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Chief and 3 Band Council members elected every four years under the First Nations Elections Act; next election Jul 2026
Band Office
Band Office
Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation
Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation
807-481-2536
Fax: 807-481-2511
Band Office: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pmPayday Fri bi-weekly 8:30 am-2 pm
Last Updated: Jun 20, 2025: Suggest an edit
Application
Call for information
Eligibility / Target Population
Members of Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation
Fees
None
Contacts
Sandy Tuesday - Executive Assistant
807-481-2536 * ea@nigig.ca
807-481-2536 * ea@nigig.ca
Languages
English
Language Notes
Ojibway, available upon request
Accessibility
Not Wheelchair Accessible
Description of Services
Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
- Child and Family Services worker on-reserve provided through Weech-it-te-win Child and Family Services in Fort Frances
- Hospital services available in nearby town of Fort Frances
- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Treaty #3 Police; call 1-888-310-1122 for police services to be dispatched to reserve
- Community members conduct much of their business affairs and shopping in the nearby town of Fort Frances
- Offers Windey's Food Market, a small convenience store
- Offers a newly-constructed Health/Business Centre, completed in July 2016
- Provides the NiGiGoonSiWiiGiWaam Child Care Centre
- Provides seasonal language camps at the mouth of the Ottertail River in participation with the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis
- Serviced by air through the Fort Frances Airport located 2 miles NW of Fort Frances
Services and Programs:
Last Updated: Jun 20, 2025: Suggest an edit
