Migisi Sahgaigan | Eagle Lake First Nation

The Eagle Lake First Nation is an Ojibway community situated in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, with a reserve located near Ear Falls.

POPULATION

679

Rank #425 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

35.9 KM²

Rank #260 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

10/07/2026

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-08-03 15:21:38 UTC

Name

Eagle Lake (ISC Code: 148)

Former Names

Migisi Sahgaigan

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Boreal Forest/Canadian Shield

Indigenous Language

Anishinaabemowin

Number of Registered Members

679

Band Website

https://eaglelakefn.ca/

Phone Number

(807) 755-5526

Fax Number

(807) 755-5696

Address

PO BOX 1001, MIGISI SAHGAIGAN, ON

General Email

Not Available

Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

BERNADETTE WABANGE

Term Expires

10/07/2026

Number of Council Members

BERNADETTE WABANGE

Chief

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📞 Phone not available

TIMOTHY JAMES RICHARD KAVANAUGH

Councillor

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TRISHA ANNE KAVANAUGH

Councillor

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LLOYD ALEXANDER NAPISH

Councillor

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

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Band Council Remuneration

2024 - Report Not Available

2023 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

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Band Owned Corporations

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Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

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Intergovernmental Agreements

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Active Court Cases

No active court cases at this time.

Downloadable Court Records

Boire v Eagle Lake Enterprises Ltd.

Lake Ontario Cement Co. v. Golden Eagle Oil Co. Ltd.

Eagle Lake Sawmills Limited v. Minister of National Revenue

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6266
EAGLE LAKE 27
3592.0 Hectares
13 KM SW/SO OF/DE DRYDEN
[49.7433728, -93.0377664]

News Coverage Summary

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Media Reports

Eagle Lake Powwow a huge success

Stella May Lands Montour

Locals witness long-awaited phenomenon as major change unfolds at lake: 'Definitely nice to see'

Research advancing sustainable wild rice harvesting on First Nations

Indigenous Leaders: Peter Collins to lead new economic era for First Nations

Harvest Grass Carp On Gibson, Eagle

Are Bald Eagles Native to Indiana?

World-Famous or Legendary Muskie “Hotspots” - Part II | MuskieFIRST

Historical Land Transfer Restores Ancestral Land back to Susanville Indian Rancheria

Eagle Lake’s Cano passes on command of SRS 31

Eagles - Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)

Black Belt Eagle Scout creates new composition for walks around Washington County’s Henry Hagg Lake

How Indigenous students are helping to transform their communities

Bald eagle being nursed back to health after Indian Lake rescue

Chico State Enterprises transfers Eagle Lake Field Station to Susanville Indian Rancheria in historic ancestral land return

Nuclear storage site choice challenged

Eagle Plains Strengthens First Nations Alliance: Adds Strategic George Lake Project to 110,000-Hectare Portfolio

Construction starts on $1.2-billion Waasigan transmission line in Northwestern Ontario

Stocking Haymock Lake with lake trout flies in face of preserving wild native fish

Science Institute News | Eagle Lake

3 First Nations mull court action to stop Algonquins of Ontario modern treaty

Top 14 Canoe Routes In Lake Of The Woods

Eagle Bay in the Adirondacks: A Primer

Mountains Majesty: Backpacking in the Indian Peaks

Chico State Enterprises transfers Eagle Lake Field Station to Susanville Indian Rancheria in historic ancestral land return

South Bruce watches as Eagle Lake First Nation launches court challenge against NWMO

Eagle Lake FN elder ends hunger strike protesting child welfare system

Bald eagle being nursed back to health after Indian Lake rescue

Lake Country's Indigenous grad 2025 speech

Resources boost B.C., Alberta Indigenous communities: study

National Indigenous History Month

Thomas gets Texas Historical Commission Award of Merit

Agencies recover body reported by hikers in Indian Peaks Wilderness

Indigenous students set to flourish after successful summer

How an Ontario paper mill poisoned nearby First Nations

Research advancing sustainable wild rice harvesting on First Nations

ODNR Releases Rehabilitated Bald Eagle at Indian Lake Following Recovery

Ancient artifacts discovered in the belly of alligator killed at Eagle Lake

Land Title Express leaves Williams Lake

Feds say Agnico Eagle has failed to protect caribou at Nunavut gold mine as promised

Skills database creating First Nations work opportunities

Opposition to nuclear waste facility at ground level

Outgoing Fort William First Nation chief to take new job in energy industry

The 2025 federal candidates in brief: Kenora—Kiiwetinoong riding

Fort William First Nation partners with Hydro One Inc. to bring clean electricity to northwestern Ontario

First Nations, foreign recruits bolster gold miner Agnico Eagle's workforce

Fort William Chief Peter Collins to helm new construction company

Dryden, Ont., councillor reprimanded over Facebook comments about deceased person

Beaverhouse First Nation signs agreement with Agnico Eagle

ELA Investment from Ontario Government to Advance Aquaculture Research and Indigenous Communities

The 2025 federal candidates in brief: Kenora—Kiiwetinoong riding

Timeline From The Past: Winona Lake History

Eagle River Man Perishes in Big Lake ATV Accident

MiCorps training aids in early detection of invasive species

Tsilhqot’in place names adopted for five geographical features

Eagle Lake FN moves to establish child welfare agency as hunger strike continues

Chico State transfers ancestral Eagle Lake land to Susanville rancheria

Chico State Enterprises transfers Eagle Lake Field Station to Susanville Indian Rancheria in historic ancestral land return

Super Bowl Appearance 'Surreal' For Crystal Lake Native Trevor Keegan

'All Of Crystal Lake Is Cheering': CL Native Headed To Super Bowl

Native American grads earn eagle feathers in Detroit Lakes

NWO Indigenous opposition to nuclear waste storage site highlighted in report

Rapid Housing Initiative aims to build 85 homes in seven northwestern Ontario Indigenous communities

'Surreal moment': Philadelphia Eagles rookie from Crystal Lake to make Super Bowl appearance

A conservation success story: bald eagle released at Indian Lake

Canada 150: When a man with an eagle feather thwarted the high and mighty

Ice Dogs gearing up to host Truth and Reconciliation game in Dryden

First Nations, foreign recruits bolster gold miner Agnico Eagle's workforce

Nuclear waste project in Ontario must wait for First Nations consent

Rankin Inlet team finishes in top four at national Indigenous hockey tournament

Why Ontario’s first modern-day treaty is set up to fail

Eagle feather blessed to help RCMP and Indigenous relationships

Birchwater launches his new book on the Chilcotin

Dean's Update - August 2022

Muskie Insider - 56.5 incher caught! – Ontario Opener Tips – Big Giveaway | MuskieFIRST

A Tale of Two Forests: A Tour Through Canada’s Boreal

First Nation in Ontario challenging selection of underground nuclear waste site in court

First of its kind animal health and wellbeing gathering examines issues through an Indigenous lens

Columbus teen shot dead in early morning shooting

Rankin Inlet team finishes in top four at national Indigenous hockey tournament

FedNor investing over $8.2 million in Indigenous-led projects across Northern Ontario

Ice Dogs gearing up to host Truth and Reconciliation game in Dryden

Eagle Lake Powwow a huge success

Original Tsilhqot’in place names restored for lakes, mountains, river west of Williams Lake

Resources boost B.C., Alberta Indigenous communities: study

Eagle Lake Chiefs Runner Ups At Saskatoon Tournament

Ont. First Nation challenging underground nuclear waste site in court

Lake View native Shaquille Leonard signs with Philadelphia Eagles

Boise angler spent months chasing native trout in the West. Here’s what he learned.

Eagle Lake First Nation chief has died

Fish Species Reared at Crystal Lake Hatchery

'Considerable' study this summer to determine if mercury leaching upstream from Grassy Narrows, Ontario says

Award-winning youth filmmaker Morningstar rooted in Eagle Lake First Nation

Beltrami County Historical Society pushes to return sacred Indigenous artifacts to communities

Historical Land Transfer Restores Ancestral Land back to Susanville Indian Rancheria

First-ever Indigenous owned internet service provider launches in Saskatchewan

Resources boost B.C., Alberta Indigenous communities: study

Connecting communities: Rogers and Agnico Eagle bring fast and reliable wireless service to 180km of rural highway in Cochrane area

Remove Nick Beyak from council to ‘promote unity’: Chief

Hydro One breaks ground on Waasigan Transmission Line

Canada’s unequal health system may make remote Indigenous communities more vulnerable to the coronavirus

Indigenous Leaders: Peter Collins to lead new economic era for First Nations

Native North Americans Were Making Copper Tools in 7,500 BC

Native Sun News: Film brings Native philosophy to mainstream

Indian Lake Gets Easy Win In Bald Eagle Derby At Pimlico

Indian Lake, Experienced Battle Again in Virginia Derby

Tragedy on Standley Lake: Famous baby bald eagle dies after its nest collapses

First Nations Bill 197 lawsuit advances as Ontario makes empty offers to consult, lawyer says

Zebra mussels confirmed in Clitherall Lake in Otter Tail County, Eagle Lake and Turtle Lake in Becker County

Eagle Lake First Nation to challenge nuclear waste repository

Eagle Lake has a bone to pick with the NWMO

College instructor honoured for 'building bridges'

Amid Drought Conditions, CDFW Modifies Spawning Operations to Perpetuate Eagle Lake Rainbow Trout

‘I can’t breathe, I know there’s something wrong’: Family says Anishinaabe woman denied treatment after surgery

Blackfeet wildland fire lawsuit not settled

Indigenous carver shares Creator’s gift with learners

How Fishing in Texas Got So Good—and Kind of Weird

Non-native Lake Trout Induce Cascading Changes in the Yellowstone Lake

Eagle Lake’s Kayla Gardner Inducted Into Hall Of Fame

1,000 year-old artifacts found inside massive alligator killed at Eagle Lake

The Texanist: Is There Really Only One Natural Lake in Texas?

South Bruce watches as Eagle Lake First Nation launches court challenge against NWMO

Muskies released by the thousands into Michigan lakes by DNR

Rainbow Gathering to be Held Near Antelope Lake

RLF NATIVE TODD KNOTT NAMED NATIONS TOP MEN’S HOCKEY ASSISTANT COACH

Naming the Lakes of the Eckford Chain -

Eagle Lake First Nation challenges NWMO in court

25 years since Elijah Harper said 'no' to the Meech Lake Accord

Busy year for Pow Wows

Push to change name of Colonization Ave. in Dryden, Ont., gains traction

Outpouring of support for kids as the North Bay Battalion host first Indigenous Youth Day

The never-ending fight to save one Ontario forest

Eagle’s Nest Lake located inside Army premises restored

The 'contrary warrior': Born in Red Lake, Adam Fortunate Eagle is bound for the history books

Busy year for Pow Wows

Bald eagle nest found in Toronto for 1st time in recorded history, conservation authority says

Read the full story and comment on Tbnewswatch.com

Eagle Lake filmmaker Victoria Anderson-Gardner awarded grant

Kotkajärve Metsaülikool calls for Estonians to be recognised as indigenous people

Menominee Indian High School (Keshena, WI) Girls Varsity Basketball

Native American tribe in Wyoming gains permission to kill bald eagles

Northern Ontario First Nation, conservationists seek logging ban on Farabout Peninsula

Teaching history, making history: Why Leonard Skye has dedicated his life to educating Canadians through an Indigenous lens

Sex assault rate 10 times higher in Treaty 3 First Nations than national average

The First Native Americans were Among the First Metal Miners in the World

Paranormal investigation includes village

Sacred fire a beacon of light for sex abuse victims in Treaty 3

'Where is our humanity?': A Minnesota man is on a mission to keep Native burial customs alive during the pandemic

Hydro One and Gwayakocchigewin LP enter agreement for Waasigan Transmission Line

How Lil Bands grew from a 'ragtag' start to become a major First Nations hockey tournament

New social media challenge sees mermen surface from First Nations across Manitoba

Research advancing sustainable wild rice harvesting on First Nations

Canada’s unequal health system may make remote Indigenous communities more vulnerable to the coronavirus

What the return of bald eagles to the Great Lakes can teach us

Pamajewon Case

Non-native Lake Trout Induce Cascading Changes in the Yellowstone Lake Ecosystem

Indian Valley Reservoir open again

Eagles fly high even after death; National Eagle Repository supplies feathers to Native Americans

Benjamin "Coach" Wade in photos

Melissa Eagleshield went missing 5 years ago. Thousands more Indigenous people have vanished since

Healing Forests taking root throughout the country

Prehistoric Native American artifacts from 6,000 BC were found in a Mississippi alligator's stomach

Only in Louisiana: Native American names of Louisiana’s hotspots

How did artifacts, thousands of years old, turn up in a Mississippi alligator's stomach?

'The fulfillment of a dream.' Lake Mansfield volunteers plant over 400 shrubs and trees to restore its eroded shoreline

Eagle Lake First Nation challenges NWMO in court

Feds make it easier for Native Americans to collect eagle feathers, but Utes fear change could go too far

Northwestern Ontario ‘heartbroken’ to lose longtime Ojibway chief and role model

Eagle Lake First Nation wants area where artifacts found to be off limits to loggers

Pit River Indians use of ancient stone traps fed tribes for centuries

Leonard Skye remembered for bringing Indigenous language and culture into classrooms

50 bags of hockey gear gifted to Eagle Lake First Nation youth

Bald eagle being nursed back to health after Indian Lake rescue

Red Lake chair doubles down on return of tribal lands, including Upper Red Lake

A sacred fire burns in the heart of Ontario Treaty 3 territory for survivors of sexual violence

For Petaluma outdoorsman, a real-life fish story years in the making

Bengaluru’s Eagle’s Nest Lake restored by Indian Army with NGO and CSR support

“Bad River” documentary combines historical treatment of indigenous people with the fight to protect Lake Superior

The lake that left town: why is this California community drying up?

Eagle Lake First Nation Elder maintains hunger strike to protest 'oppressive' child welfare system

Yukon First Nations blast gov't, industry after 'catastrophic' slide at Eagle mine

Man to Plead Guilty in Eagle ‘Killing Spree’ on Flathead Indian Reservation to Sell Feathers on Black Market

First Nations leaders in Temagami region declare ban on herbicide spraying after glyphosate spill

Ancient Native Americans were among the world's first coppersmiths

Stocking Haymock Lake with lake trout flies in face of preserving wild native fish

Army joins hands with NGOs to create lake at Bengaluru’s 515 Army Base Workshop

Man Who Killed Eagles on Flathead Indian Reservation Gets Nearly 4 Years in Prison

Update: Dryden councillor offers condolences to Eagle Lake over social post

Chico State Enterprises transfers Eagle Lake Field Station to Susanville Indian Rancheria in historic ancestral land return

Calls for action after report finds unnatural death rates in some First Nations over triple Ontario average

Science Institute News | Eagle Lake Rainbow Trout

Deceased man found near Lone Eagle Peak after being reported missing at Brainard Lake

4 without home after Virginia Beach house goes up in flames

Chico State Enterprises Returns Eagle Lake Field Station Land to Susanville Indian Rancheria

One dead after plane goes down in Eagle Mountain Lake

South Bruce watches as Eagle Lake First Nation launches court challenge against NWMO

Ontario First Nation challenging selection of underground nuclear waste site in court

Watershed Restoration is the Cornerstone of Eagle Lake's Fishy Business -

Academic Research

The Eagle has Fallen

Athapaskan Migrations: The Archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED

Eagle soaring on the emergent winds of indigenous legal authority

What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal

Feathers, fasting, and the eagle complex: A contemporary analysis of the eagle as a cultural resource in the northern plains

Fencing off the eagle and the condor, border politics, and Indigenous peoples

Athapaskan Migrations: The Archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia

The Eagle Said," I will Take You Home Again": Reclaiming Indigenous Histories from the Geological Survey of Canada, c. 1870–1910

Moontime in Eagle Creek: stories for sustainability

What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal

Athapaskan Migrations: The Archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia

Two sides of an eagle's feather: Co-constructing ECCD training curricula in university partnerships with Canadian First Nations communities

What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal

Athapaskan Migrations: The Archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia

Two sides of an eagle's feather: University of Victoria partnerships with Canadian First Nations communities

What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal

Athapaskan Migrations: The Archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia

What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal

Athapaskan Migrations: The Archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia

What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal

Athapaskan Migrations: The Archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia

Two sides of an eagle's feather: University of Victoria partnerships with Canadian First Nations communities

Athapaskan Migrations: The Archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia

Two sides of an eagle's feather: University of Victoria partnerships with Canadian First Nations communities

Athapaskan Migrations: The Archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia

Indigenous-based approaches to territorial conservation: a case study of the Algonquin Nation of Wolf Lake

Athapaskan Migrations: The Archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia

Through their eyes: A community history of Eagle, Circle, and Central

Athapaskan Migrations: The Archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia

Through their eyes: A community history of Eagle, Circle, and Central

Athapaskan Migrations: The Archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia

Through their eyes: A community history of Eagle, Circle, and Central

Athapaskan Migrations: The Archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia

Through their eyes: A community history of Eagle, Circle, and Central

Athapaskan Migrations: The Archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia

Through their eyes: A community history of Eagle, Circle, and Central

Athapaskan Migrations: The Archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia

Through their eyes: A community history of Eagle, Circle, and Central

Athapaskan Migrations: The Archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia

Through their eyes: A community history of Eagle, Circle, and Central

Athapaskan Migrations: The Archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia

Through their eyes: A community history of Eagle, Circle, and Central

Athapaskan Migrations: The Archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia

Through their eyes: A community history of Eagle, Circle, and Central

Two sides of an eagle's feather: University of Victoria partnerships with Canadian First Nations communities

Athapaskan Migrations: The Archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia

Through their eyes: A community history of Eagle, Circle, and Central

Athapaskan Migrations: The Archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia

Through their eyes: A community history of Eagle, Circle, and Central

Athapaskan Migrations: The Archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia

Through their eyes: A community history of Eagle, Circle, and Central

Athapaskan Migrations: The Archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia

Through their eyes: A community history of Eagle, Circle, and Central

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED

Athapaskan Migrations: The Archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia

Through their eyes: A community history of Eagle, Circle, and Central

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED

Athapaskan Migrations: The Archaeology of Eagle Lake, British Columbia

Through their eyes: A community history of Eagle, Circle, and Central

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED

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