Lac Seul First Nation
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Lac Seul 28
Obishikokaang | ||
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District Kenora | | |
First Nation | Lac Seul | |
Area | ||
• Land | 239.09 km2 (92.31 sq mi) | |
Population (2011)[1] | ||
• Total | 872 | |
• Density | 3.6/km2 (9/sq mi) | |
Website | lacseul.firstnation.ca |
Lac Seul First Nation is an Ojibwe First Nation band government located on the southeastern shores of Lac Seul, 56 kilometres (35 mi) northeast of the city of Dryden, Ontario. Though Lac Seul First Nation is a treaty signatory to Treaty 3, the First Nation is a member of the Independent First Nations Alliance, a regional tribal council and a member of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation.
The registered population of Lac Seul was 2,837 persons in April 2008, of which the on-reserve population was 774. The First Nation have the 26,821.5 hectares (104 sq mi) Lac Seul 28
In 1929
The Indian reserve is bordered on all sides by territory of the Unorganized Kenora District, except at its southeast, which borders the town of Sioux Lookout.
Name
The French name for the lake and the reserve, Lac Seul, may be a mistranslation of Obishikokaang as Obezhigokaang: "Sole Abundance". The meaning of Obishikokaang is not known but the typical translation of Obishikokaang provided is "Narrows [Abundant] with White Pine" or "White Pine Narrows", which in common Ojibwe should be something closer to Obaazhingwaakokaang.
Governance
The Lac Seul First Nation is governed by
Chief
Clifford Bull
Frenchman’s Head Council
Samantha Kejick
Elvis Trout
Raymond Angeconeb
Clayton Littledeer
Kejick Bay Council
Derek Maud
Stan Littledeer
Gerald Kejick
Whitefish Bay Council
Wade Bull
Settlements
- Canoe River, Ontario—a historical settlement, which its residents were relocated to Kejick Bay
- Frenchmen's Head, Ontario (Wemitigoozhiiwitigwaaning)
- Kejick Bay, Ontario
- Whitefish Bay, Ontario
- Hudson, Kenora District—a nearby town with many residents registered with Lac Seul First Nation
Notable members
- Rebecca Belmore, performance and installation artist
- Ahmoo Angeconeb (1955–2017), artist[2]
- Jordan Angeconeb, two-spirit activist, drag artist known as Bébé Lala
External links
References
- ^ 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ "Artistic community mourns loss of Ahmoo Angeconeb, 62, of Lac Seul First Nation". CBC News. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2022.