Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg (formerly Pic Mobert First Nation) is an Ojibwe First Nation band government in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.
People | Ojibwe |
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Province | Ontario |
Land[1] | |
Reserve(s) | |
Land area | 1.168 km2 |
Population (2021)[1] | |
On reserve | 352 |
On other land | 3 |
Off reserve | 709 |
Total population | 1064 |
Government[1] | |
Chief | Johanna Desmoulin |
Council |
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Tribal Council[1] | |
Nokiiwin Tribal Council | |
Website | |
picmobert.com |
The First Nation has two reserves: Pic Mobert North and Pic Mobert South, both located approximately 53 kilometres (33 mi) east of Marathon, Ontario,[1] along the eastern shores of White Lake.[2] The community has year-round road access.[3]
As of October 2021, Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg had a registered population of 1064 members, 352 of whom live on-reserve.
Governance
Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg is currently led by Chief Johanna Desmoulin, and is governed by a Chi-Naaknigewin (Community Constitution) approved in 2016.[2] The Nation is a member of the Nokiiwin Tribal Council and of the Anishinabek Nation.[2]
History
The land that now encompasses Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg has been inhabited by the Anishinabek since at least 1876.[4] The first Hudson's Bay Company post in the area was established in 1850, and the Anishinabek were noted to have participated in the fur trade there.[4] In the 1940s, eight prisoner of war camps were established near the reserve.[5]
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