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(Ojibwe: ᐽᐱᑰᓯᐣᐠ ᓀᔮᔑᐣᐠ)
Nigigoonsiminikaaning
ᓂᑭᑰᐣᓯᒥᓂᑳᓂᐣᐠ Nicickousemenecanning Red Gut Bay | |
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Reservation | |
Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation | |
Coordinates: 48.72398°N 92.42558°W | |
Country | Canada |
Aboriginal People | Anishinaabe |
First Nation | Ojibawe |
Tribe | Saulteaux |
Band | Rainy Lake |
Couchiching Agency | 1871 |
Treaty 3 | 1873 |
Fort Frances Agency | 1903 |
Named for | Place abundant with Little-Otter berries |
Grand Council | Grand Council of Treaty 3 |
Tribal Council | Pwi-di-goo-zing Ne-yaa-zhing |
Reserves[1] | Agency 1, Rainy Lake 26A, Rainy Lake 26B, Rainy Lake 26C |
Government | |
• Type | Act Electoral System |
• Body | Band Council |
• Chief | Gary Allen |
• Councilors | Duane Allen Donald Jones Gail Windego |
• Federal Riding | Thunder Bay—Rainy River |
• Provincial Riding | Kenora—Rainy River |
Area | |
• Total | 5,152.2 ha (12,731.4 acres) |
• Populated Areas | 1,758.80 ha (4,346.09 acres) |
Census Statistics suggest only one of four locations is considered populated. | |
Elevation | 341 m (1,119 ft) |
Population (2011)[5] | |
• Total | 271 |
• Density | 17.3/km2 (45/sq mi) |
Data provided by Statistics Canada and the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development conflict. | |
Census Population (2006) | |
• Status | 275 |
• Non-status | 5 |
Registered Status (2011) | |
• On Reserve | 312 |
• Off Reserve | 706 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Postal Code | P9A 3M5 |
Area code | 807 |
Geocode | 6956951 |
Band Number | 129 |
Website | http://www.nigigoonsiminikaaning.ca/ |
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