Big Grassy River 35G

Last updated
Big Grassy River 35G
Big Grassy River Indian Reserve No. 35G
Canada Ontario location map 2.svg
Red pog.svg
Big Grassy River 35G
Coordinates: 49°04′N94°19′W / 49.067°N 94.317°W / 49.067; -94.317 Coordinates: 49°04′N94°19′W / 49.067°N 94.317°W / 49.067; -94.317
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
District Rainy River
First Nation Big Grassy
Area
[1]
  Land32.69 km2 (12.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total249
  Density7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)

Big Grassy River 35G is a First Nations reserve on the eastern shore of Lake of the Woods in Ontario. It is one of six parcels of land reserved for the Big Grassy First Nation.

Related Research Articles

Cumberland County, Tennessee County in Tennessee, United States

Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 56,053. Its county seat is Crossville.

Saulteaux Ethnic group

The Saulteaux, otherwise known as the Plains Ojibwe, are a First Nations band government in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. They are a branch of the Ojibwe who pushed west. They formed a mixed culture of woodlands and plains Indigenous customs and traditions.

Rainy River District District in Ontario, Canada

Rainy River District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1885. It is the only division in Ontario that lies completely in the Central Time Zone, except for the township of Atikokan observing Eastern Standard Time year-round. Its seat is Fort Frances. It is known for its fishing and its location on the US border opposite International Falls, Minnesota, and Baudette, Minnesota.

Treaty 3 was an agreement entered into on October 3, 1873, by Chief Mikiseesis on behalf of the Ojibwe First Nations and Queen Victoria. The treaty involved a vast tract of Ojibwe territory, including large parts of what is now northwestern Ontario and a small part of eastern Manitoba, to the Government of Canada. Treaty 3 also provided for rights for the Waasaakode Anishinaabe and other Ojibwe, through a series of agreements signed over the next year. The treaty was modified in 1875 when Nicolas Chatelain negotiated an adhesion that created a reserve, surveyed as reserve 16A, for Metis families connected to Mikiseesis' Rainy Lake Band. Reserve 16A and the Rainy Lake Band reserve were unified in 1967.

Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation Indian reserve in Ontario, Canada

Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation is an Ojibwe First Nations band government who inhabit northern Kenora in Ontario, Canada. Their landbase is the 4,145 ha English River 21 Indian Reserve. It has a registered population of 1,595 as of October 2019, of which the on-reserve population was 971. As of October 2020, the community had a population of approximately 1,200. They are a signatory to Treaty 3.

Banana Island Provincial Park Protected area in British Columbia, Canada

Banana Island Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is a small 10.4 hectare island in the South Thompson River, located approximately 35 kilometres east of Kamloops. There are no camping or recreational facilities, as it is an environmentally sensitive area. The island was designated as a provincial park on 30 April 1996 following recommendations from the Kamloops Land and Resource Management Plan to protect spring salmon spawning grounds and nesting grounds for several varieties of birds. It is used for nesting by Canada geese, Osprey and bald eagles, and other waterfowl and raptors. It is also a winter habitat for Tundra and Trumpeter swans. The island is vegetated with ponderosa pine and grassy undercover, and was historically used by the Neskonlith First Nation in accessing river resources.

Lake of the Woods, Ontario Township in Ontario, Canada

Lake of the Woods is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Rainy River District. The township is located on the eponymous Lake of the Woods, consisting of mainland in the south-east part of the lake, the southern shores of Aulneau Peninsula, along with several islands in the lake, including Big Island and Bigsby Island. It fully surrounds the Anishnaabeg of Naongashiing, Big Grassy River 35G, Big Island Mainland 93, and Saug-a-Gaw-Sing 1 First Nation reserves.

Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation, formerly known as the Nicickousemenecaning First Nation and as the Red Gut First Nation, is a Saulteaux First Nation band government who inhabit the banks of Rainy Lake of the Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. As of January, 2008, the First Nation had a population of 290 registered people. As of 2017, it has approximately 130 on-reserve members.

Lac La Croix First Nation Indian reserve in Ontario, Canada

Lac La Croix First Nation is a Saulteaux First Nation band government who reside in the Rainy River District of northwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Ontario-Minnesota border. It is approximately 200 km northwest of Thunder Bay, Ontario. As of January 2008, the First Nation had a registered population of 398 people, of which their on-Reserve population was 273.

Grand Council of Treaty 3 (GCT3) is a political organization representing 24 First Nation communities across Treaty 3 areas of northern Ontario and southeastern Manitoba, Canada, and four additional First Nations, specifically in regard to their Treaty rights.

The Naicatchewenin First Nation, also known as the Anishinaabeg of Nagaajiwanaang and formerly known as Northwest Bay First Nation, inhabited a region in Ontario that was cited in the Northwest Angle Treaty of 1873, also known as Treaty 3. Nagaajiwanaang is located approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Fort Frances, with the community of Devlin 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the south on Highway 11. The city of Thunder Bay lies 420 kilometres (260 mi) to the east and Winnipeg is 450 kilometres (280 mi) to the northwest.

Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services is a non-profit Regional Chiefs' Council located in the Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada, serving seven First Nations by providing advisory services and training which will enhance the overall management skills and opportunities of the area's First Nations.

The Dryden pulp mill in Dryden, Ontario has been producing one pulp product called Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft (NBSK) since 2007 when it was purchased by Domtar from Weyerhaeuser for about US$520 million. As demand for their products decreased in 2009, hundreds of workers were laid off.

Seine River First Nation Indian reserve in Anishinaabe, Canada

Seine River First Nation, previously known as the Rivière la Seine Band, is an Ojibwe First Nation reserve located roughly 300 kilometres (190 mi) west of Thunder Bay, Ontario. As of November 2011, the First Nation had a total registered population of 725, of which 327 lived on their own reserve.

Big Grassy First Nation is an Ojibwe or Ontario Saulteaux First Nation band government located in Rainy River District, Ontario near Morson, Ontario.

Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation is an Ojibwe or Ontario Saulteaux First Nation located in Kenora District, Ontario near Nestor Falls, Ontario. Together with the Big Grassy First Nation, Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation is a successor apparent to the former Assabaska Band of Saulteaux. Total registered population in February, 2012, was 737, of which the on-reserve population was 445. The First Nation is a member of the Anishinabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council, a regional tribal council that is a member of the Grand Council of Treaty 3.

Lake of the Woods 35J Indian reserve in Ontario, Canada

Lake of the Woods 35J is a First Nations reserve in Kenora District, Ontario. It consists of Comegan Island, Sanguishii-aagaamiing Island and Sanguishii-aagaamiising Island in Lake of the Woods, and is one of the reserves of the Big Grassy First Nation.

Naongashing 35A Indian reserve in Ontario, Canada

Naongashing 35A is a First Nations reserve on Aulneau Island in Lake of the Woods in Ontario. It is one of the reserves of the Big Grassy First Nation.

Obabikong 35B Indian reserve in Ontario, Canada

Obabikong 35B is a First Nations reserve on Aulneau Island in Lake of the Woods, Ontario. It is one of the reserves of the Big Grassy First Nation.

Big River 118 Indian reserve in Canada, Big River

Big River 118 is an Indian reserve of the Big River First Nation in Saskatchewan. It is 98 kilometres northwest of Prince Albert. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 1553 living in 366 of its 407 total private dwellings. In the same year, its Community Well-Being index was calculated at 46 of 100, compared to 58.4 for the average First Nations community and 77.5 for the average non-Indigenous community.

References

  1. 1 2 "Big Grassy River 35G census profile". 2011 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2015-05-20.