COMMUNITY PROFILE

  

The Anishinaabeg of Nagaajiwanaang, also known as Naicatchewenin,  inhabited a region in the northwest portion of Ontario, an area comprised in the Northwest Angle Treaty of 1873, also known as   Treaty 3.  Nagaajiwanaang is located approximately 60 km northwest of Fort Frances, with the community of Devlin 50 km to the south on Highway 17. The city of Thunder Bay lies 420 km to the east and Winnipeg is 450km to the northwest. Geographic location is 48o 51' 0" North and 93o 34' 59" West.

 

The settlements of Nagaajiwanaang include:

  • Rainy Lake No.17A
  • Rainy Lake No.17B
  • Agency No.1

 

Land Base:                 3,711.50 acres surveyed in 1878.

 

Membership:               As of 2003/12/04 - see table below

 

 

 

 

20 years of age and under

 

21 - 60 years of age

 

61 years of age and older

 

Total category Populations

 

On Reserve

 

113

 

115

 

12

 

240

 

Off Reserve

 

32

 

59

 

5

 

96

 

Totals

 

145

 

174

 

17

 

336

 

 

BAND OPERATED PROGRAMS

 

 

q                 Band Administration

q                 Education

q                 Health  Services

q                 Brighter Futures

q                 Building Healthy Communities

q                 Aboriginal Healing and Wellness

q                 Social Services

q                 Family Services

q                 Housing

q                 Economic Development

q                 Post Secondary Education

q                 Operations and Maintenance

q                 Naicatchewenin Development Corporation

q                 Community Services

Ø                  Fire Protection

Ø                  Emergency First Response Team

Ø                  Emergency Preparedness -

         Community Emergency Control Group

Ø                  Roads and Bridges

Ø                  Central Water Supply

Ø                  Central Sewage System

Ø                  School Bussing

Ø                  Forestry

Ø                  Recreation Services

Ø                  Carpentry

 
 

BAND COMMITTEES

 

 

          1.      Health

2.                Education

3.                Family Services

4.                Housing

5.                Youth Council

 

COMMUNITY FACILITIES

 

BUILDING

SIZE IN SQUARE FEET

Band Office/Medical Building

4940

CCP Building

1420

Warehouse – Workshop

3270

Fire Hall

1410

Community Hall

2800

Gymnasium

6000

Round House

2780

Water Treatment Building

1420

Quanset Hut – Bus Storage

5150

Kish-Gon-Dug Cedar Factory

6150

 
 
 
 
       

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