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Address:
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PO Box 68
Fort Frances, ON
P9A 3M5
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Street Address:
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Band Office
Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation
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Location:
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- Band Office is located in the community of Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation
- Community is 40 km E of Fort Frances on Hwy 11
- Situated on the shores of Red Gut Bay on NE Rainy Lake
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Accessibility:
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Not Wheelchair Accessible
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Hours:
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Band Office: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Payday Fri bi-weekly 8:30 am-2 pm
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Service Description:
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Operates a self government and is responsible for the day to day operations of the Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation
- Tribal Council: Pwi-di-goo-zing Ne-yaa-zhing Advisory
ServicesPolitical Territorial Organization: Grand Council Treaty #3 (GCT3)Treaty #3
Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:- Child and Family Services worker on-reserve provided through Weech-it-te-win Child and Family Services in Fort Frances
- Hospital services available in nearby town of Fort Frances
- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Treaty #3 Police; call 1-888-310-1122 for police services to be dispatched to reserve
- Community members conduct much of their business affairs and shopping in the nearby town of Fort Frances
- Offers Windey's Food Market, a small convenience store
- Offers a newly-constructed Health/Business Centre, completed in July 2016
- Provides the NiGiGoonSiWiiGiWaam Child Care Centre
- Provides seasonal language camps at the mouth of the Ottertail River in participation with the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis
- Serviced by air through the Fort Frances Airport located 2 miles NW of Fort Frances
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Members of Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation
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Languages:
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English
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Language Notes:
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Ojibway, available upon request
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Area Served:
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Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation
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