Sachigo Lake First Nation | |
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  Sachigo Lake First Nation Location of the Sachigo Lake First Nation in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 53°52′07″N 92°10′23″W / 53.86861°N 92.17306°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northwestern Ontario |
| District | Kenora |
| Part | Kenora, Unorganized |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Simon Tait |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,144.6 km2 (3,144.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
| Population (September 2011) | |
| • Total | 443 |
| • Density | 0.054/km2 (0.14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Time Zone) |
| Postal code | P0V 2P0 |
| Area code | 807 |
Sachigo Lake First Nation (Severn Ojibwa: ᓴᒋᑯ ᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ)[2] is an Oji-Cree First Nation band government[3] in Unorganized Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is located on Sachigo Lake, part of the Sachigo River system and Hudson Bay drainage basin, approximately 425 kilometres (264 mi) north of the town of Sioux Lookout. As of September 2011[update], the First Nation had a registered population of 814 people, of which the on-reserve population was 443.[4]
Sachigo Lake is policed by the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, an Aboriginal-based service.
- ^ a b "Sachigo Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporation - Annual Report 2013-2014, https://nanlegal.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/nalsc-annual-report-2013-14.pdf
- ^ "Sachigo Lake – First Nation number 208". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
- ^ "Sachigo Lake – Registered Population". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. September 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-03.