Keewaywin is a small Oji-Cree community in Northern Ontario

Northern Ontario

Northern Ontario is a region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron , the French River and Lake Nipissing. The region has a land area of 802,000 km2 and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it contains only about 6% of the population...

, located north of Red Lake, Ontario

Red Lake, Ontario

Population trend:* Population in 2006: 4526* Population in 2001: 4233* Population total in 1996: 4778** Golden : 2248** Red Lake : 2277* Population in 1991:** Golden : 2355** Red Lake : 2268-Climate:...

. It is connected to Sandy Lake First Nation

Sandy Lake First Nation

Sandy Lake First Nation is an independent Oji-Cree First Nation. The First Nation community, in the west part of Northern Ontario, is located in the Kenora District, northeast of Red Lake, Ontario. Its registered population in June 2007 was 2,474...

 by Sandy Lake. It is part of the Keewaytinook Okimakanak Council

Keewaytinook Okimakanak Council

Keewaytinook Okimakanak Council is a non-political Chiefs Council in northwestern Ontario, Canada, serving its six member-First Nations...

 (Northern Chiefs) and 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...

. Sandy Lake First Nation Band members separated from Sandy Lake First Nationhttp://www.sandylake.firstnation.ca/ to form Keewaywin First Nation.http://keewaywin.firstnation.ca/

Keewaywin is police

Police

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d by the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service

Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service

The Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service is the police force for Nishnawbe-Aski Nation . Created in 1994, the force has 175 sworn officers at 35 detachments in NAN communities. The Chief of Police is vacant with Robin Jones Acting Chief of Police...

, an Aboriginal based service.