Lac La Croix First Nation

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Coordinates: 48°23′N 92°05′W / 48.383°N 92.083°W / 48.383; -92.083
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Neguaguon Lake 25D
District
Rainy River
First NationLac La Croix
Area
[1]
 • Land62.70 km2 (24.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total118
 • Density1.9/km2 (5/sq mi)
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Lac La Croix First Nation (

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.

Governance

The First Nation elect their officials through the Act Electoral System, consisting of a Chief and four councillors. The current Chief is Carrie Atatise-Norwegian, whose term began in January 2022. The four councillors are Curtis Atatise, Carrie Atatise-Norwegian, Blair Whitefish and Norman Jordan. Carrie Atatise-Norwegian is Lac La Croix's first female Chief.

As a signatory to Treaty 3, Lac La Croix First Nation is a member of the Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services, a Regional Chiefs Council, and Grand Council of Treaty 3, a Tribal Political Organization that represents many of First Nation governments in northwestern Ontario and southeastern Manitoba.

History

Mitaanjigaming
. Each of the ten bands appointed one member to a board of directors of Seven Generations Education Institute, which functions with the leadership of the executive director.

Reserve

The First Nation reserved for themselves the 6214.1 ha Neguagon Lake Indian Reserve 25D (formerly known as Lac La Croix Indian Reserve 25D). Originally, the First Nation also had reserved the Sturgeon Lake Indian Reserve 24C but the

Lac La Croix Indian Pony, now an endangered rare breed with preservation efforts supported by the First Nation and other related Ojibwe
people.

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References

  1. ^
    2021 Census of Population
    . Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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