No-Kar-Boo | North Caribou Lake First Nation

North Caribou Lake First Nation is an Oji-Cree community situated in the boreal forest region of northwestern Ontario, with a strong connection to traditional lands and subsistence practices.

POPULATION

1,262

Rank #275 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

91.7 KM²

Rank #140 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

12/17/2027

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2026-03-31 04:15:24 UTC

Name

North Caribou Lake (ISC Code: 204)

Former Names

Weagamow Lake First Nation

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Subarctic

Indigenous Language

Oji-Cree

Number of Registered Members

1262

Band Website

https://www.windigo.on.ca/north-caribou-lake-first-nation

Phone Number

(807) 469-5191

Fax Number

(807) 469-1315

Address

PO Box 154, 30 Band Office Road, WEAGAMOW LAKE, ON

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

CORNELIUS BENSON

Term Expires

12/17/2027

Number of Council Members

CORNELIUS BENSON

Chief

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TYSON LEE MATAWAPIT

Councillor

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AIDEN JAKOB GAVIN CHIKANE

Councillor

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NAOMI EDWINA CHIKANE (KANATE)

Councillor

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SALOME (GRACE) MATAWAPIT

Councillor

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SAUL WILLIAMS

Councillor

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PAUL JOHNUP

Councillor

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WAYNE TROY HEPSTES KAKEKAYASH

Head Councillor

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

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Band Council Remuneration

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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

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Downloadable Court Records

Sakchekapo-Gabrie v. North Caribou Lake First Nation

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6315
WEAGAMOW LAKE 87
9172.3 Hectares
ON/SUR S/S SHORE/RIVE OF/DE N/N CARIBOU LAKE
[52.9322081, -91.224368]

Media Reports

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Ministry review of the new transmission line to Pickle Lake project environmental assessment

Inquest scheduled for First Nations woman who died after police transfer

First Nations work together to monitor caribou, with camera traps, GPS and traditional knowledge

All-Women Line Crew Graduates Advance to Wataynikaneyap Power Project

North Caribou Lake FN connects to power grid

No injuries in weekend house fire in isolated First Nation

Indigenous group calls for surveillance cameras along Thunder Bay waterways

Anishinaabeg: Art & Power unlike any Royal Ontario Museum has seen

Woman cancels public MMIWG testimony in Thunder Bay over fears for her safety

Newmont’s Musselwhite Mine celebrates 25 Years of First Nations agreement

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Figure 2. Geological location of the North Caribou Lake greenstone belt...

Canadian Rangers Honour Indigenous War Hero

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Chief coroner asks outside force to probe indigenous teen deaths in Thunder Bay

First Nations leaders to discuss Thunder Bay policing issues in Toronto

Gov't is downplaying proposed all-season road's impact on N.W.T. caribou, say two Indigenous groups

Indigenous Leaders: Mission accomplished, Watay Power declares on northwestern Ont. power line project

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Chief of Weagamow Swanson Kenequanash says thank you to Uxbridge

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Lake Superior Caribou

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FedNor grants economic development money for First Nations

FedNor commits $8.2M to Indigenous community projects in Northern Ontario

Wataynikaneyap Power energizes North Caribou Lake First Nation

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Bluenose-East caribou hunt tags divided among First Nations, Métis

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Education bursaries bestowed to two outstanding Ontario Junior Canadian Rangers

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Three charged with arson in Sioux Lookout apartment fire, 17 units damaged

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Ontario celebrates completion of construction on the largest Indigenous-led energy project in province’s history

North Caribou Lake FN celebrates grid connection

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Milestone revenue marks inequitable impact for First Nations communities

Health system neglects northern patients by design: Doctor

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Protocols needed for care of intoxicated patients after Ontario woman's death: inquest

Memorial prayer walk about healing, not confrontation

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Musselwhite Mine - Ontario

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Northern Ontario Grid Connection Project

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North Caribou Lake growing fresh produce

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Anishinaabeg

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Sahtú gathers in Colville Lake to develop new plan for caribou harvest

Remote First Nation gets year-round road access

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Watay Power transmission project completed

Construction complete on Ontario’s largest Indigenous-led energy project

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Academic Research

North Caribou Lake Archaeology: Northwestern Ontario

Collection and analysis of traditional ecological knowledge about a population of Arctic tundra caribou

An environmental justice analysis of caribou recovery planning, protection of an Indigenous culture, and coal mining development in northeast British Columbia …

Indigenous‐led conservation: Pathways to recovery for the nearly extirpated Klinse‐Za mountain caribou

Effects of mining on reindeer/caribou populations and indigenous livelihoods: community-based monitoring by Sami reindeer herders in Sweden and First Nations in …

The Past Facing Forward, History and Caribou Management in Northern Canada

Paleoindian economic organization in the lower Great Lakes region: Evaluating the role of caribou as a critical resource

Caribou people

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Identifying indigenous knowledge components for Whudzih (Caribou) recovery planning

When the caribou do not come: Indigenous knowledge and adaptive management in the Western Arctic

North Caribou Lake Archaeology: Northwestern Ontario

When the caribou do not come: Indigenous knowledge and adaptive management in the Western Arctic

Climate, caribou and human needs linked by analysis of Indigenous and scientific knowledge

When the caribou do not come: Indigenous knowledge and adaptive management in the Western Arctic

Caribou people

When the caribou do not come: Indigenous knowledge and adaptive management in the Western Arctic

Caribou co-management in northern Canada: fostering multiple ways of knowing

When the caribou do not come: Indigenous knowledge and adaptive management in the Western Arctic

Caribou co-management in northern Canada: fostering multiple ways of knowing

When the caribou do not come: Indigenous knowledge and adaptive management in the Western Arctic

Caribou co-management in northern Canada: fostering multiple ways of knowing

When the caribou do not come: Indigenous knowledge and adaptive management in the Western Arctic

Caribou co-management in northern Canada: fostering multiple ways of knowing

When the caribou do not come: Indigenous knowledge and adaptive management in the Western Arctic

Caribou co-management in northern Canada: fostering multiple ways of knowing

When the caribou do not come: Indigenous knowledge and adaptive management in the Western Arctic

Caribou co-management in northern Canada: fostering multiple ways of knowing

When the caribou do not come: Indigenous knowledge and adaptive management in the Western Arctic

Caribou co-management in northern Canada: fostering multiple ways of knowing

When the caribou do not come: Indigenous knowledge and adaptive management in the Western Arctic

Caribou co-management in northern Canada: fostering multiple ways of knowing

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