M'Chigeeng First Nation

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Coordinates: 45°50′N82°10′W / 45.833°N 82.167°W / 45.833; -82.167
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
District Manitoulin
First NationM'Chigeeng
Area
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  Land32.90 km2 (12.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2018) [2] [1]
  Total939
  Density27.3/km2 (71/sq mi)
Website www.mchigeeng.ca

M'Chigeeng First Nation, also known as West Bay, is an Ojibwe First Nation band government in the Manitoulin District of Ontario, Canada. The total registered population as of December 2018, was 2623 people, of which their on-reserve population was 939. [2] The First Nation have reserved for themselves the 3094.7 ha M'Chigeeng 22 Indian Reserve located on Manitoulin Island.

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Governance

M'Chigeeng First Nation leadership are elected on a three-year term. Currently, the First Nation is governed by Chief Morgan Hare and 10 Councillors: Jean Debassige, Ray Corbiere, James Panamick, Charles Beaudin, Robert Beaudin, Kim Aelick, Kevin Eshkawkogan, Ross Armstrong, Andrew Bisson and Earl Debassige until September 2026. The First Nation is a member of the United Chiefs & Councils of Manitoulin Island, a regional tribal Chiefs' council.

Media and events

On February 11, 2010, Anong Migwans Beam, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated applied to the CRTC for a new English and aboriginal-language Type B Native FM radio programming low-power FM radio station in M’Chigeeng. The applicant proposes a format completely devoted to the recovery and sustainment of the Ojibwe language. Programming would include educational and music programs. [3] The station began broadcasting late in the summer of 2010 and is known as CHYF-FM.

The community is the primary home of the annual Weengushk International Film Festival, although some events associated with the festival are also held in other communities on Manitoulin Island.

Pictures

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Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, M'Chigeeng, Ontario

Notable citizens

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References

  1. 1 2 "M'Chigeeng 22 (West Bay 22) census profile". 2011 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Registered Population Official Name M'Chigeeng First Nation". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. 3 November 2008.
  3. Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2010-72