net-mih-zaag-gah-mig nish-naa-beg | Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg First Nation

An Ojibwe First Nation community situated in the Pic River area of Ontario, Canada

POPULATION

1,185

Rank #289 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

1.2 KM²

Rank #557 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

11/27/2025

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-10-25 00:56:20 UTC

Name

Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg (ISC Code: 195)

Former Names

Pic River First Nation

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Boreal Forest Region, Lake Superior North Shore

Indigenous Language

Ojibwe

Number of Registered Members

1185

Band Website

http://www.picmobert.ca/

Phone Number

(807) 822-2134

Fax Number

(807) 822-2850

Address

PO BOX 717, MOBERT, ON

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

LOUIS ELLIS STEPHEN KWISSIWA

Term Expires

11/27/2025

Number of Council Members

LOUIS ELLIS STEPHEN KWISSIWA

Chief

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JUDIE MARIE DESMOULIN

Councillor

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THURSTON JAMES KWISSIWA

Councillor

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MYLES KEITH GEORGE KWISSIWA

Councillor

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VERN MCWATCH

Councillor

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WAYNE GILBERT SABOURIN

Councillor

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MICHELLE ROSE MARVINA WARD

Councillor

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BASIL HARDY SABOURIN

Councillor

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JEFF FLORENT DESMOULIN

Councillor

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JOHANNA DESMOULIN

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

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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

Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg v. Ontario

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6309
PIC MOBERT NORTH
101.2 Hectares
53 KM E/E OF/DE MARATHON
[nil, nil]
ISC Code: 6326
PIC MOBERT SOUTH
15.6 Hectares
AT SOUTHWEST END OF WHITE LAKE, 33 MI EAST OF MARATHON TWP 71 THUNDER BAY DISTRICT
[42.6561459, -83.4749162]

Media Reports

Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg and Biigtigong Nishnaabeg Demand Mining Restrictions

Indigenous youth find Healing Through Hip Hop

Aki Kikinomakaywin 'learning on the land' camp in Thunder Bay gets Indigenous youth excited about science

Indigenous leaders call for equal and equitable community safety

Indigenous youth find Healing Through Hip Hop

Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg concludes four-day protest against Bill 5 and Bill C-5 with Day of Unity and Peaceful Action

Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg artist honoured with Barbara Laronde Emerging Artist Award

Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg Elder imparts teachings at Learning Indigenous Stewardship gathering

Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg's latest law a 'huge step' in fighting drug trafficking, says safety director

Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg Elder imparts teachings at Learning Indigenous Stewardship gathering

Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg concludes four-day protest against Bill 5 and Bill C-5 with Day of Unity and Peaceful Action – Anishinabek News

Anishinabek Employment and Training Services encourages citizen to complete Labour Market Information Survey

Indigenous Food Circle kicks off workshops to guide back to food sovereignty and self-determined food systems

New funding to help evaluate app targeted at improving mental health of Indigenous people in the workplace

New store owners connect with Indigenous communities

First Nations police staffing levels ‘harmfully low’ in Ontario, says report

In northern Ontario, it’s complicated

Ontario First Nation slowed down traffic on Trans-Canada Highway over mining laws

Ontario and Canada won't 'trample over our rights', First Nation chief says as rally concludes

First Nations around Ontario’s Lake Nipigon come together to protect their waters

Northern Ont. First Nation rallies against fast-tracked development bills

First Nations around Ontario’s Lake Nipigon come together to protect their waters

Why a Northern sawmill and biomass power plant are key to the survival of Northern Ontario

First Nations contribute $1.5M to Marathon's rec centre project

‘Lives depend on it’: First Nations push back against delays on police funding

CIB funds infrastructure construction in First Nations community

Crown urged to intervene in conflict over First Nations fishing rights

Fish, mines and Indigenous Rights ensnared in court case in northern Ontario

Exhibition aims to revive the creation of tikinagans

Dispute over mines and fish in northern Ontario created by the Crown

Essential Service: The hidden cost of underfunding Indigenous police services

'No choice'- northwestern Ontario community moves to protect natural resources

Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg (Pic Mobert First Nation), Canada and Ontario announce the completion of an Addition to Reserve process

Pic Mobert First Nation Takes Action to Protect its Fishery

Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg artist honoured with Barbara Laronde Emerging Artist Award

Pic Mobert First Nation gains over 1,000 hectares of land

The frontlines of an Ontario mining boom

Indigenous leaders call for equal and equitable community safety

Landmark agreement ushers in new era of equity for FN students

New store owners connect with Indigenous communities

Biigtigong Nishnaabeg and Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg sign Territory Overlap Agreement

Communities on the Move: Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg on the road to self-sufficiency

$7.9M investment will allow First Nation in northwestern Ontario to improve its infrastructure

Northern Ontario First Nations collectively say no to nuclear waste project

Canada Infrastructure Bank invests $7.9 million in Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg infrastructure to accelerate residential and economic growth

Illegal poaching spawns protest from First Nations

“It's colonialism - alive and well today”: First Nations call for mining restrictions

Ontario First Nation declares state of emergency over gang and addiction crises

Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg Elder imparts teachings at Learning Indigenous Stewardship gathering

Pic Mobert First Nation in northwestern Ontario declares state of emergency over gang activity

Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg leaders declare state of emergency

Academic Research

Braiding Food Systems: Co-Constructing Indigenous Seed Systems with Northern Ontario First Nations

Herbicide alternatives in boreal and northern temperate forests of Ontario and Quebec: A compendium of studies

Doing Archaeology without Strings: Capacity Building and Education in Northeastern Ontario

… -Based Understandings of Food Security, Food Sovereignty and Indigenous Food Self-Determination in Collaboration with Three First Nations in Northern, Ontario

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

The Decline of Lake Superior's Woodland Caribou: A Historical GIS Analysis

The Ontario Anti-Bullying Framework and Its Potential Impact on Indigenous Students in Northern Ontario.

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

Identifying Potential Savings from Specific Reductions to Federal Government Spending

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

The Discourse Status of Sole Proximates

Braiding Food Systems: Co-Constructing Indigenous Seed Systems in Northern Ontario for Food Sovereignty, Security and Climate Adaptation

Reflecting On the Past to Envision the Future: Visions for food security and food sovereignty in Northern Ontario First Nations

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

Abstracts from 2025 Rural Research Symposium

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

The Discourse Status of Sole Proximates

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

The Discourse Status of Sole Proximates

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

The Discourse Status of Sole Proximates

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

The Discourse Status of Sole Proximates

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

A spirit-led journey to relational accountability-a visiting approach to understanding interconnections between substance use, healing pathways, and mino …

The Discourse Status of Sole Proximates

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

The Discourse Status of Sole Proximates

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

The Discourse Status of Sole Proximates

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

The Discourse Status of Sole Proximates

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

The Discourse Status of Sole Proximates

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

The Discourse Status of Sole Proximates

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

The Discourse Status of Sole Proximates

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

The Discourse Status of Sole Proximates

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

An Examination Of Settler-Colonial Genocide In Canada At The Microlevel Of Reserves

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

The Discourse Status of Sole Proximates

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

The Discourse Status of Sole Proximates

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

The Discourse Status of Sole Proximates

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

The Discourse Status of Sole Proximates

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Indigenous health ethics: an appeal to human rights

The Discourse Status of Sole Proximates

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Scale and colonialism in nuclear waste siting: The geography of spent nuclear fuel in northwestern Ontario, Canada

The Discourse Status of Sole Proximates

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

The Discourse Status of Sole Proximates

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

The Discourse Status of Sole Proximates

Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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