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Address:
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c/o c/o Naotkamegwanning Band Office, Pawitik Post Office
Naotkamegwanning Band Office c/o Pawitik Post Office
Pawitik, ON
P0X 1L0
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Street Address:
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1800 Pawitik St
Naotkamegwanning/Whitefish Bay First Nation
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Location:
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- Band Office is located at Pawitik St in the community of Naotkamegwanning First Nation, also known as Whitefish Bay
- Community is road accessible, located 96 km SE of Kenora, approx 1 km E off Hwy 71, along E shores of Lake of the Woods,
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Accessibility:
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Not Wheelchair Accessible
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Hours:
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Mon-Fri 8:30 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4:30 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 Naotkamegwanning First Nation also known as Whitefish Bay- Tribal Council: Bimose Tribal Council
(BTC)Political 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 workers on-reserve provided through Anishinaabe Abinooji Family Services in Kenora
- Hospital and additional ambulance services available at Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora
- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Treaty #3 Police; call 1-888-310-1122 for police services to be dispatched to reserve, or Kenora South Sub-Division, ph: 807-274-1565, fx: 807-274-1568
- Dedicated to practising cultural and spiritual Anishinaabe traditions and way of life with half of community members speaking Ojibway language
- Supports several local businesses including Wiisinin Cafe, White's Store and a Canada Post office
- Community members conduct most business affairs in Kenora
- Provides the Mino' Giizhigad Elder's Complex for senior community members
- Offers community emergency medical services through ambulance and paramedics
- Provides a youth and elder's cultural camp at Black River
- Publishes a community magazine called Naotkamegwanning Mazina'igan
- Serves as home for the Whitefish Bay singers, a cultural drum group established in 1970 who travel across the country and in Europe and have 15 recorded albums
- Provides child care at Sabatise Vision Child Care Centre
- Administers education services and Baibombeh Anishinabe School at the Naotkamegwanning Northwest Angle Education Authority office
- Offers an Aboriginal Headstart Program
- Offers health care and health programs through Netaawgonebiik Health Services and the Netaawgonebiik Community Clinic
- Provides a Women's Emergency Shelter for abused women and their children from the Treaty 3 territory
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Members of Naotkamegwanning 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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Naotkamegwanning First Nation
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