Ki-chen-uh-may-koo-sib In-nin-oo-wug | Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation is an Oji-Cree community in Northwestern Ontario, known for its strong cultural preservation and remote location in the boreal forest region.

POPULATION

1,822

Rank #205 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

299.4 KM²

Rank #28 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

06/27/2026

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-08-05 02:00:14 UTC

Name

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (ISC Code: 209)

Former Names

Big Trout Lake First Nation

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Subarctic

Indigenous Language

Oji-Cree

Number of Registered Members

1822

Band Website

https://ifna.ca/communities/

Phone Number

(807) 537-2263

Fax Number

(807) 537-2574

Address

PO BOX 329, BIG TROUT LAKE, ON

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

DONALD IAN MORRIS

Term Expires

06/27/2026

Number of Council Members

DONALD IAN MORRIS

Chief

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SETH BEARDY

Councillor

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DONALD BRIAN MCKAY

Councillor

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SAMUEL JOHN MCKAY

Councillor

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TIFFANY GAIL MCKAY

Councillor

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BEATRICE ISABELLE TANYA FOX

Councillor

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CECILIA BEGG

Deputy Chief

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ANDREA JENNIFER NESHINAPAISE

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

Platinex Inc. v. Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation

Platinex v. Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation & A.G. Ontario

Platinex Inc. v. Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6321
KITCHENUHMAYKOOSIB AAKI 84
29937.6 Hectares
ON/SUR N/N SHORE/RIVE OF/DE BIG TROUT LAKE
[53.8289047, -89.8936124]

News Coverage Summary

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Media Reports

Northern Ontario First Nations collectively say no to nuclear waste project

Heartbreak in KI First Nation after suicide of 11 year-old girl

Several First Nations from Ring of Fire region demand meeting with Premier Doug Ford

Nishnawbe Aski Nation holds emergency meeting in Ottawa amid surge in sudden deaths on First Nations

First Nations leaders from Ring of Fire region demand meeting with Premier Ford

Four First Nations form land defence alliance, seek to stop encroachment on their territory

Indigenous leaders slam Ford’s ‘racist’ remarks; Ford apologizes

Platinex Inc. successful in having a motion for an interlocutory injunction to restrain archaeology and exploration activities dismissed

Thousands Rally at Queen's Park to Demand Ford Government Respect Indigenous Peoples' Jurisdiction

Indigenous groups stand strong in face of landmark child welfare law before Supreme Court

9 First Nations challenge federal and provincial project laws in court

First Nations ownership group acquires a new partner

No Ring of Fire mining without consent, First Nations alliance demands

First Nations leaders back at Queen's Park to push Ontario Premier Ford to end mining activity on their land

'The system is broken,' Ontario First Nations firefighters say of fire protection in Indigenous communities

First Nations chiefs challenge Ontario mining regulations in court

Indigenous leaders slam Ford’s 'racist' remarks; Ford apologizes

Indigenous leaders rebuff minister, again demand meeting with premier on mining agenda

Federal gov't funded Indigenous protected area project on Ontario's Crown land

‘You’re not listening to us’: Some First Nations warn they will resist Ontario’s Ring of Fire development

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug and Wapekeka First Nation Energized by Wataynikaneyap Power

Indigenous leaders slam Ford’s 'racist' remarks; Ford apologizes

'Something more happened': First Nations question police investigation after 6th river death | CBC News

Northwestern Ontario First Nations Chiefs Unite Against Nuclear Waste Proposal

Staggering mental health, addiction stats push northern First Nations to call for emergency declaration

Death, disappearance of First Nations teens reignite concern about police practices in Thunder Bay

3 First Nations chiefs warn Ontario's premier Treaty 9 lands are 'not for sale'

First Nation’s leaders burn Ring of Fire documents to protest Ontario’s Bill 5

First Nation rejects 'drive-by consultation' by burning documents

First Nations band together to oppose mining activity

Canadian Rangers Held Key Role in Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug

Native leaders sentenced to jail in mining protest

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Welcome Distinguished Guests to First Nation

'We are in utter disbelief': Fire kills family of 5 in northwest Ontario

K.I. Warns Platinex against entering their land

Indigenous people are not the ‘ghosts of history’

High levels of carbon dioxide, mould found in homes on four remote Ontario First Nations: study

Miner wants proof of burial sites

OPP Concludes Initial Investigation into Two Deaths in Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nation

Treaty 9 Nations press ahead with lawsuit on Far North mine development

Mother of teen killed in northern Ontario First Nation walks to end violence

First Nations leaders say mental health crisis worsening at emergency meeting

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation Resident Arrested for Trafficking Offences

‘Reckless’ exploration

Conference focusing on First Nations housing improvements

Communities on the Move: More than $2.5M announced for Indigenous-focused projects

KI Big Trout Lake plans to take water protection declaration to UN

One Indigenous reserve bans Ontario Cannabis Store deliveries, others consider it

Early planning will be the key to success in building a new school in a northern indigenous community

Northwest chiefs urge Ford to just say 'no' to mining

Communities on the Move: More than $2.5M announced for Indigenous-focused projects

Northwestern Ontario First Nation declares emergency after 5 fire deaths

First Nations leaders back at Queen's Park to push Ontario Premier Ford to end mining activity on their land

Traditional food sources help offset high grocery bills in Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug

Suicide crisis meeting to address reducing bureaucracy faced by Indigenous leaders, federal health minister says

Communities on the Move: More than $2.5M announced for Indigenous-focused projects

Ontario First Nation election offers lessons in democracy, transparency

Ontario to pay Platinex $5 million in settlement

Campaign delivers winter coats to remote First Nations communities in Northern Ontario

Northern Ontario First Nation devastated by 11-year-old girl's suicide

First Nations sue Ontario over Mining Act’s impact on Indigenous lands

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug Marks Second Anniversary of KIDO Family Law – A Celebration of Inherent Rights and Traditional Family Care

Communities on the Move: More than $2.5M announced for Indigenous-focused projects

Meet the 2025 candidates in the Kiiwetinoong riding

First Nations ownership group acquires a new partner

KI First Nation youth open arms, homes to Canadians

Fort William First Nation relaunches Anishinaabemowin Program

FedNor investing in Indigenous led economic development in the region

Communities on the Move: More than $2.5M announced for Indigenous-focused projects

Four First Nations Agree To Alliance

First Nation chief invites judge who jailed him for dinner

No Ring of Fire mining without consent, First Nations alliance demands

How the election could change who gets a share of resource revenues

Ontario bans mining on huge stretch of land

Power brings equity among 24 First Nation communities

As mining fight escalates, First Nations challenge Ontario’s power

Communities on the Move: More than $2.5M announced for Indigenous-focused projects

First Nations leaders demand to see Ford

The one-sided “accountability” of the Indian Act

Figure 1. Map of Ontario Depicting the Location of Kitchenuhmaykoosib...

Ford inks agreement with First Nation to support roads to Ring of Fire

Northern Ontario First Nation identifies five victims of fatal fire

‘We never surrendered our rights’: Treaty 9 Nations launching $95B lawsuit against Canada, Ontario

Cold temperatures improving winter roads to northern First Nations

First Nation in Ontario name family killed in early morning house fire

Chief Morris on the KI Watershed Declaration

First-degree murder charges laid in fatal K.I. fire that killed 5

Historic First Nations child and family services agreement signed

KI First Nation receives over $42M in funding to 'build new school up to Grade 12'

Five die in northern Ontario First Nation house fire

First Nations 'take a stand together'

No Ring of Fire mining without consent, First Nations alliance demands

Greater food sovereignty aim of new garden project in Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation

New health centre opens in Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation

OPP update homicide investigation at KI First Nation

Adventist Youth Serve Indigenous Communities in Northern Ontario

Six First Nations look to take down Ontario's Mining Act

Platinex Inc. successful in having a motion for an interlocutory injunction to restrain archaeology and exploration activities dismissed

'We are not Oji-Cree': 22 First Nations across Manitoba, Ontario clear the air on distinct identity

Open-minded travellers can experience a week on a remote First Nations reserve

Wataynikaneyap Power energizes two Northern Ontario First Nations communities

First Nations leaders question safety of youth in Thunder Bay

Third World Canada

Ontario First Nation 'reeling' after suicide of 11-year-old girl

Thunder Bay athletes head to North American Indigenous Games

Kevin Dixon: Canadian society has sinned against its Indigenous neighbours — I witnessed it firsthand

Teach for Canada fills recruitment gap for cash-strapped First Nations schools

A canoe expedition with purpose

Few Canadians ever set foot on a First Nations reserve, and that's a problem: exclusive poll

Maxed out electricity supply fuels housing shortage in northern Ontario First Nation

Grand Opening of Aglace Chapman Education Centre in Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) Celebrated

K.I. Police Service amalgamates with OPP

Business monopoly has inflicted economic suffering in northern communities, says chief

First Nations man conducts own dialysis treatments to avoid move to the city

What would it take for Thunder Bay to admit it’s in crisis?

First Nation asks Indigenous Services minister to launch investigation into top bureaucrat's behaviour

Remote First Nation offers one-of-a-kind 'vacation' for Canadians

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug Under COVID-19 State of Emergency

Grading the gap: Teachers leave

'A chance to say goodbye': Community of KI to hold funeral for 5 victims in tragic house fire

First Nations education: Are we still getting it wrong?

Feds approve $42 million for K.I. First Nation high school (2 Photos)

Northern Ontario Indigenous community declares emergency over fire deaths

K.I. First Nation holds grand opening for its new health centre

Several First Nations from Ring of Fire region demand meeting with Premier Doug Ford

Northwestern Ontario First Nation declares state of emergency after fatal house fire

K.I. signs agreement to self-govern child and family services

Canada’s Indian Act and its one-sided “accountability”

A remote Ontario First Nation is taking control of its food

New school grants new opportunities for K.I.

Two community members were found dead on Jan. 1

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation celebrates opening of New health Centre

Empowering Indigenous communities: latest coordination agreements under Bill C-92

Inquest for 2 First Nations men who died in police custody in Thunder Bay, Ont., begins today

Hard-luck aboriginal community to get unusual Royal visit — the first since its treaty was signed in 1929

Incident in Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug Results in the Passing of Two Community Members

COVID-19 in Bearskin Lake First Nation: The story so far

There is no honour in the Crown

Here's how some in northwestern Ontario are reflecting on Treaties Recognition Week

Fatal fire investigation underway in Ontario First Nation as condolences pour in over 'tragic loss'

Staking rush puts northwest Indigenous communities on the defensive

5 victims of tragic house fire in northwestern Ontario First Nation identified

Northern Ontario First Nation vows to use its own laws to control traditional lands

Leaders of northern First Nations rally at Queen's Park against Ontario's mining push

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation declared state of emergency over COVID-19 outbreak

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug opposes federal government's proposal to implement UNDRIP

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug seeks to protect 1.3 million hectares

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug celebrates First Nation-led family law, one of the few in Canada

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug signs trilateral coordination agreement with Canada and Ontario to support First Nations-led child and family services

Homes in four Ontario First Nations have dangerous levels of carbon dioxide, mould

K.I. Warns Platinex against entering their land

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug signs trilateral coordination agreement with Canada and Ontario to support First Nations-led child and family services

Nishnawbe Aski Nation holds emergency meeting in Ottawa amid surge in sudden deaths on First Nations

First Nations 'take a stand together'

Local police partnering with OPP in remote First Nations

Watay celebrates energization of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug and Wapekeka

Watay Power announces energization of two more northern Ontario First Nations

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug and Wapekeka First Nation Energized by Wataynikaneyap Power

Academic Research

The Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug and the struggle for the right to say no

Jailing of KI 6 leaders was deemed a harsh punishment.

No means no: The Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug and the fight for Indigenous resource sovereignty

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation: mining, consultation, reconciliation and law

Witnessing Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug's strength and struggle: The affective education of reconciliation in environmental education

Cultural Placement: My Experience in a Remote Fly-in Indigenous Community in Northern Ontario, Canada

Co-Creating an Adaptation Strategy for the Big Trout Lake Watershed Workshop Summary Report

Cultural Placement: My Experience in a Remote Fly-in Indigenous Community in Northern Ontario, Canada

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