Michipicoten First Nation Explained

Band Name:Michipicoten First Nation
Band Number:225
Endonym:Mishibikwadinaang
People:Ojibwe
Treaty:Robinson Superior
Headquarters:107 Hiawatha Drive, Gros Cap 49
Province:Ontario
Main Reserve:Gros Cap 49
Reserve:Chapleau 61
Gros Cap Indian Village 49A
Missanabie 62
Area:36.966
Pop Year:2016
On Reserve:63
On Other Land:1
Off Reserve:1319
Total Pop:1383
Chief:Patricia Rita Tangie
Council:Irene Catherine Armstrong
Sandra Ann Donney-Fraser
Chad Edgar
Christine Verna Marie Kakapshe Lewis
Genevieve Linda Peterson
Evelyn Stone
Tribal Council:Anishinabek Nation
Website:https://michipicoten.com/
Footnotes:[1]

The Michipicoten First Nation (Ojibwa: Mishibikwadinaang,[2] locally pronounced as Michipigodong[3]) is an Ojibway First Nation band government in Northern Ontario, located near Wawa. Members of the community have lived at the mouth of the Michipicoten River since before the first arrival of European settlers to the area. Their reserves include Chapleau 61, Gros Cap 49, Gros Cap Indian Village 49A and Missanabie 62.

The Michipicoten went through several forced moves during the 19th and 20th centuries, causing significant disruption to the community.[4] Members of the First Nation concluded a historic land agreement with the governments of Canada and Ontario in January 2008, after a successful referendum.[5]

Notable members

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michipicoten First Nation - First Nation Detail. Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. 1 February 2024.
  2. Great Lakes Round Table Summary, Northern Superior Region, 2017 http://www.anishinabek.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Northern_Superior_Great_Lakes_Report2017.pdf
  3. Throne, Robin. Essay. In Indigenous Research of Land, Self, and Spirit, 219. Hershey: IGI Global, Pg. 2021.
  4. http://www.michipicoten.com/history.php History
  5. http://www.michipicoten.com/landIssues.php Land Issues