People | Ojibwe |
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Treaty | Robinson Huron and Pennefather |
Headquarters | 236 Frontenac Street, Rankin |
Province | Ontario |
Land[1] | |
Main reserve | Rankin Location 15D |
Other reserve(s) | |
Land area | 22.414 km2 |
Population (2023)[1] | |
On reserve | 780 |
On other land | 42 |
Off reserve | 2501 |
Total population | 3323 |
Government[1] | |
Chief | Mark McCoy |
Council | Agnes Bjornaa Luke McCoy Trevor Sayers Sr. Ann Marie Tegosh Gary Roach Jr. Brenda Sayers Carol Hermiston Joseph Thomas Sayers |
Tribal Council[1] | |
Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians Mamaweswen, The North Shore Tribal Council | |
Website | |
https://batchewana.ca/ |
The Batchewana First Nation (Ojibwe: Obaajiwan Anishinaabek)[2] is an Ojibwe First Nation in northern Ontario. Their traditional lands run along the eastern shore of Lake Superior, from Batchawana Bay to Whitefish Island. They were reserved this land in the 1850 Robinson Huron Treaty, but surrendered most of it under the 1859 Pennefather Treaty. Through purchase and land claims, it has reclaimed some territories, including Goulais Bay 15A, Obadjiwan 15E, Rankin Location 15D and Whitefish Island.