 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||
 |
Click here for current Community Profile.. | |||||
|
||||||
|
||||||
|
||||||
|
||||||
 |
||||||
|
||||||
|
||||||
|
||||||
|
||||||
| Historical
Notes The original Nipissing people occupied the land in the Lake Nipissing area for centuries, living a traditional life of hunting, fishing, trapping and trading. By about 1661 they had migrated to the Lake Nipigon area to escape the Iroquois, but returned to the Nipissing area following the French-Iroquois peace treaty of 1667. The Nipissing reserve is within the boundaries of the territory described by the Robinson-Huron Treaty of 1850. The reserve was first surveyed in 1853 and and additional tract of land was added by and Order-in-Council in 1968. |
||||||
|
||||||
Industries An industrial park near North Bay is operated by the Nipissing First Nation. This park, and other Native and non-Native businesses on the reserve are principal employers of First Nation members. More than half of the labour force is concentrated in the service sector, divided almost equally between government and non-government services. Manufacturing, transportation, communications and other utility and trade industries each account for almost one tenth of the labour force. Forestry, mining, construction and miscellaneous commercial activities account for the majority of the remaining workers. The Union of Ontario Indians maintains its head office on the reserve. Local industries include a craft store, a marina and a trailer park. |
||||||
|
||||||
Educational
Facilities
Secondary
|
||||||
|
||||||
Community Services and Facilities
|
||||||
|
||||||
Communications
|
||||||
|
||||||
Utilities
|
||||||
|
||||||
 |
||||||
