Wabun Tribal Council is a non-profit Regional Chiefs' Council representing Ojibway and Cree

Cree

The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations / Native Americans in North America, with 200,000 members living in Canada. In Canada, the major proportion of Cree live north and west of Lake Superior, in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories, although...

 First Nations

First Nations

First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...

 in northern 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...

. The Council provides advisory services and program delivery to its seven Status and non-Status member-Nations.

Background

"Wabun" (from the Anishinaabe language: waaban) means "sunrise." Wabun Tribal Council was incorporated in October, 1989, and started operations in Timmins

Timmins

Timmins is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattagami River. At the time of the Canada 2006 Census, Timmins' population was 42,997...

, 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....

, in April, 1990. The Tribal Council was formed under the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

The Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for policies relating to Aboriginal peoples...

 (INAC) devolution policy to coordinate and deliver services devolved from INAC to First Nation communities at the local level.

Mission

According to their own website, the Wabun Tribal Council state their mission as "... providing quality services to its First Nation membership through innovative, culturally appropriate programming."

Council

The Council is made up of a representing Chief from each of the seven member communities. The Chiefs provide political direction to the organization in its strategic planning, government relations and policy development. To assist in these activities, the Council maintains a political and advocacy staff to support its efforts in helping their communities to prosper. In turn, the Council is a member of 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...

, a Tribal Political Organization representing majority of Treaty 5

Treaty 5

Treaty 5 is a treaty that was first established in September, 1875, between Queen Victoria and Saulteaux and Swampy Cree non-treaty tribes and peoples around Lake Winnipeg in the District of Keewatin. Much of what is today central and northern Manitoba was covered by the treaty, as were a few small...

 and Treaty 9

Treaty 9

Treaty 9 was an agreement established in July, 1905, between the Government of Canada in the name of King Edward VII and various First Nations in northern Ontario. One First Nation community in the bordering Abitibi region of northwestern Quebec is included in this treaty...

 First Nations in northern Ontario. The council's activities are published and shared with the community through the council's Wabun Sun newsletter.

Member First Nations

• Beaverhouse First Nation
• Brunswick House First Nation
  Brunswick House First Nation
  Brunswick House First Nation is an Ojibway-Cree First Nation in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Sudbury District, northeast of Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. The First Nation have reserved for themselves the Mountbatten 76A Indian Reserve and the Duck Lake 76B Indian Reserve...
  
  
• Chapleau Ojibway First Nation
  Chapleau Ojibway First Nation
  The people of Chapleau Ojibwe First Nation live on the only Ojibway based reserve in the Chapleau area. Their historical kinship and relationship with the land therefore draws them west to the shores of Lake Superior and south to the shores of Lake Huron, rather than north into Cree territory to...
  
  
• Flying Post First Nation
• Matachewan First Nation
• Mattagami First Nation
  Mattagami First Nation
  The Mattagami First Nation is an Anishnaabe First Nation in the Canadian province of Ontario. The First Nation members of the community primarily live on the Mattagami 71 reserve in the Sudbury District near Gogama...
  
  
• Wahgoshig First Nation
  Wahgoshig First Nation
  -Services:For the Abitibi village of about 25 ha, the First Nation provides the following services:* band office* health clinic* warehouse / fire hall* public works garage* community hall...
  
  

Services

• Management / Administration
• Financial Services
• Economic Development & Technical Services
• First Nations Government
• Education
• Health Services
  • C.H. Nursing Program
  • Patient Transportation Program
  • Diabetes Strategy
  • Crisis Team Coordination
  • Long Term Care
  • Health Advocacy & Representation
• Mamo-Nuskomitowin (Aboriginal Human Resources Development)

Official address

Wabun Tribal Council

313 Railway Street

Timmins, Ontario P4N 2P4

website

External links

• INAC profile