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Address:
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c/o c/o Namaygoosisagagun Band Office
684 City Rd, Unit 16 c/o Namaygoosisagagun Band Office
Fort William First Nation, ON
P7J 1K3
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Street Address:
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Band Office
Thunder Bay, Unorganized
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Location:
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- Main Band Office is located in the community of Collins, 33 km W of Armstrong near Onamakawash Lake, on the N shore of Collins Lake, NW of Lake Nipigon
- Sub-Office is located in Thunder Bay on City Rd at Fort William First Nation
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Accessibility:
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Not Wheelchair Accessible
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Service Description:
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Operates as a non-status Ojibwe First Nation; Namaygoosisagagun FN has applied for official Band Status and reserve lands; currently awaiting approval UnaffiliatedPolitical Territorial Organization: Union of Ontario Indians (UOI)Robinson-Superior Treaty
Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities - Consists of approx 40 members presently residing in community of Collins; other members scattered throughout NW Ontario with some families registered to First Nations in Treaty #3, Treaty #9 and Robinson-Superior Treaty
- Provides a small elementary school up to Gr 7 for community students; older students attend schools in Thunder Bay
- Seeking funding to construct a sawmill and a community business centre on lands that will be acquired from three separate current owners including Canadian National Railway (CNR)
- Participates in fish netting surveys with Anishinabek/Ontario Fisheries Resource Centre on Collins Lake to determine fish populations
- Hosts an Annual Summer Festival in July for community members to gather for games, special events, and feasts
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Members of Namaygoosisagagun 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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