mis-suh-NAY-bee | Missanabie Cree First Nation

The Missanabie Cree First Nation is an Algonquian-speaking Indigenous community with historical connections to northeastern Ontario's boreal forest and lake regions.

POPULATION

649

Rank #431 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

38.9 KM²

Rank #251 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

08/18/2028

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-10-30 04:11:52 UTC

Name

Missanabie Cree (ISC Code: 223)

Former Names

Missanabie Band, Lake Superior Band

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Subarctic

Indigenous Language

Cree (N-dialect)

Number of Registered Members

649

Band Website

https://www.missanabiecreefn.com/

Phone Number

(705) 254-2702

Fax Number

(705) 254-3292

Address

174B HWY 17B, GARDEN RIVER, ON

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

JASON FRANCIS GAUTHIER

Term Expires

08/18/2028

Number of Council Members

JASON FRANCIS GAUTHIER

Chief

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LESLIE KENNETH NOLAN

Councillor

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JO ANN PEZZO

Councillor

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SHERRI LYNN BLACK

Councillor

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MICHAEL CHARLES PATRICK FLETCHER

Councillor

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KIM BLAINE RAINVILLE

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

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Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 10099
MISSANABIE CREE FIRST NATION
3892.3 Hectares

[46.50916669999999, -84.32960709999999]

Media Reports

'Sending a quilt is like sending a hug': Missanabie Cree First Nation woman's project supporting residential school survivors (8 photos)

Indigenous Leaders: Coalition seeking to lead proposed transmission line project

Indigenous Lands Symposium slated for February 2026

Media Advisory – Positive collaboration between First Nations and the mining sector

In Moose Factory, water is complicated

Wildfire evacuees from 2 Ontario First Nations to shelter in Toronto, Barrie

Indigenous Lands Symposium slated for February 2026

Indigenous-led private credit fund Keewaywin secures backing to build affordable housing

EllisDon Partners with Missanabie Cree First Nation for First Housing Now Indigenous-Led Site for Indigenous Seniors

Treaty 9 First Nations To File Claim Against Canada and Ontario Seeking Co-Jurisdiction Over Treaty 9 Lands

THE CANADA DESK – Indigenous-led private credit fund Keewaywin secures backing to build affordable housing

Ontario Pursuing New Hydroelectric Stations in Northern Ontario

Cree Word of the Day: Hello

Northern Ontario First Nations create DIY housing kits to tackle housing crisis

Cree artist shares beadwork and moose hide craftsmanship

Moose Cree First Nation to Adopt Drone Delivery System

Endangered lake sturgeon thrives in Moose Cree First Nation

Moose Cree war hero commemorated in home town

Indigenous communities across Canada receive funding for food security projects

Kashechewan First Nation evacuees arriving in Barrie this week

Chief Gauthier wins re-election in Missanabie Cree First Nation

Ontario Pursuing New Hydroelectric Stations in Northern Ontario

'Not the way we were taught': Moose calf killed in violent video shared online

Indigenous youth protest contentious mining law

Jason Gauthier re-elected as Missanabie Cree First Nation Chief - Sault Ste. Marie News

EllisDon, Missanabie Cree First Nation to build Toronto Indigenous housing facility

Bill 5 is no shortcut: Ontario ‘cannot be trusted,’ says Moose Cree First Nation chief

Retired Astorville vet helps provide veterinary care in Moose Cree First Nation

Moose Cree blast Quebec Crees over ‘colonial tactics,’ greed behind Ontario title claim

Missanabie Cree First Nation begins training for First Nations emergency management teams

First Indigenous-led city housing project will support needs of elders in Toronto, chief says

First Indigenous-led housing project in Toronto will support needs of elders, chief says

Missanabie Cree First Nation to celebrate gaining reserve status

Missanabie Cree First Nation breaks ground on 192-bed long-term care home (3 photos)

'Not the way we were taught': Moose calf killed in violent video shared online

Indigenous Land Symposium to be held in Sault Ste. Marie February 2025

'Not the way we were taught': Moose calf killed in violent video shared online

In First Nations like mine, the water crisis never really ends

Indigenous groups taking lead on emergency training

First Nations seeking judicial review of decision to deny environmental assessment to forestry plan

Indigenous community takes the lead on affordable housing for Indigenous elders and seniors

Moose Cree Relies on Water Taxi Access

How Moose Cree First Nation and Moosonee quelled a COVID-19 outbreak

Missanabie Cree FN – Development Partner for Housing Now Indigenous-led site for Indigenous seniors in Toronto

Missanabie Cree to aid investigation of unmarked residential school burials

Missanabie Cree First Nation partners with Toronto on Housing Now Indigenous-led site

Battle brewing over niobium mine bid in northern Ontario

First Nation in Ontario using drones to help lower costs, create jobs

Missanabie Cree First Nation, EllisDon team to build new housing project in Toronto

Three First Nations file suit against Ford government over lack of consultation on forestry

'Tough decision' as Moose Cree First Nation decides to not build Wetum Road

Ontario Court of Appeal upholds entitlement of Missanabie Cree First Nation to reserve lands

Algoma passenger rail line gets funds for business plan

Moose Cree opens office in Timmins

Missanabie Cree First Nation pitches new business plan for former Algoma Central Railway route

Sault-based investigative team helping in search for missing Barrie woman

Moose Cree student named mining trailblazer

Lawrence Martin elected Mushkegowuk Grand Chief

Remote northern Ontario First Nation to begin getting drone delivery

Indigenous company trains First Nations for when disaster strikes

First Nation community steps up to help build drug detox centre in Sault Ste. Marie

Missanabie Cree makes joint venture arrangements

Missanabie Cree First Nation settles land claim with federal goverment

Würth Canada and Missanabie Cree First Nation sign joint venture agreement

Indian Day School survivor suggests reaching out for healing to begin

Northeast Cree team up with international mine builder

First Nations say they paid a heavy price when the Tories scrapped renewable-energy projects

'Quilts for Survivors' project in Timmins inspires global support

North shore First Nations want in on Sault-to-Sudbury power line development

Missanabie Cree First Nation reaches land claims settlement with federal government

Missanabie Cree First Nation gets into the helicopter business

Kapuskasing open house answering questions about evacuations

Missanabie Cree First Nation cuts ribbon on new band office at former Royal Bank location

Indigenous Lands Symposium slated for February in Sault Ste. Marie

In Treaty 9 territories, conservation is at the heart of a birchbark canoe build

How an Ontario First Nation is taking an Indigenous-led response in times of crisis

Time for reconciliation, says new Moose Cree chief

Covering centuries, decades in the making: new book details the history of Moose Cree

Court date set for 3 First Nations challenging Gordon Cosens forest management plan

Indigenous-led housing project laying the foundation for affordable living in South Eglinton-Davisville

Kashechewan First Nation preparing for mass evacuation amid flood threat

Missanabie Cree hosts fundraiser for youth hockey team

Homebuilding solution lands Indigenous organization $3M in support

Omushkegowuk Walkers: A Moose Cree perspective

Northern College and Richmont Mines hold graduation for mining program

Attawapiskat walkers: A Moose Cree community perspective

'They rediscover themselves'— northern Ontario First Nations turn to land-based addiction treatment

Moose Cree member shares history of Treaty 9

Learn to speak Moose Cree with this free app

Creemore arts fest partners with Moose Cree Nation for performances, events

Moose Cree war hero commemorated in home town

Miscommunication over northern Ont. First Nation fire evacuation

Book tells stories of people of the Moose River Basin

Tragically Hip tribute band from Moose Factory translates lyrics into Cree

Three northern Ontario First Nations taking legal action against province over boreal forest

Indigenous company trains First Nations for when disaster strikes

Ontario Partnering with Moose Cree First Nation to Reopen Tidewater Provincial Park

NioBay Metals continues its quest to start Niobium mine in Moose Cree traditional territory

Moose Cree First Nation Passes Community Protection By-Law

Group of Moose Cree First Nation councillors resign, triggering election

Drones taking to the skies in Moose Cree First Nation

Polar bears tranquilized, transported by air from Moose Cree First Nation

Moose Cree First Nation signs deal for deliveries by drone from Moosonee

Former Moose Cree First Nation councillor explains mass resignation

Sixties Scoop survivors feel close connection to heritage at Moose Cree gathering

James Bay Cree First Nation looks to banish drug dealers and alcohol bootleggers

Würth Canada and Missanabie Cree First Nation sign joint venture agreement

Missanabie Cree First Nation reaches land claims settlement with federal government

Northeast Cree team up with international mine builder

Moose Cree First Nation withdraws legal obstacle for NioBay exploration

Moose Cree First Nation’s Stan Kapashesit Joins Drone Delivery Canada’s Advisory Board

Moose Cree First Nation shows there's always room to grow

Evacuation underway in Kashechewan, Ont., due to spring flooding of Albany River

S01 E50 - How one First Nation made its mark in the Little NHL

Moose Cree First Nation hopes to finally work with Ontario government to save watershed

Moose Cree First Nation elder celebrates her 100th birthday with music, dance and cake

Moose Cree First Nation gets $100,000 for food co-op feasibility study

Nation without a community sends youth to compete in Little NHL

Moose Cree in Context

Canada Moose Cree First Nation to get drone deliveries

Missanabie Cree First Nation Signs Seven Joint Ventures

Missanabie Cree First Nation and Canadian government announce land settlement

Missanabie Cree First Nation chief optimistic about resuming northern rail service

'We do belong to the land': Missanabie Cree First Nation inching closer to establishing reserve

Moose Cree First Nation sending record number of players to Little NHL

Pimicikamak Cree Nation asks court to cancel moose hunting licences in territory amid population 'crisis'

Photos: In celebration of Indigenous Peoples

Moose Cree First Nation signs ground-breaking RPAS technical skills training agreement with Volatus Aerospace

Moose Cree First Nation

Homebuilding solution lands Indigenous organization $3M in support

Indigenous Participation in F orest Management:

Dueling First Nations groups in northern Ontario want in on transmission line build

New life for former federal building

Meet prestigious graduate scholar Nicholas Palaschuk

Resubmission Boosts Affordable Housing Proposal for Indigenous Seniors

The Year Ahead: Climate in 2024

Missanabie Cree settles land claim

EllisDon partners for the first Housing Now Indigenous-led site in Toronto

A former cop and a former crown prosecutor — both Cree — on how to fix Canada's justice system

Three northern Ontario First Nations taking legal action against province over boreal forest

Würth Canada and Missanabie Cree First Nation sign joint venture agreement

Indigenous Leaders: Tracee Smith's on a mission to tackle the Indigenous housing crisis

Local junior hockey team take action to strengthen ties with Indigenous communities

First Nations team up to build transmission line from Wawa to Porcupine

4 northern Ontario First Nations form coalition to bid on new power line

First Nations-led railroad would be first of its kind in Ontario

First Ever Indigenous-led Housing Development for Seniors under ‘Housing Now’ Initiative

Second group of First Nations bids to build and operate northeastern Ontario power line

Three First Nations have filed for legal action against Ontario over boreal forests

Indigenous Leaders: Coalition seeking to lead proposed transmission line project

Missanabie Cree First Nation and Lafarge Sign Community Development Service Agreement

Ontario First Nation looks to put 'horsepower' behind residential school investigations

3 northern First Nations take Ontario to court over environmental protection, treaty rights

Missanabie Cree First Nation gets reserve status

Nation without a community sends youth to compete in Little NHL

Missanabie Cree First Nation to put $150M settlement into trust for community's future

Missanabie Cree Nation receives settlement on a 100 year old land claim

Missanabie Cree First Nation begins training for First Nations emergency management teams

Missanabie Cree to develop 192-bed long-term care facility in Sault Ste. Marie

PARTNERSHIP: Cementation, Missanabie Cree ink deal

Wahkohtowin Development: Creating an Indigenous Conservation Economy

Toronto's first Indigenous-led affordable housing project in South Eglinton-Davisville

Thunder Bay's 1st First Nations mail carrier a man of many hats

Pursuing mining initiatives in Indigenous communities requires balance

Affordable Indigenous Seniors Housing Project Advances in Davisville

Kashechewan taking new path for evacuations

$50M Indigenous-led evacuation center to be opened next spring by Missanabie Cree Nation

After the Robinson treaties, other annuity cases want their day in court

How an Ontario First Nation is taking an Indigenous-led response in times of crisis

Missanabie Cree First Nation suing for increase in annuities payments for Treaty 9 members

Academic Research

Indigenous Participation in Forest Management

Community-based Criteria and Values for Non-timber Forest Products Management in the Traditional Territory of the Missanabie Cree First Nation

Contemporary and traditional values of a landless Cree First Nation in Northern Ontario

Reconciliation and Indigenous resurgence in the Ontario Far North and Mushkegowuk Cree land use planning processes

Expanding the Praxis of Indigenous Rights: Alternatives to Colonial Relations in the Regional Land Use Planning Process of the Mushkegowuk Cree

Weaving Knowledge Systems to Understand Moose (Mooz; Môswa; Alces alces) Winter Habitat Relationships

Developing community-based criteria for sustaining non-timber forest products: A case study with the Missanabie Cree First Nation

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

The dispossession of the northern Ojibwa and Cree: The case of the Chapleau Game Preserve

Understanding First Nations rights and perspectives on the use of herbicides in forestry: A case study from northeastern Ontario

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Ellen Smallboy: Glimpses of a Cree woman's life

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Ellen Smallboy: Glimpses of a Cree woman's life

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Ellen Smallboy: Glimpses of a Cree woman's life

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Ellen Smallboy: Glimpses of a Cree woman's life

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Ellen Smallboy: Glimpses of a Cree woman's life

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Ellen Smallboy: Glimpses of a Cree woman's life

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Ellen Smallboy: Glimpses of a Cree woman's life

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Ellen Smallboy: Glimpses of a Cree woman's life

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Ellen Smallboy: Glimpses of a Cree woman's life

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Ellen Smallboy: Glimpses of a Cree woman's life

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Ellen Smallboy: Glimpses of a Cree woman's life

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Ellen Smallboy: Glimpses of a Cree woman's life

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Ellen Smallboy: Glimpses of a Cree woman's life

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Ellen Smallboy: Glimpses of a Cree woman's life

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Ellen Smallboy: Glimpses of a Cree woman's life

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Ellen Smallboy: Glimpses of a Cree woman's life

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Ellen Smallboy: Glimpses of a Cree woman's life

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Ellen Smallboy: Glimpses of a Cree woman's life

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Ellen Smallboy: Glimpses of a Cree woman's life

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Ellen Smallboy: Glimpses of a Cree woman's life

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Ellen Smallboy: Glimpses of a Cree woman's life

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Ellen Smallboy: Glimpses of a Cree woman's life

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Ellen Smallboy: Glimpses of a Cree woman's life

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Ellen Smallboy: Glimpses of a Cree woman's life

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

Reclaiming Our History

White man's gonna getcha: The colonial challenge to the Crees in Quebec

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