Cat Lake First Nation

Cat Lake 63C
Indian reserve
Cat Lake Indian Reserve No. 63C
Cat Lake 63C is located in Ontario
Cat Lake 63C
Cat Lake 63C
Cat Lake 63C is located in Canada
Cat Lake 63C
Cat Lake 63C
Coordinates: 51°43′40″N 91°49′43″W / 51.72778°N 91.82861°W / 51.72778; -91.82861[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictKenora
First NationCat Lake
Area
[2]
 • Land17.04 km2 (6.58 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
404 m (1,325 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total651
 • Density38.1/km2 (99/sq mi)

Cat Lake First Nation (Ojibwe: Bizhiw-zaaga'igan, ᐱᔕᐤ ᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ)[4] is an Ojibway First Nation reserve approximately 180 kilometres northwest of Sioux Lookout in northwestern Ontario, Canada, located on the central north shore of Cat Lake.[1] As of 2021, their total registered population was 651 people.

Cat Lake is policed by the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, an Aboriginal-based service.

Cat Lake First Nation is currently in a state of emergency due to the presence of dangerous levels of black mould in the homes. On March 14, 2019, an agreement worth $12.8 million was agreed to with the federal government to address the crisis.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Cat Lake 63C". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  2. ^ a b "Cat Lake 63C census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  3. ^ Taken from Google Earth at geographic coordinates. Accessed 2016-03-10.
  4. ^ Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporation - Annual Report 2013-2014, https://nanlegal.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/nalsc-annual-report-2013-14.pdf
  5. ^ "Federal government, Cat Lake sign $12.8M agreement". tbnewswatch.com. Retrieved March 17, 2019.