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Mattagami First Nation
P.O. Box 99
GOGAMA, ON
POM 1WO

Chief Walter Naveau
Ph: (705) 894-2072
Fax: (705) 894-2887
infomattagami@knet.ca
On-Reserve Population:  116 (INAC, 1991)
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Land Base: 5 261 ha

Languages
Linguistic Affiliation: Algonkian (Ojibway)
Mother Tongue:

  • English 83%
  • Aboriginal 13%
  • English & Aboriginal 0%
  • French & Other 4%

Affiliations
TC: None
PTO: Nishnawbe-Aski Nation

Electoral Ridings
(F) Timmins - Chapleau
(P) Nickel Belt

 
Historical Notes

The Mattagami First Nation people are descendants of the Southeastern Ojibway. Prior to contact with the Europeans, the Ojibway led a nomadic existence, relying on hunting, fishing and gathering for the subsistence. Trading posts were established in the Mattagami area in 1794 and 1813. The James Bay Treaty of 1905 -- Treaty No. 9, negotiated during the summers of 1905 and 1906, was signed by the Mattagami people on July 7, 1906.

The reserved was confirmed by Order-in-Council in February 1907, and was first surveyed in the summer of 1909. Hydro-electric power development along the Mattagami River began in 1911, and the Mattagami reserve was flooded in the 1920s as a result of the hyro-electric operation. In 1952, an additional 200 acres of land were added to the Mattagami reserve for the purpose of constructing a new town site.
 
 

Industries

E.B. Eddy, Morard Pulpwood, Sharont Enterprises and the provincial government are the principal employers. Some workers are employed in non-government service industries. Local industries include a variety store.

 
 

Educational Facilities

Elementary

  • Mattagami School, JK-8 (First Nation Operated)

Secondary

  • Students bused to Timmins
 
 

Community Services and Facilities

  • fire hall, fire truck, four fire hydrants, some firefighting equipment and a volunteer force
  • one all-denominational church on reserve
  • community hall, baseball field, outdoor rink
  • health clinic with a Community Health Representative
  • hospital and ambulance services available in Timmins
  • social services available in Timmins
  • O.P.P. Gogama Detachment
 
 

Communications

  • telephone - Bell Canada
  • radio - CKGB-AM, CFCL-AM, (CBC affiliate), CKSO
  • newspapers - one daily from Timmins available in Gogama
  • television - CFCL (CBC affiliate -- Timmins), CBC (French)
 
 

Utilities

  • water - community water system with two wells, two pumping stations and a filtration system
  • sewage - private septic tanks
  • other waste - landfill site on reserve
  • energy/electricity - Ontario Hydro
 
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