The Naicatchewenin First Nation, also known as the Anishinaabeg of Nagaajiwanaang and formerly known as Northwest Bay First Nation, inhabited a region in Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

 that was cited in the Northwest Angle Treaty of 1873, also known as Treaty 3

Treaty 3

Treaty 3 was an agreement entered into on October 3, 1873, by the Ojibway Nation and Queen Victoria. The treaty ceded a vast tract of Ojibway territory, including large parts of what is now northwestern Ontario and a small part of eastern Manitoba, to the Government of Canada...

. Nagaajiwanaang is located approximately 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) northwest of Fort Frances

Fort Frances, Ontario

Fort Frances is a town in, and the seat of, Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The population as of the 2006 census was 8,103 and Fort Frances' population peaked in 1971 at 9,947...

, with the community of Devlin 50 kilometres (31.1 mi) to the south on Highway 17

Highway 17 (Ontario)

King's Highway 17, more commonly known as Highway 17, is a provincially maintained highway and the primary route of the Trans-Canada Highway through the Canadian province of Ontario. It begins at the Manitoba border west of Kenora and ends south of Arnprior at the western terminus of Highway 417, ...

. The city of Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay, Ontario

Thunder Bay is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. It is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario, and the second most populous in Northern Ontario after Greater Sudbury...

 lies 420 kilometres (261 mi) to the east and Winnipeg

Winnipeg

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...

 is 450 kilometres (279.6 mi) to the northwest.

Name

In the Ojibwe language

Ojibwe language

Ojibwe , also called Anishinaabemowin, is an indigenous language of the Algonquian language family. Ojibwe is characterized by a series of dialects that have local names and frequently local writing systems...

, Nagaajiwanaang mean "At the place where the current is obstructed."

Demographics

As of February 2009, the First Nation had a registered population of 375 people, of whom 257 people live within their own Reserve.

Reserves

The Reserves

Indian reserve

In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." The Act also specifies that land reserved for the use and benefit of a band which is not...

 of Nagaajiwanaang include:
Rainy Lake Indian Reserve 17A, surveyed in 1878, serves as their main land base, containing the Naicatchewenin Community. Rainy Lake Indian Reserve 17B Agency 1 Indian Reserve

Agency 1, Ontario

Agency 1 is a First Nations reserve in the Canadian province of Ontario in the northwest. , the population is 0. The Indian Reserve is shared among four First Nations: Couchiching First Nation, Naicatchewenin First Nation, Nicickousemenecaning First Nation and Stanjikoming First Nation.-External...

, which is shared with three other First Nations.

Governance

The First Nation elect their leaders for their council under the Indian Act Electoral System, consisting of a chief and three councillors. The current council consists of Chief Wayne Smith and Councillors Charles Smith, Donald Smith and Orville Smith. Their two-year term that began on January 6, 2008.

The First Nation is a member of the Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services

Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services

Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services is a non-profit Regional Chiefs' Council located in the Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada, serving seven First Nations by providing advisory services and training which will enhance the overall management skills and opportunities of the area's...

, a regional Chiefs Council, as well as being a member of the Grand Council of Treaty 3

Grand 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....

, a Tribal Political Organization serving many of the First Nations in northwest Ontario and southeast Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

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Government Programs

• Band Administration
• Education
• Health Services
• Brighter Futures
• Building Healthy Communities
• Aboriginal Healing and Wellness
• Social Services
• Family Services
• Housing
• Economic Development
• Post Secondary Education
• Operations and Maintenance
• Naicatchewenin Development Corporation
• Community Services
  • Fire Protection
  • Emergency First Response Team
  • Emergency Preparedness - Community Emergency Control Group
  • Roads and Bridges
  • Central Water Supply
  • Central Sewage System
  • School Bussing
  • Forestry
  • Recreation Services
  • Carpentry

External links

• Naicatchewenin First Nation Website
• INAC Profile