Michipicoten First Nation

Chapleau 61
Gros Cap Indian Village 49A
Missanabie 62

Land area36.966 km²Population (2016)^[1]On reserve63On other land1Off reserve1319Total population1383Government^[1]ChiefPatricia Rita TangieCouncil

Irene Catherine Armstrong
Sandra Ann Donney-Fraser
Chad Edgar
Christine Verna Marie Kakapshe Lewis
Genevieve Linda Peterson
Evelyn Stone

Tribal Council^[1]Anishinabek NationWebsitehttps://michipicoten.com/

The Michipicoten First Nation (Ojibwe: Mishibikwadinaang,^[2] locally pronounced as Michipigodong^[3]) is an Ojibway First Nation band government in Northern Ontario, located near Wawa. Members of the community have lived at the mouth of the Michipicoten River since before the first arrival of European settlers to the area. Their reserves include Chapleau 61, Gros Cap 49, Gros Cap Indian Village 49A and Missanabie 62.

The Michipicoten went through several forced moves during the 19th and 20th centuries, causing significant disruption to the community.^[4] Members of the First Nation concluded a historic land agreement with the governments of Canada and Ontario in January 2008, after a successful referendum.^[5]

Notable members

Chris Simon, ice hockey player, Stanley Cup winner with the 1996 Colorado Avalanche

References

^ "Michipicoten First Nation - First Nation Detail". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ Great Lakes Round Table Summary, Northern Superior Region, 2017 http://www.anishinabek.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Northern_Superior_Great_Lakes_Report2017.pdf
^ Throne, Robin. Essay. In Indigenous Research of Land, Self, and Spirit, 219. Hershey: IGI Global, Pg. 2021.
^ History Archived 2008-12-06 at the Wayback Machine, Michipicoten First Nation, accessed 20 November 2008.
^ Land Issues Archived 2008-12-06 at the Wayback Machine, Michipicoten First Nation, accessed 20 November 2008.

External links

Michipicoten First Nation (archived)
Michipicoten First Nation (current website)

Anishinabek Nation

Lake Superior Region

Lake Huron Region

Southwest Region

Southeast Region

v t e Anishinaabe Culture
Family	Clan system
Religion, Myth and Stories	Aayaase Baykok Deer Woman Dreamcatcher Drumkeeper Elbow witch Gitche Manitou Grand Medicine Society Jiibayaabooz Jingle dress Little people Manitou Medicine wheel Mishi-ginebig ("great snake") Mudjekeewis Nanabozho Nokomis Powwow Pukwudgie Seven fires prophecy Shingebis Teachings of the Seven Grandfathers Turtle Island Traditional beliefs Underwater panther Wendigo
Languages	Algonquian Birch bark scrolls Ojibwe Ottawa dialect Potawatomi
Art	Birchbark biting Quillwork Ribbon work Wampum
Education	Anishinabek Educational Institute Canadian Residential Schools Hannahville Indian School Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe School U.S. Residential Schools
Housing	Wigwam

v t e Robinson Treaties
Robinson Superior Treaty, 1850	Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Biigtigong Nishnaabeg Biinjitiwabik Zaaging Bingwi Neyaashi Fort William Gull Bay Long Lake 58 Michipicoten Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg Pays Plat Red Rock
Robinson Huron Treaty, 1850	Atikameksheng Batchewana Dokis Garden River Henvey Inlet Magnetawan Mississauga Nipissing Sagamok Serpent River Shawanaga Sheshegwaning Temagami Thessalon Wahnapitae Wasauksing Whitefish River
Saugeen Surrenders, 1854	Nawash Saugeen
Pennefather Treaty, 1859	Batchewana Garden River Thessalon
William Benjamin Robinson Dokis Keokouse Kitcheposkissegan Mekis Mishequanga Muckatamishaquet Namassin Naoquagabo Nebenaigoching Pamequonaishcung Papasainse Ponekeosh Shabokishick Shawenakishick Shinguacouse Tagawinini Wabakekik Wagemake Windawtegawinini

v t e Algoma District, Ontario
Cities	Elliot Lake Sault Ste. Marie
Towns	Blind River Bruce Mines Spanish Thessalon
Townships	Dubreuilville Hilton Hornepayne Huron Shores Jocelyn Johnson Laird Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional The North Shore Plummer Additional Prince St. Joseph Tarbutt Wawa White River
Villages	Hilton Beach
First Nations	Batchewana Garden River Hornepayne Michipicoten Missanabie Mississauga Sagamok Serpent River Thessalon
Indian reserves	Garden River 14 Goulais Bay 15A Goulais Bay 15C Gros Cap 49 Gros Cap Village 49A Missanabie 62 Mississagi River 8 Obadjiwan 15E Rankin Location 15D Sagamok Serpent River 7 Thessalon 12 Whitefish Island
Unorganized areas	North South East
Local services boards	Aweres Batchawana Bay Goulais and District Hawk Junction Missanabie Peace Tree Searchmont Wharncliffe and Kynoch
Unincorporated communities	Algoma Mills Ansonia Bar River Bellevue Bourdage Corner Bruce Station Cloudslee Dalton Day Mills Dayton Dean Lake Desbarats Dunns Valley Echo Bay Eley Fire River Franz Frater Glendale Goudreau Goulais Bay Goulais Mission Goulais River Gros Cap Harmony Harmony Bay Havilland Bay Heyden Iron Bridge Island Lake Karalash Corners Kentvale Kirby's Corner Kynoch Leeburn Little Rapids Livingstone Livingstone Creek Lochalsh MacDuff MacLennan Maple Ridge Michipicoten Michipicoten River Moiles Mills Montreal River Montreal River Harbour Neebish Nestorville Northland Northland Lake Norris Oba Ophir Parkinson Plummer Poplar Dale Port Findlay Ranger Lake Richards Landing Rock Lake Rydal Bank Sailors Encampment Sand Bay Serpent River Sherwood Sowerby Spragge Sunset Beach Sylvan Valley Wabos Wharncliffe
See also: Communities in Algoma District Census divisions of Ontario

v t e Sudbury District, Ontario
Towns	Espanola French River Killarney Markstay-Warren St. Charles
Townships	Baldwin Chapleau Nairn and Hyman Sables-Spanish Rivers
First Nations	Atikameksheng Anishnawbek Brunswick House Chapleau Cree Chapleau Ojibway Mattagami Michipicoten Whitefish River Wiikwemkoong
Indian reserves	Chapleau 61 Chapleau 61A Chapleau 74 Chapleau 74A Chapleau 75 Chapleau Cree Fox Lake Duck Lake 76B Mattagami 71 Mountbatten 76A Point Grondine 3 Whitefish Lake 6 Whitefish River 4
Unorganized area	Unorganized North Part
Local services boards	Cartier Foleyet Gogama Rainbow Country
See also: Communities in Sudbury District Census divisions of Ontario