Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services
Encyclopedia
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 First Nations.
First Nations within the Rainy River District. As of April 1, 1998, they are governed by a Board of Directors, which consists of one representative from each of the remaining seven member First Nations:
In turn, the seven member First Nations are also members of the Grand Council of Treaty 3
, a Tribal Political Organization located in the Treaty 3
area of Ontario
and Manitoba
. The three former members are now members of Anishinabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council, another non-profit Regional Chiefs' Council based out of Sioux Narrows, Ontario.
, immediately east of Fort Frances, Ontario
, the Advisory Service provides the following services to its member First Nations:
Rainy River District, Ontario
Rainy River District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1885. It is the only division in Ontario that lies completely in the Central time zone. Its seat is Fort Frances...
, 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....
, 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 seven 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 Advisory Services was originally formed to serve the ten area OjibwaOjibwa
The Ojibwe or Chippewa are among the largest groups of Native Americans–First Nations north of Mexico. They are divided between Canada and the United States. In Canada, they are the third-largest population among First Nations, surpassed only by Cree and Inuit...
First Nations within the Rainy River District. As of April 1, 1998, they are governed by a Board of Directors, which consists of one representative from each of the remaining seven member First Nations:
- Anishnaabeg of Naongashiing (Big Island First Nation) (former member)
- Big Grassy First Nation (former member)
- Couchiching First NationCouchiching First NationThe Couchiching First Nation is a Saulteaux First Nation in the Canadian province of Ontario, who live on the Couchiching 16A and Agency 1 reserves in the Rainy River District near Fort Frances....
- Lac La Croix First NationLac La Croix First NationLac La Croix First Nation is a Saulteaux First Nation located in Rainy River District in northwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Ontario-Minnesota border. It is approximately 200 km northwest of Thunder Bay, Ontario...
- Naicatchewenin First NationNaicatchewenin First NationThe Naicatchewenin First Nation, also known as the Anishinaabeg of Nagaajiwanaang and formerly known as Northwest Bay First Nation, inhabited a region in Ontario that was cited in the Northwest Angle Treaty of 1873, also known as Treaty 3. Nagaajiwanaang is located approximately northwest of Fort...
- Nigigoonsiminikaaning First NationNigigoonsiminikaaning First NationNigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation, formerly known as the Nicickousemenecaning First Nation and as the Red Gut First Nation, is a Saulteaux First Nation located on the banks of Rainy Lake of the Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada...
- Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation (former member)
- Rainy River First Nation
- Seine River First NationSeine River First NationSeine River First Nation is an Ojibwe nation located roughly 300 km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario....
- Stanjikoming First Nation
In turn, the seven member First Nations are also members 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 located in the 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...
area of 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....
and 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...
. The three former members are now members of Anishinabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council, another non-profit Regional Chiefs' Council based out of Sioux Narrows, Ontario.
Departments
Located on the Agency 1 Indian ReserveAgency 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...
, immediately east of Fort Frances, Ontario
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...
, the Advisory Service provides the following services to its member First Nations:
- Administration
- Economic Development
- Finance
- Fire Prevention/Protection
- Housing
- Human Resources
- Indian Registration
- Membership
- Technical Services