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Naotkamegwanning First Nation - Band Office

Band Office

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1800 Pawitik St
Naotkamegwanning/Whitefish Bay First Nation
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807-226-5411
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Fax: 807-226-5389
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Mon-Fri 8:30 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4:30 pm
Last updated: Aug 20, 2024: Suggest an edit

Application

Call for information

Eligibility - Population(s) Served

Members of Naotkamegwanning First Nation

Fees

None

Contacts

Receptionist
Laura Kakeeway - Band Manager
laura.kakeeway@bellnet.ca

Languages

English

Language Note

Ojibway, available upon request

Accessibility

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Description of Services:

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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Last updated: Aug 20, 2024: Suggest an edit
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