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90 Anemki Drive,
Suite 200
THUNDER BAY, ON
P7C 4Z2

Chief Harold Pelletier
Ph: (807) 623-9543
Fax: (807) 623-5190
harry@fwfn.com
On-Reserve Population:  506 (INAC, 1991)
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Land Base: 5 815 ha
1% Class 1-3 Agricultural Land

Languages
Linguistic Affiliation: Algonkian (Ojibway)
Mother Tongue:
English - 97%
Aboriginal - 0%
English & Aboriginal - 0%
French & Other - 3%

Affiliations
TC: Ojibway 1850 Treaty Council
PTO: Union of Ontario Indians - Lake Superior Region

Electoral Ridings
(F) Thunder Bay - Atikokan
(P) Fort William
 
Historical Notes

The Ojibway people living on the north shore of Lake Superior (ancestors of Fort William First Nation People) subsisted by hunting, fishing and gathering. As the fur trade moved into the Lake Superior area, they expanded their economic activities to include hunting and trapping for trade purposes.

Fort Kaministiqua (renamed to Fort William in 1821) was an early trading post built in 1678 and was the headquarters for the French fur trade on the north shore of Lake Superior for nearly a century. by the early 19th century, Ojibway hunting ranges had evolved into well-defined trapping territories. Representatives of the Fort William Band signed the Robinson-Superior Treaty in 1850 and a reserve was set aside from the land that was ceded. In 1853, the Fort William reserve was surveyed for the Band. The original fort William reserve was established along the Kaministiqua River, and was relocated to its present site in 1908.
 
 

Industries

Businesses in Thunder Bay are principal employers. The government and other service industry sectors account for one third and one sixth of the labour force respectively. Forestry, manufacturing, transportation, communications and other utility industries and trade industries each account for approximately one tenth of the labour force. The head office of the Nishnawbe-Aski Development office is located on the reserve. Local industries include: a rock quarry, tourist lookout, mobile home park, two computer retail and service shops, and the Nishnawbe-Aski Development Corporation (provides financial services to 46 communities affiliated with the corporation).

 
 

Educational Facilities

Elementary

  • students bused to Thunder Bay

Secondary

  • students bused to Thunder Bay
 
 

Community Services and Facilities

  • fire protection provided by the Thunder Bay Fire Department
  • two Roman Catholic churches
  • baseball diamond, community hall, skating rink, playground, snowmobile trails
  • health clinic with a Community Health Representative
  • medical/social services available in Thunder Bay
  • Child and Family Services worker provided through Dilico Child and Family Services in Thunder Bay
  • Ontario First Nations Policing Arrangements - two constables
  • O.P.P. Thunder Bay Detachment
 
 

Communications

  • telephone - Thunder Bay Telephone Co.
  • radio - CBQ-AM (CBC Affiliate), CKPR-AM, CJSD-FM, CJLB-AM
  • newspapers - two dailies and one weekly from Thunder Bay
  • television - CKPR (CBC affiliate - Thunder Bay), CHFD (Thunder Bay), TVOntario, CBC (French)
 
 

Utilities

  • water - piped water provided by City of Thunder Bay service
  • sewage - all houses have private septic tanks
  • other waste - garbage is picked up weekly by First Nation and is disposed by the City of Thunder Bay service at a local landfill site
  • energy/electricity - City of Thunder Bay Hydro
 
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