Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation

First Nation reserve in Ontario

The Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation, also known as Nizaatikoong (from Ne-azaadiikaang meaning "At a Point of Land Abundant with Poplars"), is a Saulteaux Ojibwe First Nation band government. The nation owns two reserves in the Thunder Bay District of Ontario, Lac des Mille Lacs 22A1 on the northeastern shore of Lac des Mille Lacs and Lac des Mille Lacs 22A2 at the junction of the Seine and Firesteel Rivers.

Because of past flooding by various dam projects in the region,[1] the nation does not reside on either territory, but is instead dispersed throughout Northwestern Ontario, with smaller numbers residing elsewhere in Canada or the United States. Its governance office is located on the territory of the Fort William First Nation near Thunder Bay.

The First Nation, which is governed by a custom governance code rather than under the Indian Act, has established a goal of rebuilding its own community on the Seine River site, and released a site analysis feasibility study in 2006. The nation has an outstanding land claim pending negotiation with the federal and provincial governments.

Leo Baskatawang, an Iraq War veteran from Dryden who is a registered member of the Lac des Mille Lacs nation, staged a 4,400 km March for Justice in 2012, marching from Vancouver to Ottawa with a copy of the Indian Act chained to his body, to raise awareness of the plight of the community and other First Nations peoples.[1]

The nation had a registered population of 579 in 2013, according to Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada.[2]

The First Nation is affiliated with the Bimose Tribal Council and the Grand Council of Treaty 3.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Anishinaabe Iraq war vet completes cross-country walk with Indian Act chained to body" Archived 2013-04-29 at the Wayback Machine. APTN National News, September 4, 2012.
2. ^ Registered Population: Lac Des Mille Lacs . AANDC First Nation Profiles.

## External links

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* Official website

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Thunder Bay District, Ontario

Cities|

* Thunder Bay

Towns|

* Greenstone
* Marathon

Townships|

* Conmee
* Dorion
* Gillies
* Manitouwadge
* Neebing
* Nipigon
* O'Connor
* Oliver Paipoonge
* Red Rock
* Schreiber
* Shuniah
* Terrace Bay

First Nations|

* Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinaabek
* Aroland
* Biigtigong Nishnaabeg
* Biinjitiwabik Zaaging Anishnabek (Rocky Bay)
* Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek (Sand Point)
* Fort William
* Ginoogaming
* Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek (Gull Bay)
* Lac des Mille Lacs
* Long Lake 58
* Mishkeegogamang
* Namaygoosisagagun
* Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg (Pic Mobert)
* Ojibways of Saugeen
* Pays Plat
* Red Rock (Lake Helen)
* Whitesand

First Nations reserves|

* Fort William 52
* Ginoogaming (Long Lac 77)
* Gull River 55
* Lac des Mille Lacs 22A1
* Lac des Mille Lacs 22A2
* Lake Helen 53A
* Lake Nipigon
* Long Lake 58
* Ojibway Nation of Saugeen (Savant Lake)
* Osnaburgh 63A
* Pays Plat 51
* Pic Mobert North
* Pic Mobert South
* Pic River 50
* Red Rock 53
* Rocky Bay 1
* Sand Point First Nation
* Whitesand

First Nations settlements|

* Armstrong
* Aroland
* Collins Lake

Unorganized areas|

* Unorganized Thunder Bay

Local services boards|

* Armstrong
* East Gorham
* Hurkett
* Kaministiquia
* Lappe
* Nolalu
* Rossport
* Shebandowan
* Upsala

Unincorporated
communities|

* Amethyst Harbour
* Ancliff
* Auden
* Baird
* Beardmore
* Bowker
* Burchell Lake
* Caramat
* Carters Corners
* Cloud Bay
* English River
* Finmark
* Flint
* Fort William
* Geraldton
* Gorham
* Harstone
* Hemlo
* Hillside
* Hume
* Hymers
* Jackfish
* Jacques
* Jarvis River
* Jellicoe
* Kakabeka Falls
* Kashabowie
* Lee
* Leeblain
* Leeper
* Longlac
* Loon
* Macdiarmid
* Mackenzie
* McCluskeys Corners
* Millar
* Mokomon
* Moose Hill
* Murillo
* Nakina
* Navilus
* Nolalu
* Ombabika
* Orient Bay
* Pass Lake
* Pays Plat
* Pearl
* Port Arthur
* Raith
* Rosslyn
* Savanne
* Savant Lake
* Scoble West
* Sellers
* Shabaqua
* Shabaqua Corners
* Silver Harbour
* Silver Islet
* Silver Mountain
* Slate River Valley
* South Gillies
* Stanley
* Sorrell Lake
* Suomi
* Twin City
* Wamsley
* Wild Goose

See also
Communities in Thunder Bay District
List of census divisions of Ontario

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The Numbered Treaties: Treaty Three

Numbered Treaties|

* Treaty 1
* Treaty 2
* Treaty 3
* Treaty 4
* Treaty 5
* Treaty 6
* Treaty 7
* Treaty 8
* Treaty 9
* Treaty 10
* Treaty 11

Anishinabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council|

* Animakee Wa Zhing 37 (Northwest Angle 37)
* Big Grassy
* Naongashiing (Big Island)
* Northwest Angle 33
* Onigaming
* Wauzhushk Onigum

Bimose Tribal Council|

* Asubpeeschoseewagong (Grassy Narrows)
* Eagle Lake
* Iskatewizaagegan (Shoal Lake) 39
* Lac des Mille Lacs
* Naotkamegwanning (Whitefish Bay)
* Obashkaandagaang Bay
* Niisaachewan
* Shoal Lake 40
* Wabaseemoong (Whitedog)
* Wabauskang
* Wabigoon Lake

Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services|

* Couchiching
* Lac La Croix
* Mitaanjigamiing
* Naicatchewenin
* Nigigoonsiminikaaning
* Rainy River
* Seine River

Other Treaty 3 Nations|

* Buffalo Point
* Lac Seul
* Saugeen

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Grand Council of Treaty 3

Anishinabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council|

* Animakee Wa Zhing 37
* Big Grassy
* Naongashiing (Big Island)
* Northwest Angle 33
* Onigaming
* Wauzhushk Onigum

Bimose Tribal Council|

* Asubpeeschoseewagong (Grassy Narrows)
* Eagle Lake
* Iskatewizaagegan (Shoal Lake) 39
* Lac des Mille Lacs
* Naotkamegwanning (Whitefish Bay)
* Obashkaandagaang Bay
* Niisaachewan
* Shoal Lake 40
* Wabaseemoong (Whitedog)
* Wabauskang
* Wabigoon Lake

Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services|

* Couchiching
* Lac La Croix
* Mitaanjigamiing
* Naicatchewenin
* Nigigoonsiminikaaning
* Rainy River
* Seine River

Non-member Treaty 3 First Nations|

* Buffalo Point
* Lac Seul
* Sagkeeng (Fort Alexander)
* Saugeen

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