Ozhiski | Cat Lake First Nation

Cat Lake First Nation is an Oji-Cree community situated in a remote area of Northwestern Ontario, known for its traditional lifestyle and connection to the land

POPULATION

828

Rank #371 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

17.7 KM²

Rank #347 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

05/30/2026

Term Expiration

Conflict Score

Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-10-25 17:56:07 UTC

Name

Cat Lake (ISC Code: 216)

Former Names

Ozhiski Lake

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Subarctic

Indigenous Language

Oji-Cree

Number of Registered Members

828

Band Website

https://www.catlakefirstnation.com/

Phone Number

(807) 347-2100

Fax Number

(807) 347-2116

Address

PO BOX 81, CAT LAKE, ON

General Email

Not Available

Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

RUSSELL WESLEY

Term Expires

05/30/2026

Number of Council Members

RUSSELL WESLEY

Chief

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IRENE GRAY-OOMBASH

Councillor

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GORDINA OOMBASH

Councillor

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MATHEW KEEWAYKAPOW

Deputy Chief

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ABRAHAM KEESICKQUAYASH

Head Councillor

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

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2012 - Cat Lake20122013.pdf

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Band Council Remuneration

2024 - Report Not Available

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2022 - Report Not Available

2021 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

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2014 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2013 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

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

Cat Lake First Nation v. First Mining Gold Corporation et al

Cat Lake First Nation o/a Cat Lake Band Office v Randall Wesley

Windsun Energy Corp. v. Cat Lake First Nation

Cat Lake First Nation v. First Mining Gold Corporation

Cat Lake First Nation o/a Cat Lake Band Office v Randall Wesley

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6332
CAT LAKE 63C
1771.0 Hectares
ON/SUR N/N END/L'EXTREMITE OF/DE CAT LAKE
[51.7378389, -91.8247973]

Media Reports

Canada’s melting ice roads leave First Nations stranded, sparking fights over mining and road funding

Elections Canada report finds failures denied First Nations voting rights

They need new homes, roads and schools. But Indigenous communities across Canada 'can’t catch up' thanks to staggering $349B infrastructure gap

Ottawa spending nearly $3M in Cat Lake First Nation for temporary nursing station after fire

Portage Route Traditional Rights of Way Initiative

OPP investigating death of First Nation mother found in hotel room

Cat Lake First Nation's Housing Emergency Demands Government Action

O’Regan says Cat Lake housing money will not be spent on consultant fee

Extreme wildfire season strains Ontario’s firefighting resources

'Just trying to keep him down': Police officers explain why they stepped on First Nations man's back

'Beggars in our own land': Canada's First Nation housing crisis

Canada's indigenous communities in northern Ontario face climate-driven cultural collapse

Video shows police beating, restraining First Nations man who died minutes later

Industry and indigenous communities let the sun in on the shared problem of diesel

Milestone revenue marks inequitable impact for First Nations communities

Elections Canada report finds failures denied First Nations voters right to vote

First Mining Gold Signs Process Agreement with First Nations, Advancing Anishinaabe-Led Impact Assessment at Springpole

Cat Lake First Nations’ dogs find homes through Mount Forest agency

Update – Housing Crisis in Cat Lake Nears End

Over 2,000 people expected to evacuate from northwestern Ontario First Nations due to wildfires

Cat Lake First Nation considering evacuation one month after declaring housing and health crisis

Health emergency in Cat Lake First Nation

Sault Ste. Marie to host 100 fire evacuees from North Spirit Lake First Nation

Two First Nations sign Ring of Fire agreement as another launches court battle

WA cat laws: Roaming cats kill 47 million native Perth animals a year. These crusaders want that to end

Wildfire evacuees, some far from home and sleeping in cots, get community and volunteer supports

New forest fires in northwestern Ontario hit single-day high amid evacuations

Cat Lake First Nation Members Launch Walk to Raise Awareness of Cancer Impacts in Remote First Nations

As 2 dozen wildfires burn across northwestern Ontario, 4 First Nations still under evacuation

Vulnerable evacuees from North Spirit Lake getting settled in Sault Ste Marie

Ice roads are a lifeline for First Nations. As Canada warms, they’re disappearing.

Wildfires prompt air quality statements across northwestern Ontario as evacuations continue

High food costs mean poor health: SLFNA

Northwest mine developer settles dispute with First Nation neighbour

The 2025 federal candidates in brief: Kenora—Kiiwetinoong riding

'We will protect our land': Grassy Narrows First Nation taking Ontario to court over mining consultation

Canada’s indigenous communities in northern Ontario face climate-driven cultural collapse

Seven Fallen Feathers: The story Tanya Talaga had to tell

As Elections Canada looks into First Nation voting errors in Ontario, pressure heats up to get answers

Canada’s melting ice roads leave First Nations stranded, sparking fights over mining and road funding

'Love is the path, Run Free': Children in Cat Lake First Nation release music video about love, family

Ice roads are a lifeline for First Nations. As Canada warms, they’re disappearing.

Some First Nations in Kiiwetinoong have no voting locations yet

First Nations children send letter to addicted parents

Death of First Nations man handcuffed and stepped on by police was accidental, inquest says

Federal government, Cat Lake sign $12.8M agreement

How the climate crisis threatens Indigenous traditions in Canada: ‘It’s not the way it used to be’

NAPS first Indigenous police service to opt into provincial legislation

New research explores impact of Ring of Fire mining on First Nations in northern Ontario

Cat Lake forced to take legal action when Ontario granted permit to build road through territory

FIRST MINING SIGNS PROCESS AGREEMENT WITH CAT LAKE FIRST NATION AND LAC SEUL FIRST NATION SUPPORTING ANISHINAABE-LED IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Hockey gear welcomed in Cat Lake

Thunder Bay to host Cat Lake First Nation evacuees

Pickle Lake gold explorer cuts exploration deal with Indigenous community

‘The ice is not freezing as it should’: supply roads to Canada’s Indigenous communities under threat from climate crisis

No commitment to visits by PM Trudeau to 2 northern Ontario First Nations

Ring of Fire roads inch closer as four First Nations sign deals with Ontario

Thunder Bay to host Cat Lake First Nation evacuees

Thunder Bay to host up to 80 Cat Lake First Nation evacuees

Ontario Announces Forest Biomass Program Funding Recipients

Northern Ontario First Nations call for help amid mental health crisis

Cat Lake and Slate Falls First Nations community based land use plan

Statement - Minister of Indigenous Services and Cat Lake First Nation sign final Memorandum of Agreement to address housing and health challenges

Voters in three First Nations denied right to vote in 2021 federal election, Elections Canada report finds

Cat Lake reaches deal with Ottawa to start improving housing situation

Chief of Cat Lake says Indigenous Services minister O’Regan needs to see crisis first hand

Cat Lake First Nation declares state of emergency after nursing station destroyed in fire

Canada to help some Cat Lake residents facing housing and health crises

OP-ED: Indigenous reparations, underdevelopment, and dysfunction need rethinking

Musselwhite Mine - Ontario

Death of First Nations man beaten, restrained by police ruled “accidental”

Cat Lake First Nation shows opposition to premier and proposed gold mine

'Horrified' First Nation chief asks for change in venue for inquest

Cat Lake First Nation Walkers Complete Cancer Awareness Walk

Injunction pauses road to gold in northern Ontario

Cat Lake First Nation gets $75,000 grant to improve children's mental health

December 2018: More progress on long-term drinking water advisories on public systems on reserve

FIRST MINING SIGNS PROCESS AGREEMENT WITH CAT LAKE FIRST NATION AND LAC SEUL FIRST NATION SUPPORTING ANISHINAABE-LED IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Ring of Fire - Indigenous, municipal and business representatives support Federal Regional Impact Assessment of all access routes

Remains found near residential school are 'non-human'

Assam: Rare and elusive Asiatic Golden Cat makes a comeback in Manas National Park

Communities step in to save Chilika Lake’s elusive mascot

Cat Lake First Nation in northern Ontario declares state of emergency over housing

Northern Ontario Indigenous Communities Weather Update December 4-6 2024

Indigenous-led economic development projects get federal funding boost

Weather Outlook for Northern Ontario Indigenous Communities: November 29-December 1 2024

Judge pauses road construction for Springpole mine project

First Mining Gold’s Springpole project reaches regulatory milestone

Feds promise $10 million for housing for troubled Cat Lake First Nation

Game on! Cat Lake First Nation receives 2 dozen bags of hockey gear

Indigenous Services minister will meet with Cat Lake chief to discuss housing crisis

Tanya Talaga: Cat Lake First Nation suffers as Ottawa and Ontario dither

NAPS and province announce historic agreement

Goal scored for Cat Lake First Nation

Two First Nations sign Ring of Fire agreement as another launches court battle

Feds promise $10 million for housing for benighted Cat Lake First Nation

Cat Lake First Nation Eyes Forestry Opportunities

Thunder Bay police ruled out foul play in Jordan Wabasse’s death 2 days before receiving tip suggesting murder

New Canadian Ranger Patrols Open in Cat Lake and Pikangikum

Elections Canada investigating ‘voter suppression’ in First Nation communities in northern Ontario

Comprehensive Weather Report for Northern Ontario Indigenous Communities for November 16–18, 2024

First Nation looks to self-govern after budget fails to address housing crisis

Mould causing housing crisis for First Nations across Canada: NDP

Northern Ontario First Nations Community Weather Outlook for December 14 to 18

Feds promise $10 million for housing for troubled Cat Lake First Nation

November 20, 2024: Comprehensive Weather Report for Northern Ontario Indigenous Communities

Elections Canada apologizes to Ontario First Nations voters unable to cast ballots

Ottawa signs funding deal to help relieve housing crisis at Cat Lake First Nation

Cat Lake First Nation's Housing Emergency Demands Government Action

Consultant says First Nation will pay him $1.28-million for obtaining federal housing dollars

Update on Cat Lake Double Homicide

Death of First Nations man handcuffed and stepped on by police was accidental, inquest says

First Nation chief wants police held to account in death of man pinned face down in handcuffs

Deadly force, neglect kills dozens of Indigenous people in Ontario's justice system

Canada and Cat Lake First Nation Sign Interim Framework Agreement

New pilot program promises to revolutionize diagnostic healthcare in the remote North, but will Ottawa pay?

Cat Lake First Nation walkers protest lack of cancer care

Peace, order and bad education: How Canada is failing remote First Nation students in northern Ontario

Ministers urge mining companies to 'seize' the moment as First Nation challenges mount

2 police officers step on handcuffed man's back as doctor watches at First Nation nursing station

6 First Nations challenge Ontario's Mining Act, a month after similar legal action by Grassy Narrows

Junior A squad from northern Ontario runs hockey camps for Indigenous youth

Save the Children Canada and GSK Address Mental Health Concerns of Children Affected by Cat Lake Crisis in Northern Ontario

Cat Lake First Nation in northern Ontario declares state of emergency over housing

‘We’re not bluffing’: Ontario First Nation urges Trudeau, O’Regan to witness housing crisis

This 1,800-km transmission line brings clean, reliable power to 24 remote First Nations — who also own most of it

Elections Canada investigating lack of voting access in some Indigenous communities

‘When is help coming?’: Cat Lake First Nation considers evacuation 1 month after declaring crisis

Federal government, Cat Lake First Nation reach agreement to repair, replace substandard housing

‘I think I’m going to die’: Cat Lake awaits reprieve from mould

Cat Lake leaders consider evacuating community over housing crisis

Consultant says he's owed $1.2M for helping First Nation obtain emergency housing cash from Ottawa

Minister 'deeply disturbed' by consultant's claim to $1.3M in housing deal with First Nation

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

Cat Lake First Nation Chief unveils symbolic button at Chiefs of Ontario Conference

Ontario MP urges 'immediate steps' be taken in housing condition 'crisis' in Cat Lake

Cat Lake First Nation And PRT Growing Services Launch Forestry Partnership

Northern Ontario First Nations call for help amid mental health crisis

Cat Lake First Nation Chief unveils symbolic button at Chiefs of Ontario Conference

Cat Lake First Nation woman, 48, dies amid housing and health crisis

Winter road time could be short for some First Nations

Pickle Lake gold explorer cuts exploration deal with Indigenous community

Post-fire progress in Cat Lake

'Nothing has been done' to save remote First Nation from mould, leaders complain

Rez dogs – and cats – find friends in ‘reservation vet’ program

It’s time to stop playing cat-and-mouse with categorization of Green Lake’s native Arctic charr

Widespread mould causing 'health disaster' in remote First Nation, MP says

Cat Lake First Nation crisis spotlights health-care struggles of remote communities

Cat Lake First Nation is ready to take on Doug Ford’s government over unsustainable mining development

‘Revolving door of teachers’ hurts everyone at First Nation schools

For Cat Lake students, graduation is a small miracle

Climate change threatens northern Ontario's winter road system — so what can be done about it?

Band office, home destroyed in North Spirit Lake in latest First Nations fires in northwestern Ontario

Indigenous Services Canada responds to recent house fires in remote northern Ontario First Nations

Cat Lake First Nation declares state of emergency after nursing station destroyed in fire

Thunder Bay Prepares to Welcome Evacuees from Cat Lake First Nation Following Nursing Station Fire

New gold mine closer to reality, CEO says

Ontario First Nations sue federal government over fire protection services funding

They need new homes, roads and schools. But Indigenous communities across Canada ‘can’t catch up’ thanks to staggering $349B infrastructure gap

Ontario First Nations want a year-long pause on mining claims. Will the Ford government listen?

Still in crisis, Cat Lake First Nation awaits temporary replacement for nursing station razed by fire

Cat Lake First Nation Partners with PRT Growing Services to Foster Sustainable Growth

Cat Lake was ‘forced into the courtroom’

Two First Nations sign Ring of Fire agreement as another launches court battle

Legal battle looms amid Cat Lake Nation, First Mining road dispute in Ontario

Cat Lake First Nation and Lac Seul First Nation Sign Agreement with First Mining Gold Corp

Cat Lake forced to take legal action when Ontario granted permit to build road through territory

Demanding a proper say, Cat Lake First Nation's injunction pauses First Mining Gold's road work for project

Northwest First Nation not sold on open-pit mining project

First Nations and mining firm ink agreement

Indigenous-led impact assessment initiative for Springpole

Academic Research

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

Stronger together: First Nations community/municipality collaborations

Viewpoints of Native People on education: Problems and priorities of schooling in Cat Lake, Ontario

Is cat hunting by Indigenous tracking experts an effective way to reduce cat impacts on threatened species?

Fish-hood: Environmental assessment, critical Indigenous studies, and posthumanism at Fish Lake (Teztan Biny), Tsilhqot'in territory

Publishing Experiences for Indigenous Authors and Authors of Colour in Canada: A visual story featuring cats!

… . Cat Morgan is currently working on her Master of Arts thesis at the University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom, with her research based on the Lake …

Seven fallen feathers: Racism, death, and hard truths in a northern city

Resurging through Kishiichiwan: The spatial politics of Indigenous water relations

Use of edible forest plants among indigenous ethnic minorities in Cat Tien Biosphere Reserve, Vietnam

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

Seven fallen feathers: Racism, death, and hard truths in a northern city

Indigenous fishing gears in Suraha Lake, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, India

Miracle on Opap Lake

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

Seven fallen feathers: Racism, death, and hard truths in a northern city

The hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum: An emerging public health risk in Australian tropical rainforests and Indigenous communities

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

Seven fallen feathers: Racism, death, and hard truths in a northern city

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

Seven fallen feathers: Racism, death, and hard truths in a northern city

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

Seven fallen feathers: Racism, death, and hard truths in a northern city

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

Seven fallen feathers: Racism, death, and hard truths in a northern city

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

Seven fallen feathers: Racism, death, and hard truths in a northern city

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

Seven fallen feathers: Racism, death, and hard truths in a northern city

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

Seven fallen feathers: Racism, death, and hard truths in a northern city

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

Seven fallen feathers: Racism, death, and hard truths in a northern city

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

Wendigo Psychosis: From Colonial Fabrication to Popular Culture Appropriations and Indigenous Reclamations

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

community with trunk and cat'

Use of edible forest plants among indigenous ethnic minorities in Cat Tien Biosphere Reserve, Vietnam

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

Seven fallen feathers: Racism, death, and hard truths in a northern city

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

Seven fallen feathers: Racism, death, and hard truths in a northern city

Wówayupike: Relational Practices Between Art, Land, and Culture

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Development of an effective and sustainable cat litter system from indigenous micro organisms and local lake sand

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

Resurging through Kishiichiwan: The spatial politics of Indigenous water relations

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

Managing feral cats through an adaptive framework in an arid landscape

Seven fallen feathers: Racism, death, and hard truths in a northern city

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

Seven fallen feathers: Racism, death, and hard truths in a northern city

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

Rivers of memory, lakes of survival: indigenous water traditions and the Anishinaabeg nation

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

community with trunk and cat'

CRITICaL nEuROPHILOSOPHy, IndIGEnOuS wISdOm and THE CaT-fawn COnnECTIOn

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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