Red Rock Indian Band

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The Red Rock Indian Band (also known as Lake Helen Reserve) is an

Lake Helen 53A Indian reserves in Ontario. As of March 2017, they had a total registered population of 1,837 people. The Nation is led by Chief Marcus Hardy. The council is an independent member of Anishinabek Nation, a First Nations political organization. The First Nation is also a member of Waaskiinaysay Ziibi Inc., an economic development corporation

made up of five Lake Nipigon First Nations.

Members of the Red Rock Indian Band once lived in different locations on and around Lake Nipigon. Historically, members are known to have lived at Jackfish Island, Gull Bay, and McIntyre Bay (English Mission Church) also called Grand Bay.

The Indian reserves are approximately 100 km northeast of the city of

Robinson Superior Treaty

area. Band members use the Parmachene area regularly, for fishing, berry picking, hunting, trapping, gathering medicinal plants, camping, and participate in traditional ceremonies. Blueberry picking in particular is enjoyed by many Red Rock Indian Band members. The Lake Helen Reserve 53A is the main community located on the shores of Lake Helen.

Al Hackner, 2-time world curling champion, is a member of Red Rock Indian Band.

The traditional Ojibwe name for the band is Opwaaganasiniing, which is the locative form of the word for pipestone.

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v t e Anishinabek Nation
Lake Superior Region	Biigtigong Nishnaabeg (Heron Bay) Biinjitiwabik Zaaging (Rocky Bay) Fort William Long Lake 58 Michipicoten Namaygoosisagagun Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg (Pic Mobert) Pays Plat Red Rock (Lake Helen)
Lake Huron Region	Atikameksheng (Whitefish Lake) Aundeck Omni Kaning (Sucker Creek) Dokis Garden River Henvey Inlet Magnetawan M'Chigeeng (West Bay) Mississauga Nipissing Sagamok Serpent River Sheguiandah Sheshegwaning Thessalon Wahnapitae Wasauksing (Parry Island) Whitefish River Wiikwemkoong Zhiibaahaasing (Cockburn)
Southwest Region	Aamjiwnaang (Sarnia) Kettle & Stony Point Munsee-Delaware Thames Chippewa
Southeast Region	Alderville Beausoleil (Christian Island) Curve Lake Georgina Island Rama Scugog Island Moose Deer Point Pikwàkanagàn

v t e Anishinaabe Culture
Family	Clan system
Religion, Myth and Stories	Aayaase Baykok Deer Woman Dreamcatcher Drumkeeper Elbow witch Gitche Manitou Grand Medicine Society Jiibayaabooz Jingle dress Little people Manitou Medicine wheel Mishi-ginebig ("great snake") Mudjekeewis Nanabozho Nokomis Powwow Pukwudgie Seven fires prophecy Shingebis Teachings of the Seven Grandfathers Turtle Island Traditional beliefs Underwater panther Wendigo
Languages	Algonquian Birch bark scrolls Ojibwe Ottawa dialect Potawatomi
Art	Birchbark biting Quillwork Ribbon work Wampum
Education	Anishinabek Educational Institute Canadian Residential Schools Hannahville Indian School Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe School U.S. Residential Schools
Housing	Wigwam

v t e Robinson Treaties
Robinson Superior Treaty, 1850	Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Biigtigong Nishnaabeg Biinjitiwabik Zaaging Bingwi Neyaashi Fort William Gull Bay Long Lake 58 Michipicoten Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg Pays Plat Red Rock
Robinson Huron Treaty, 1850	Atikameksheng Batchewana Dokis Garden River Henvey Inlet Magnetawan Mississauga Nipissing Sagamok Serpent River Shawanaga Sheshegwaning Temagami Thessalon Wahnapitae Wasauksing Whitefish River
Saugeen Surrenders, 1854	Nawash Saugeen
Pennefather Treaty, 1859	Batchewana Garden River Thessalon
William Benjamin Robinson Dokis Keokouse Kitcheposkissegan Mekis Mishequanga Muckatamishaquet Namassin Naoquagabo Nebenaigoching Pamequonaishcung Papasainse Ponekeosh Shabokishick Shawenakishick Shinguacouse Tagawinini Wabakekik Wagemake Windawtegawinini

v t e Thunder Bay District, Ontario
Cities	Thunder Bay
Towns	Greenstone Marathon
Townships	Conmee Dorion Gillies Manitouwadge Neebing Nipigon O'Connor Oliver Paipoonge Red Rock Schreiber Shuniah Terrace Bay
First Nations	Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinaabek Aroland Biigtigong Nishnaabeg Biinjitiwabik Zaaging Anishnabek (Rocky Bay) Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek (Sand Point) Fort William Ginoogaming Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek (Gull Bay) Lac des Mille Lacs Long Lake 58 Mishkeegogamang Namaygoosisagagun Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg (Pic Mobert) Ojibways of Saugeen Pays Plat Red Rock (Lake Helen) Whitesand
First Nations reserves	Fort William 52 Ginoogaming (Long Lac 77) Gull River 55 Lac des Mille Lacs 22A1 Lac des Mille Lacs 22A2 Lake Helen 53A Lake Nipigon Long Lake 58 Ojibway Nation of Saugeen (Savant Lake) Osnaburgh 63A Pays Plat 51 Pic Mobert North Pic Mobert South Pic River 50 Red Rock 53 Rocky Bay 1 Sand Point First Nation Whitesand
First Nations settlements	Armstrong Aroland Collins Lake
Unorganized areas	Unorganized Thunder Bay
Local services boards	Armstrong East Gorham Hurkett Kaministiquia Lappe Nolalu Rossport Shebandowan Upsala
Unincorporated communities	Amethyst Harbour Ancliff Auden Baird Beardmore Bowker Burchell Lake Caramat Carters Corners Cloud Bay English River Finmark Flint Fort William Geraldton Gorham Harstone Hemlo Hillside Hume Hymers Jackfish Jacques Jarvis River Jellicoe Kakabeka Falls Kashabowie Lee Leeblain Leeper Longlac Loon Macdiarmid Mackenzie McCluskeys Corners Millar Mokomon Moose Hill Murillo Nakina Navilus Nolalu Ombabika Orient Bay Pass Lake Pays Plat Pearl Port Arthur Raith Rosslyn Savanne Savant Lake Scoble West Sellers Shabaqua Shabaqua Corners Silver Harbour Silver Islet Silver Mountain Slate River Valley South Gillies Stanley Sorrell Lake Suomi Twin City Wamsley Wild Goose
See also Communities in Thunder Bay District List of census divisions of Ontario

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