Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg (formerly Pic Mobert First Nation) is an Ojibwe First Nation band government in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.
The First Nation has two reserves: Pic Mobert North and Pic Mobert South, both located approximately 53 kilometres (33 mi) east of Marathon, Ontario,[1] along the eastern shores of White Lake.[2] The community has year-round road access.[3]
As of October 2021, Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg had a registered population of 1064 members, 352 of whom live on-reserve.
Governance
Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg is currently led by Chief Johanna Desmoulin, and is governed by a Chi-Naaknigewin (Community Constitution) approved in 2016.[2] The Nation is a member of the Nokiiwin Tribal Council and of the Anishinabek Nation.[2]
History
The land that now encompasses Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg has been inhabited by the Anishinabek since at least 1876.[4] The first Hudson's Bay Company post in the area was established in 1850, and the Anishinabek were noted to have participated in the fur trade there.[4] In the 1940s, eight prisoner of war camps were established near the reserve.[5]
References
- ^ a b "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 14 November 2008. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ a b c "About Us". Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ "Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg (Pic Mobert First Nation), Canada and Ontario announce the completion of an Addition to Reserve process". Government of Ontario. Queen's Printer for Ontario. Apr 15, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ a b Twance, Yolanda (January 22, 2014). Who we are is where we come from : a historical curriculum resource for the Pic Mobert First Nation (M.Ed.). Lakehead University. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ "History". Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg. August 1, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
