Nibisiing | Nipissing First Nation

The Nipissing First Nation is an Anishinaabe community situated in northeastern Ontario, with a long history of traditional land use and cultural preservation

POPULATION

3,534

Rank #76 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

210.1 KM²

Rank #44 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

07/31/2027

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-08-05 20:13:34 UTC

Name

Nipissing First Nation (ISC Code: 220)

Former Names

Nipissing Band, Garden Village First Nation

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Lowlands

Indigenous Language

Anishinaabemowin

Number of Registered Members

3534

Band Website

http://www.nfn.ca/

Phone Number

(705) 753-2050

Fax Number

(705) 753-0207

Address

36 SEMO ROAD, GARDEN VILLAGE, ON

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

CATHY ANN BELLEFEUILLE

Term Expires

07/31/2027

Number of Council Members

CATHY ANN BELLEFEUILLE

Chief

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YVETTE ALICE MARIE BELLEFEUILLE

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BRIAN COUCHIE

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CLARA PRISCILLA GOULAIS

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JASON DAVID LARONDE

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JOAN ELSIE MCLEOD SHABOGESIC

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ERIC STEVENS

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SAMANTHA ANGELA STEVENS

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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

Labourers’ International Union of North America v Nipissing First Nation

United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 175 v Nipissing First Nation Fur Dressers Inc

Labourers’ International Union of North America v. Nipissing First Nation

Labourers’ International Union of North America v Nipissing First Nation

Nipissing First Nation Agreement Act (Tax Matters), 2012

Grandmothers of the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan and Nipissing First Nation v. Ontario (Natural Resources)

United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 175 v. Nipissing First Nation Fur Dressers Inc.

Labourers’ International Union of North America v. Nipissing First Nation

Couchi v. Nipissing First Nation

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6152
NIPISSING 10
21007.3 Hectares
BETWEEN NORTH BAY AND STURGEON FALLS
[46.28638489999999, -79.43929469999999]

News Coverage Summary

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Media Reports

Nipissing First Nation Anishinaabekwe brings compassionate knowledge and healing in a pandemic world

Book recounts how First Nation had to work through trauma to realize a bright future

How First Nation communities in northwestern Ontario are celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day

CCAB president works year-round to raise profile of Indigenous women and their businesses

Bill 5 is law but the fight against it is far from over say local Indigenous representatives

Residents of Northern Ontario Township Concerned about Proposed Radioactive Material Storage Site

Nipissing First Nation opens new Elder Lodge to keep seniors in community

Supplies for the Soul grows again

Nipissing First Nation Chief calls for MMIWG top commissioner to step down

Natural gas on Jocko Point set to flow to Nipissing First Nation

Nipissing First Nation golfer takes home bronze at the Masters Indigenous Games

North Bay renames beach to Shaabegiizhig Jiibiik in act of reconciliation

Small blessings: Military marks National Indigenous Peoples Day in Ottawa

Regulatory gaps toxic to Aamjiwnaang First Nation

Top quality greens now grown year-round in far North

Nipissing First Nation Youth Chief works to include Indigenous History in all schools

Communities on the Move: Nipissing First Nation touts benefits of partnerships

Nipissing First Nation Anishinaabekwe receives Honourary Degree from Nipissing University

Nipissing First Nation preserves culture through Nishnaabemwin language classes

Communities on the Move: Nipissing First Nation touts benefits of partnerships

Saskatchewan’s Anishinabe Nation Treaty Authority meets in Nipissing for Governance

First Nations fight ‘systemic exclusion’ in Canadian cannabis industry

First Nations warn of conflict if Ontario proceeds with Bill 5 - North Bay News

Successes of Indigenous construction company provided at Niagara Falls conference

NFN hosts Pow Wow to celebrate Summer Solstice

How First Nation communities in northwestern Ontario are celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day

Group from Mexico helps Nipissing First Nation build rainwater harvesting unit

NFL Canada unveils game ball designed by Nipissing First Nation artist

Nipissing First Nation leads rally against Ontario’s Bill 5

NFN hosts Pow Wow to celebrate Summer Solstice

How First Nation communities in northwestern Ontario are celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day

How First Nations communities in northwestern Ontario are celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day

The battle over Ontario's Bill 5 headed to Main Street North Bay on Monday

Strong turnout at rally against Bill 5 in North Bay

Nipissing First Nation leads rally against Ontario’s Bill 5

Nipissing First Nation citizen publishes new book

Artist brings back traditional Indigenous tattooing practices to North Bay, Nipissing

First Nations brothers suing OPP, province after allegedly racist violent arrest

Shawanaga and Nipissing First Nations to hold band elections despite COVID

Local candidates’ roundtable focused on environment and First Nations' issues - North Bay News

Nipissing First Nation elects a new chief

GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: First Nations artist adds flavor to Super Bowl

Local author showcases ‘Warrior Spirit’ of Nipissing First Nation

‘I’m fiercely pro-fur’: Vogue’s Christian Allaire schools readers on Indigenous fashion

Chiefs' 'squabble' over leadership prevents AFN from focusing on real issues: youth leader

“There’s No Excuse”: Christian Allaire on Bringing Indigenous Fashion to the Mainstream

Who will pay for Ontario’s radioactive past?

"I knew working in fashion could be unglamorous, but I was surprised by how much": Vogue writer Christian Allaire on his new memoir

Why I Only Wore Indigenous Designers on My Book Tour

Nipissing First Nation studying production-scale greenhouse idea

Nipissing First Nation starting to see positive change after gaining control of education

Nipissing First Nation joins water resilience project

Fraudulent Anishinaabemowin resources a serious concern

Anishnabek officer offers blunt drug enforcement assessment

Canadian Indigenous-designed NFL football has deep meaning for Buffalo Bills DL Eli Ankou

Member of Nipissing University Board of Governors resigns

Nipissing-Timiskaming candidates talk environment, First Nations' issues

Nipissing First Nation prepares to host Little NHL

NFL Canada unveils Indigenous inspired game ball during lead up to Super Bowl LIX

NFL Canada unveils Indigenous-inspired game ball ahead of Super Bowl LIX

Robinson Huron nations say tariffs ‘do not apply to us’

First Nations, Inuit and Red River Métis call for unity in fight against Indigenous identity fraud

London school board sorry for 'harmful' quiz that stunned Indigenous child

Nipissing First Nation protecting its elders from COVID

Nipissing First Nation to Host Ontario’s Little Native Hockey League Tournament

Hydro One and Nipissing First Nation mark the 30-day countdown to the 2020 Little Native Hockey League tournament, the largest Indigenous hockey tournament in Ontario

Team 5672 First Nation Stem 2024 FIRST Canada highlights

Nipissing First Nations dives into methylmercury at a local-level

Spirit of the Land consideration essential

Ontario chief calls on province to 'erase' six Métis communities

Nipissing partners on new Indigenous primary care team

Bineshii Business Park coming to Nipissing First Nation

The many perspectives of the Lake Nipissing pickerel dispute

Orange Shirt Day a timely event for Nipissing First Nation

Nipissing First Nation Chief determined to have First Nations included as full partners in cannabis industry

Nipissing First Nation hosts Community Wellness Summit

Increase Water Resilience for First Nations in Ontario

Nipissing First Nation ceremonial headdress stolen

How Indigenous Midwives Are Bringing Birthing Back Home

Threats over treaty settlement plans shut down services in Mississauga First Nation

Scott McLeod remains Nipissing First Nation’s Chief

Nipissing First Nation’s election day July 9

Nipissing First Nation actor captivates audience

Increase Water Resilience for First Nations in Ontario

Anishinabek Nation Lands and Resources Forum 2025 Everything is Connected

Nipissing First Nation culture highlighted at new Tim Horton's location

Ontario artist's Super Bowl football design celebrates Indigenous culture

NFL Canada unveils game ball designed by NFN artist

‘This actually happened in our country’: Nipissing First Nation marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

George Couchie named as first Indigenous member of GSPS Spiritual team

Nipissing First Nation Youth plant musical seeds as medicine

Healing After a Century of Discrimination in Canada

Nipissing First Nation coordinating Little N.H.L tournament

The Pathfinders Series Feature: Dwayne Nashkawa

Nipissing University Student Union honours Nipissing First Nation Language Keeper

Indigenous Tourism Ontario partners with the Little Native Hockey League for the 2023 Tournament held in Mississauga, Ontario, hosted by Nipissing First Nation – Anishinabek News

Award-winning Nipissing First Nation youth writer hopes to inspire readers to honour relationships

Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans has a Nipissing First Nation connection

Nipissing First Nation timber bridge recognized for design excellence - North Bay News

Nipissing First Nation champion paddler inspired by son’s gold medals

‘We are celebrating together’ says Nipissing First Nation Chief at local pow-wow

An historic milestone for Anishinaabe Governance

'A dark time': Nipissing First Nation recognizes and remembers the horrors of Canadian residential schools

Canada and Anishinabek First Nations sign historic self-government agreement

Northern Ont. First Nation chief among Indigenous leaders upset with Poilievre’s AFN speech

Plenty to celebrate at the First Peoples’ Centre 35th annual Pow Wow

Nipissing First Nation artist designs game ball for NFL Canada

The NFL commissioned this Indigenous artist to decorate a football with art that showcases his culture

GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: First Nations artist adds flavor to Super Bowl

Nipissing First Nation lights the fires for Wet’suwet’en

NOSM students trained on Nipissing First Nation to be more culturally mindful

Nipissing First Nation Chief says Indigenous languages revitalization is critical

Nipissing First Nation greenhouse sprouts into early success

Non-Indigenous businessman behind Gen7 Fuel has assets frozen by court

New AFN chief looks to turn page with Pierre Poilievre from Harper-era tensions

Nipissing First Nation to develop office building

Ontario recognizes Nipissing First Nation’s Fisheries Law

A spotlight on Economic Development at Nipissing First Nation

North Bay changes beach name to reflect Indigenous history. This is why it matters

Nipissing First Nation school uses culture as a teaching tool

Celebrating the people of Dokis, Nipissing First Nations on National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21

Nipissing First Nation members protest plan to distribute Robinson Huron treaty funds

Two northern Ont. First Nations challenging half billion dollars in legal fees

Nipissing (Nbisiing) First Nation

Indigenous Youth Day strengthens community through hockey

Lake Nipissing candles at the Ziigwan/Spring Handmade Artist Market in Duchesnay

Continued call for the crown to rekindle annuities talks

Indigenous Hub to receive $1.3 million to provide health care to local Indigenous people - North Bay News

Nipissing First Nation elects a new chief

Former longtime NFN chief passes away - North Bay News

NFL Canada unveils Indigenous-inspired game ball ahead of Super Bowl LIX

Former police officer from Nipissing First Nation now teaches people about Indigenous culture and history

Nipissing First Nation summit looks to tackle homelessness, addiction

Nipissing First Nation hosts two-day summit to address homelessness, addiction

Increasing homelessness and addiction issues prompt summit in Nipissing First Nation

Nipissing First Nation artist’s Super Bowl football design celebrates Indigenous culture

Who is an expert in Indigenous history up for debate in Nipissing hunting and fishing trial

5 Anishinabek First Nations in Ontario sign agreement with Ottawa that would allow them to self-govern

Nipissing athletes and Dokis First Nation students meet and learn

Concern, confusion among members as $10B treaty settlement looms

Singing and dancing brings healing and positive energy at the Minweyaang Round Dance

Nipissing First Nation members protest plan to distribute Robinson Huron treaty funds

Annual pow wow welcomes students to higher education in North Bay

Nipissing First Nation Artists painted mural to be viewed during Indigenous Art Gala

Canada and Anishinabek First Nations sign historic self-government agreement

Indigenous knowledge must come first

First Nation Librarians strategize best service despite low funding

Defining First Nation treaty rights is a slippery job

Indigenous communities and Western researchers collaborating to develop innovative treatments

Lawsuit over Indigenous hunting and fishing rights argues treaty should go in the trash

Indigenous economy surging toward $100B, Indigenous leaders say

Frustration, confusion for Ontario First Nations as Ontario issues cannabis permits

Anishinabek circles a traditional yet new way to smooth out the 'injustices of the system'

Constitutional challenge falls apart as North Bay court hears no evidence of Amikwa nation

Indigenous pot shops face crowded market, constitutional questions 5 years since legalization

Multi-billion dollar Robinson Huron settlement likely to be distributed in new year says chief

North Bay and Nipissing First Nation on the road to reconciliation

Anishinaabemowin Language Keeper and teacher precious to culture

'Ceremonial and Sacred' headdress stolen ahead of Little Native Hockey League tournament

'We're moving the yard sticks:' economic opportunities opening up for Indigenous communities

Proud Indigenous mentor in the Canadian Armed Forces

Babies arriving into world on Nipissing First Nation

Indigenous Interprofessional Primary Care Team to offer traditional programs to support First Nations

Robinson-Huron Treaty First Nations demand Ottawa, Ontario stop land claim talks that impact their rights

Nipissing First Nation promotes commercial development

Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day during COVID-19

New research shows online voting could be transformative for Indigenous communities

Nipissing Warriors story to be told at Hockey Hall of Fame

McLeod easily re-elected as Chief of Nipissing First Nation

Raising the Nipissing First Nation Flag—soon once and for all

‘It’s about the fish, the lake, and our environment’ says Nipissing First Nation Chief

Aboriginal rights vs conservation: Lake Nipissing

Ontario's largest Indigenous hockey tournament gets underway in Mississauga

'It's about educating everybody': Nipissing First Nation on residential school history

Nipissing First Nation artist to see his designs in upcoming eyewear collection

Rise of new groups declaring Indigeneity complicates First Nations’ work to claim lands

'Archaic' government rules restricting Indigenous communities' control over elections: study

Nipissing First Nation celebrates first harvest from state-of-the-art greenhouses

Bineshii Business Park coming to Nipissing First Nation

'Illegal assault' on First Nations brothers by police caught on video was racist, lawsuit alleges

Indigenous learners face more challenges with virtual learning, says report

Nipissing First Nation Chief says Indigenous languages revitalization is critical

Indigenous Leaders: Tabatha Bull named among Canada’s most powerful women

Garden River First Nation launches new lawsuit against Ontario and Canada

Anishinaabe fashion writer says his mother inspired his love of culture, and couture

Ontario First Nations chiefs protest federal Métis self-government bill

Special northern Ont. First Nation headdress, stolen vehicle found

What is the Métis Nation of Ontario — and why is it so controversial?

Indigenous fishing rights at the heart of Lake Nipissing conflict

Nipissing First Nation artist takes to the stage for arts sake

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

An interview with Nipissing First Nation Chief Scott McLeod on the upcoming federal election

Nipissing First Nation greenhouse sprouts into early success

Ground breaks for first-ever Tim Hortons build in Nipissing First Nation

Kill the bill, say First Nations as they unite in opposition to Métis self-governance legislation

'Canada has a lot of unpaid bills': $10B settlement reached in landmark First Nation treaty case

Nipissing First Nation hopes fourth attempt to host prestigious tournament the charm

Nipissing First Nation passes first Ontario Aboriginal constitution

‘It’s been a rough 24 hours:’ Nipissing First Nation Chief’s sacred headdress stolen along with vehicle

Nipissing First Nation chief's ceremonial headdress stolen in Mississauga

Indigenous sustainability protects Lake Nipissing

Sovereignty a motivator for Nipissing First Nation venture Nbisiing Power

'A dark time': Nipissing First Nation recognizes and remembers the horrors of Canadian residential schools

New agreement lets 5 Ontario First Nations make their own decisions

Nipissing First Nation strongly connected to their lake

Nipissing First Nation officials unsettled by tour of North Bay’s new plastics factory

Healing through the drums at the Nipissing First Nation’s 35th Traditional Pow Wow

Nipissing First Nation chief gets stolen ceremonial headdress back

Nipissing First Nation launches Nbisiing Power

Anishinabek Nation hosts its 2nd Annual Diabetes Conference

Nipissing First Nation is fighting invasive plants with traditional food

My Indigenous Aunties Taught Me to Champion Our Culture Through Style

Cultural teachings for children in Kelsey Borgford’s, What’s in a Bead?

New children’s book inspired by the art of beading

Young Nipissing First Nation actor spreads his wings in Little Bird TV show

Authority of governments over Indigenous hunting and fishing questioned at North Bay trial

Hundreds in step for Every Child Matters Walk on Orange Shirt Day

Bob Goulais

Metis Nation of Ontario singled out at Indigenous 'identity fraud' summit

Savages, scalps and stereotypes: I combed through the Star’s historical Indigenous coverage

How a cabin fuelled a court action over Ontario Métis harvesting rights

Where to celebrate First Nations, Inuit and Métis culture in south Ontario during National Indigenous History Month

NFN chief McLeod calls on province to 'erase' six Métis communities

Indigenous Identity Fraud Summit solidifies Ontario First Nations/Red River Métis partnership to battle Bill C-53

Feds announce $1M for North Bay Indigenous organization

Nipissing First Nation members call on chief to be open and transparent

Three local Indigenous organizations get $800,000 in government funding

Exploring Dokis First Nation’s repatriation project

NIPISSING UNIVERSITY Nipissing mourns passing of Dr. Marianna Couchie

Ontario chiefs laud Sask. Métis leaders for leaving national organization over identity dispute

First Nations, Inuit and Red River Métis call for unity in fight against Indigenous identity fraud

Honouring the spirit of languages

Alarmed residents demand halt to radioactive waste storage plan - North Bay News

Strengthening self-governance, Anishinabek-led education

Lack of consultation sparks worry over niobium tailings shipments

Collective or individual? The key question behind distributing $10B Robinson Huron Treaty settlement

Cathy Bellefeuille elected new Chief of NFN

'We both want a healthy lake,' tensions ease over Lake Nipissing fishing

Two northern Ont. First Nations challenging half billion dollars in legal fees

$600,000 to Antoine First Nation for culturally sensitive facility

Nipissing First Nation Anishinaabekwe archaeologist wins Governor General Innovation Award

The Indigenous neighbours you didn't know you had

Settlement funds causes rift in Nipissing First Nation

Northern Ont. First Nation chief among Indigenous leaders upset with Poilievre’s AFN speech

Nipissing First Nation chief calls on Nickel Belt MP to remove Indigenous claim from his resumé

Dokis and Nipissing First Nations in circle for stewardship of the Lake Nipissing Beaded Map

Greens grow amidst cold and snow in Nipissing First Nation

Why I Chose a Native American Designer for the 2024 Met Gala

Renowned USask researcher named Canadian Academy of Health Sciences fellow

Nipissing First Nation elects a new chief

Business leader bursting with pride opening Tim Hortons in Nipissing First Nation

'Canada ignored the truth for so long.' Nipissing First Nation marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Nipissing First Nation grows fresh food all year

Some Nipissing First Nation members not happy with plans for Robinson Huron Treaty settlement funds

Constructing a wetland in Nipissing First Nation to support vital plant species

Academic Research

Beading relations: Reimagining, remapping, and remembering through The Lake Nipissing Beading Project

Chasing paper: Forms over function in First Nation administration

The Impact of Digital Technology on First Nations Participation and Governance in Ontario

Bringing the Tools of Success to the Indigenous Community in the Time of Covid

Evaluating co-management of Lake Nipissing's fisheries

Generational perspectives on community knowledge transfer in Nipissing First Nation

Locked down but no where to go: analyzing homelessness in the District of Nipissing, Ontario, Canada before, at the onset, and during the Covid-19 pandemic (2018 …

Belonging to Lake Nipissing: Knowledge, governance, and human-fish relations

The ethics of Zaagidwin: Relational storytelling and story listening on Nbisiing Nishnaabeg Territory

Maada'oonidiwag gete-dibaajimowen (''sharing old stories''): reflections on a place-based reparatory research partnership in Nbisiing Anishinaabeg Territory

Locked down but no where to go: analyzing homelessness in the District of Nipissing, Ontario, Canada before, at the onset, and during the Covid-19 pandemic (2018 …

Race, Indigenous knowledge, and a relational alternative in fisheries policy research

New Approaches to First Nation Infrastructure Development–The Nipissing First Nation Experience

Generational perspectives on community knowledge transfer in Nipissing First Nation

Anishinabek First Nations Relations with Police and Enforcement Agencies

Exploring wellness and Wiidooktaadyang (we are helping one another) in Nipissing First Nation

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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