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Address:
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PO Box 15 RR 1
Devlin, ON
P0W 1C0
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Location:
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- Band Office is located in the community of Naicatchewenin First Nation
- Community is W of Fort Frances along Hwy 11 and 50 km N of Devlin on Hwy 613
- Community consists of 3 reserves: Agency 1
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Accessibility:
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Not Wheelchair Accessible
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Hours:
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Band Office: Mon-Thu 9 am-4:30 pm, Fri 9 am-2:30 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 Naicatchewenin First Nation
- Tribal Council: Pwi-di-goo-zing Ne-yaa-zhing Advisory
ServicesPolitical Territorial Organization: Grand Council Treaty #3 (GCT3)Treaty #3
Delivers child care and protection services and family support services to community members
- Administers services for Weechi-it-te-Win Family Services, a mandated Native Child Welfare Agency in Fort Frances
- Partners with community police officers and local nursing staff to identify and support troubled families
Alternative Care Program
- Provides assistance and support to children in care
- Provides training for child care providers
- Offers support and guidance in reuniting siblings who are/have been part of the foster care system
Prevention Services
- Teaches parenting skills and assisting children through difficult times
- Develops and administers healthy social and recreational programs for families
- Hosts community forums to address issues such as youth drug abuse, inadequate housing, schooling problems and after school activities
- Organizes elders meetings that address traditional child rearing methods
- Provides information sessions about understanding substance dependency and resulting family violence, and overcoming oppression by understanding cultural realities
Repatriation Services
- Processes requests to have children in external foster care brought back to homes within the community
- Provides advocacy on behalf of the child and family
Outreach Services
- Provides the option to children adopted by outside families to discover their birth family and heritage
- Provides records and information to Tribal Agency and external resources
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Application:
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Intake assessment required
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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- Members of Naicatchewenin First Nation
- Children younger than 18 years of age and their families
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Languages:
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English
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Language Notes:
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Ojibway, upon request
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Area Served:
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Naicatchewenin First Nations
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