Nipissing First Nation

Nipissing 10
Nipissing First Nation
Administration Building/Community Centre in Garden Village
Administration Building/Community Centre in Garden Village
Nipissing 10 is located in Ontario
Nipissing 10
Nipissing 10
Coordinates: 46°22′N 79°46′W / 46.367°N 79.767°W / 46.367; -79.767
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictNipissing
First NationNipissing
Government
 • ChiefCathy Bellefeuille
 • Deputy ChiefMuriel Sawyer
Area
 • Land61.22 km2 (23.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,450
 • Density23.7/km2 (61/sq mi)
Websitewww.nfn.ca

Nipissing First Nation (Ojibwe: Nipissing, Niipsing, Nbisiing), meaning "place of little waters", is a long-standing community of Nishnaabeg peoples, who traditionally speak Anishinaabemwin,[2] located along the shorelines of Lake Nipissing in northern Ontario. They are referred to by many names in European historical records, since the colonists often adopted names given to them by other nations.

The Nbisiing Anishinaabeg have roots in both the Ojibwe and Algonquin nations, making up part of the wider grouping of Anishinaabe peoples. Their heritage is a result of the fact that the Nipissing homeland sits at a geographical crossroads, existing between the traditional territories of the Ojibwe around the Great Lakes and the Algonquin country covering much of the Kitchi-sipi watershed.

  1. ^ a b "Nipissing 10 census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Anishinaabemwin". Nipissing First Nation. Nipissing First Nation. Retrieved 12 May 2024.