central Region
- Garden River Detachment
- Garden River First NationGarden River First NationGarden River First Nation, also known as Ketegaunseebee , is an Ojibwa band located at Garden River 14 near Sault Ste. Marie....
- Garden River First Nation
- Nipissing / Wahnapitae / Dokis Detachments
- Dokis First Nation
- Nipissing First NationNipissing First NationThe Nipissing First Nation consists of first nation people of Ojibwa and Algonquin descent who have lived in the area of Lake Nipissing in the Canadian province of Ontario for about 9,400 years. Though in history known by many names, they are generally considered part of the Anishinaabe peoples,...
- Wahnapitae First NationWahnapitae First NationThe Wahnapitae First Nation is an Ojibwa First Nation in the Canadian province of Ontario, who primarily reside on the Wahnapitae 11 reserve on the northwestern shore of Lake Wanapitei. The First Nation is a signatory to the Robinson-Huron Treaty of 1850 as the Tahgaiwenene's Band...
- Sagamok Detachment
- Sagamok First Nation
- Serpent River Detachment
- Serpent River First NationSerpent River First NationThe Serpent River First Nation, a signatory to the Robinson Huron Treaty of 1850, is an Anishinaabe First Nation in the Canadian province of Ontario, located midway between Sault Ste...
- Serpent River First Nation
South Region
- Christian Island Detachment
- Beausoleil First NationBeausoleil First NationThe Beausoleil First Nation is an Ojibwa First Nation located in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. The Beausoleil First Nations occupies three Indian reserves...
- Beausoleil First Nation
- Curve Lake Detachment
- Curve Lake First NationCurve Lake First NationThe Curve Lake First Nation is Mississauga Ojibway First Nation located in Peterborough County of Ontario. The Curve Lake First Nation occupies three reserves; Curve Lake First Nation 35 Reserve, Curve Lake 35A Reserve, and Islands in the Trent Waters Indian Reserve 36A. The last of these reserves...
- Curve Lake First Nation
- Kettle & Stony Point Detachment
- Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation
- Shawanaga / Magnetawan / Wasauksing Detachment
- Magnetawan First NationMagnetawan First NationThe Magnetawan First Nation is an Ojibway First Nation in Canada. Their territory is located on the Magnetawan 1 Indian reserve in Ontario. The Nation is led by Chief .-References:...
- Shawanaga First Nation
- Wasauksing First NationWasauksing First NationWasauksing First Nation is an Ojibwa, Odawa and Pottawatomi First Nation located near Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada....
- Magnetawan First Nation