Matawitawan | Flying Post First Nation

Flying Post First Nation is an Oji-Cree community situated in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, with traditional connections to the boreal forest and regional treaty territories

POPULATION

344

Rank #546 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

59.6 KM²

Rank #191 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

05/09/2026

Term Expiration

Conflict Score

Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-07-31 23:24:08 UTC

Name

Flying Post (ISC Code: 227)

Former Names

Flying Post Band, Matawitawan First Nation

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Boreal Forest, Northern Ontario

Indigenous Language

Oji-Cree

Number of Registered Members

344

Band Website

https://www.wabuntribalcouncil.ca/first-nations/flying-post-first-nation/

Phone Number

(807) 887-3071

Fax Number

(807) 887-1138

Address

PO BOX 1027, NIPIGON, ON

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

MURRAY WAYNE RAY

Term Expires

05/09/2026

Number of Council Members

MURRAY WAYNE RAY

Chief

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📞 Phone not available

ROBERT JOHN MCLEOD

Councillor

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SUSAN MAE BARIL

Councillor

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LYNN SOPHIE RAY

Councillor

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JAIME ALLYSA KEAY

Councillor

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

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2012 - Flying Post20122013.pdf

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Band Council Remuneration

2024 - Report Not Available

2023 - Report Not Available

2022 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

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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

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 2486 v ATCO Structures & Logistics Ltd.; Morris Modular Space Inc.; Globe Modular Limited; Flying Post Camp & Logistics Inc.; Karve Builders Canada Inc.; Morris Group (Sudbury) Inc.; Morris Group Limited; Morris Group (Gogama) Inc.; and Provincial Doors Inc.

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6161
FLYING POST 73
5957.1 Hectares
40 KM SW/SO OF/DE SMOOTH ROCK FALLS
[49.2753423, -81.62088729999999]

News Coverage Summary

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Media Reports

Kids barred from ‘Indigenous-only’ flights

Pakistan sequences genome of medically important indigenous fly for the first time

Northern Ontario First Nations group releases report to challenge Métis claims to the region

S.Korea’s Indigenous Minesweeping Helicopter Conducts Maiden Flight

After Completing Extensive Taxi Trials, Indigenous Archer-NG MALE Drone Prepares for First Flight in August 2025

'Magic light show': 160 drones to light up Rotorua Lakefront

Saskatchewan pilot is a recent grad of the only Indigenous flight school in Canada

‘Don’t meet the criteria’: Brothers refused entry on taxpayer-funded ‘Indigenous only’ charter flight

MNO calls for talks with First Nations as chiefs plan rally to kill Métis self-government bill

Indigenous leader grateful to survive after finding herself 'hanging upside down' in flipped floatplane

Northern First Nations' flags flying on Mount Everest

This Indigenous Man Couldn't Check In To His Flight Because He Used His Tribal Name

[Video] First flight of KF-21 Boramae, South Korea’s first indigenous fighter jet

‘Dragom’ Takes Flight as Colombia’s First-Ever Indigenous Military Drone

WestJet apologizes to Elder after agent denies access to his flight despite valid identification

Turkey's first indigenous fighter jet KAAN takes maiden flight

'Devastated' RSL president resigns after 'hurtful' comments about Indigenous culture

Indigenous aviator’s career taking off

Indigenous man who died in police custody was a dedicated educator

Killing of Rare Canadian ‘Spirit’ Moose Sparks Outrage, Sadness and a Search for Those Responsible

Two First Nations Groups Vie to Build Northern Ontario Power Line

Indigenous Archer-NG MALE Drone Prepares for First Flight This Month After Extensive Taxi Tests

SIRT investigating after RCMP officer shoots Flying Dust First Nation man

Canada Nickel signs agreement with three northern Ont. First Nations

Yukon has a new Indigenous commercial pilot

Air India flight to UK crashes shortly after take-off

Army ramps up trials of indigenous drones, loitering ammunition after Op Sindoor

Children in remote communities denied seats on near-empty ‘Indigenous-only’ charter flights

Probe into RFDS after sick man ‘fell’ onto tarmac

The intergenerational trauma of First Nations still runs deep

Probe into Indigenous man's death after airport custody

Decks cleared for delivery of China’s indigenous AG600 seaplane

Only known survivor of Air India plane crash speaks; more than 240 killed

Family hoping for a miracle after crash of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad

Air India flight 171: What we know so far about the deadly crash

Family hoping for a miracle after crash of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad

NOBA 2020: Wabun Tribal Council is the recipient of the Entrepreneurial Community Award

Air India flight makes emergency landing in Thailand after bomb threat

Indigenous Dhruv Helicopter Cleared for Military Use After Crash Probe

Indo-Pak tensions intensify post Pahalgam: India considering shutting its airspace to Pakistani airlines, banning Pak ships on Indian ports

NT police launch death in custody probe after Indigenous man dies at Royal Darwin Hospital

Indigenous Airbus A320 flight simulator inaugurated in Pune by MoS aviation Murlidhar Mohol

ALH-3 Dhruv Cleared for Flight: HAL’s Indigenous Helicopter Returns Stronger After Crash Probe

Sudbury author pens book about Chapleau residential schools

Iran Unveils Indigenous Trainer Aircraft; Expert Says Will Help IRIAF Pilots To Train On Russian Su-35 Fighters

Northern Ontario fly-in First Nation faces 'crisis within a crisis' after second COVID-19 case

Air Canada needs ‘protocols for First Peoples’ says AFN national chief after headdress taken

Costa Rican Indigenous Community Mourns Death After Medical Neglect

Hope for Colombian plane crash children after footprint discovery

Prime Minister joins Ontario premier at Cote Gold ground-breaking near Gogama Friday

Jordan Peterson savages Qantas over Indigenous acknowledgement of country announcement: Perth

Acknowledgment of Ontario Métis, angers First Nations

Woolworths to fly Indigenous flags at key support sites but rules out store move

Government of Canada invests in pilot training at the First Nations Technical Institute

Indigenous Woman Says She Was Barred from WestJet Flight in Alleged Profiling Incident

Some 8,000 more people in northern Ontario say they are Indigenous

Canadian businessman and wife plead guilty to violating quarantine rules after flying to indigenous community to get Covid-19 vaccine

New Wawa-Timmins 500-kV transmission project approved for Hydro One, emphasizing Indigenous partnership

Vice Chiefs of Army, Navy, Air Force make history after flying indigenous Tejas fighter in joint exercise

'Smooth & Comfortable', Says Rajnath Singh After Flying In Indigenous LCA Tejas

Indian Navy test-fires missile amid tensions after Pahalgam attack

Indigenous students a step closer to aviation dreams after exclusive Royal Flying Doctor Service experience

Eddie Betts' boots: Frequent-flying Crows' fan delivers for Indigenous round

Indigenous locals call for more information at site of Flying Foam Massacre

Qantas responds to racist comments on its in-flight magazine cover

Canada's first Indigenous airport restaurant opens in Vancouver next week | Food & Drink

India's first indigenous combat unmanned aircraft FWD 200B takes flight

DRDO & Indian Army conduct four successful flight-tests of Army version of Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile

Seneca College - After fire, Indigenous flight school students soaring again in Seneca planes

Labrador woman spends 6 days in Alberta after Air Canada rejects Indigenous ID for return flight

'Bring them home': Hundreds call for answers after mysterious disappearances of Indigenous men

First time flying

2 men banned from PAL flights after making racist remarks to Indigenous passengers

First Nations Technical Institute rebuild gets off the ground 2 years after devastating fire

First Nations trio is 1st all-women training crew for Indigenous flight school

CAE donates $160,000 to FNTI, the only Indigenous flight school of its kind in Canada

Canadian mogul fined after getting Covid vaccine meant for Indigenous residents

Canada’s only Indigenous aviation college program loses hangar, entire aircraft fleet in fire

Canada’s only Indigenous flight school remains resilient after fire

KF Aerospace, Seneca, & other industry partners support Indigenous aviation program after hangar fire

The Wabun Model: Meaningful engagement mineral resource exploration and development

Canada Nickel signs agreement with First Nations for Crawford Nickel Project

Navy, DRDO undertake guided flight trials for indigenous naval anti-ship missile

‘Second way to close the gap’: Price outlines her post-voice vision

Ontario and Flying Post First Nation reach settlement of over $14 million in century-old land claim

Northern Ontario First Nations Announce Decision To Partner With Hydro One To Develop Major New Greenfield Transmission Line

Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services to host an Elders Gathering

Indigenous woman’s post about racial profiling incident at Victoria airport goes viral

MNO calls for talks with First Nations as chiefs plan rally to kill Métis self-government bill

Tasmanian ancestral remains to return home after being held in Scottish university collection since 1850s

'An existential threat:' First Nations challenge Ontario Métis self-government deal

Perimeter Aviation's terminal expansion draws rave reviews from Manitoba's First Nations

India successfully flight tests BrahMos cruise missile with indigenous seeker

Indian-origin passenger on American Airlines Delhi flight sends SOS from Rome hotel: 'I'm extremely stressed'

Russia’s Civil Aviation in the Wake of the Sanctions

Working together critical for future of mining, says MPP

Community buy-in is critical when talking major project development on Indigenous territory

Fact check: Misinformation spread online as Indians deported

Air Canada apologizes to national chief after flight crew took her headdress away

First Nations partner with Canada Nickel on early stage mine construction

Indigenous Cinema Alliance Takes Flight in Berlin

Sacred white ‘spirit moose’ killed by hunters, outraging indigenous population

Canada Nickel advances Crawford project with signing of agreement with three First Nations

Air Canada apologizes after headdress of First Nations chief removed to hold

M is for mining deals, not for Métis say First Nations leaders in Ontario

Canada Nickel reaches agreement with three First Nations

First Nations near Timmins to build infrastructure for new Crawford mining project

Canada Nickel signs Contracting Agreement with Mattagami, Matachewan, and Flying Post First Nations for Crawford Nickel Sulphide Project

Aero India 2025: Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu takes sortie in indigenous fighter jet

The great Australian outback flying mail service

Sacred white 'spirit moose' is killed by hunters in Canada to outrage of local indigenous population

Pope says genocide took place at Church schools in Canada for indigenous children

Hunters Kill Rare White 'Spirit Moose' Sacred To Indigenous Canadians

Fury in India over U.S. allegedly flying deportees halfway around the world in handcuffs and leg chains

Indigenous trainer aircraft HTT- 40 to take flight on Friday

NT Indigenous community Yarralin unable to get enough food in to feed 300

Teaching Indigenous Star Stories

Métis Nation of Ontario urges judge to reject First Nations court challenge

Five Nations Energy throws support behind bid for transmission line

IAMGOLD moves forward with Côté Gold project in northern Ontario

Wabun Tribal Council has an award-winning formula for engagement

Ontario Reaches Agreement with Flying Post First Nation on Historic Land Claim

The Curious Case of the Accidental Indian Missile Launch

“Karen” Gets Karma After Racist Tirade Toward Indian-American Family On Plane

India’s airline industry in chaos after 90 hoax bomb threats in a week

MAATS training program builds First Nation capacity

Identification of Historic Métis Communities in Ontario

Indigenous Leaders: Restoring the treaty relationship is the path to prosperity

Final settlement reached in 115-year-old land claim with northern Ont. First Nation

'They have a monopoly': Northern Manitoba First Nations decry Perimeter Aviation following crash

Aboriginal mother removes children from Port Augusta school after dispute over standing for national anthem

Three planned transmission lines in northeastern Ontario to cost $1.5B

AMC Fully Supports All Efforts of Treaty 9 First Nations to Protect Their Treaty and Traditional Territories, Including Legal Challenge of Canada - Metis Self-Government Agreement

Manitoba First Nations leaders 'overcome by sadness' after hearing 6-year-old boy was found dead

Everything you need to know about South Australia's flying foxes

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

Pancon Partners with Flying Post First Nation on Montcalm, Gambler and Nova Projects

New gold mine in northern Ontario could become biggest in Canada

'Everyone is outraged and sad': Canada shocked by killing of rare white moose

4 Indigenous children found alive 40 days after plane crash in Amazon rainforest

India conducts successful test of Indigenous long-range hypersonic missile

Air Canada reviewing policies after removal of national chief’s headdress from cabin

Indian Naval Aviation - Air Arm & its Carriers - Page 31

Claim that airports have renamed Brisbane as Meeanjin is missing flight data

After the Voice’s defeat, we need the politics of protest

Pigeon suspected of being Chinese spy released by Indian police after eight months in detention

Alice Springs Aboriginal youths spit on and attack white pub patrons

Aboriginal flag will fly PERMANENTLY on Sydney's Harbour Bridge

Two glasses of wine lead to Qantas plane being diverted

MiG-21s begin flying again after Rajasthan crash

Pilots soar into history as Manitoba's 1st female Indigenous medevac team

Indian Navy Set to Accelerate Second Indigenous Carrier as U.K. Built Carrier is Set to Decommission Next Year

The Wisdom of a Maritime People—Keeping Lanyu’s Tao Culture Alive

Julian Assange boards flight after release from prison, according to WikiLeaks video – video

Walt Disney Original Ride Cleared Out, Losing Culture War After 53 Years

Venezuela’s hidden runways bring both life and destruction to Indigenous lands

The Canadian flag in the context of 'Freedom Convoy' and residential schools

As ‘chacha-bhatija’ Nitish and Tejashwi share flight, JD(U) says ‘just a coincidence’

Flying high! UNSW engineers help make David Unaipon’s ‘helicopter’ dream a reality

Sydney Harbour Bridge Will Now Permanently Fly The Aboriginal Flag

Indigenous entrepreneurs take to the sky with new aviation initiatives

India’s First Unmanned Bomber Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight

Young aspiring chef falls from seat before flight’s takeoff, ‘dies on the spot’

National chief says she was 'stunned,' calls for change after flight crew tried to store headdress in cargo

First QantasLink Airbus A220 reveals stunning indigenous-inspired livery

Air Canada apologizes to national chief after flight crew tried to take her headdress away

Indigenous art to fly high in airport

High Speed Expendable Aerial Target ‘ABHYAS’ successfully completes developmental trials with improved booster configuration

Aboriginal flag to permanently fly on Sydney Harbour Bridge

Education is the way of life for PhD student and role model Randi Ray

First Nation member offers $1,000 reward after 'spirit moose' illegally killed

Laurier expert alert: Canada Day and summer holidays

Private jets of Indian industrialists

Petition asking Brisbane council to fly Indigenous flags on Story Bridge gains hundreds of signatures

Pune-Bengaluru IndiGo flight delayed by 5 hours after pilot refuses to take off; video of frustrated passengers goes viral

Qantas called out after Indigenous Olympian Nova Peris' husband spotted a racist slur scrawled on the in-fligh

Australia buys copyright to Aboriginal flag, making it free to fly

Judge questions First Nations' right to challenge Ontario Métis self government

Mission Divyastra: India completes maiden flight test of indigenous ICBM Agni-5

Indigenous yes advocates have called for a week of silence post-referendum

Millions in mine and forest revenues coming back to northern Ontario and the province promising more to come

The sky's the limit after Indigenous Liaison Officer earns his wings

Say It Ain't So: Disorder flying through the country: the forgotten 1781-82 smallpox epidemic

Bharat joins elite group of nations with indigenous, hi-speed, flying-wing UAV

Probe launched after Indigenous man is injured during medical airport transfer

Rare white ‘spirit moose’ killed by hunters sparking outrage in indigenous population...

Japan's indigenous stealth fighter to fly this year amid arms race worries

'An existential threat:' First Nations challenge Ontario Métis self-government deal

Did Native Americans Shoot Down an Airplane with Arrows?

Chris Selley: Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians should be allies in demanding justice-system reform

Missing captains: Why Indian aviation is plagued by pilot shortages

Some 8,000 more people in northern Ontario say they are Indigenous

Indigenous research the focus of Maamwizing Conference

"Sense Of Pride": PM Modi After Flying On Tejas Fighter Jet In Bengaluru

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Province settles land claim with Flying Post FN

FIRST QANTASLINK A220 ROLLS OUT OF PAINTSHOP AS FLEET RENEWAL RAMPS UP

Indians invented planes 7,000 years ago — and other startling claims at the Science Congress

What flyers can expect in early days of Vistara’s merger with Air India

Community buy-in is critical when talking major project development on Indigenous territory

Canada accused of stonewalling in court challenge to Métis Nation of Ontario self-government deal

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

Air India flight leaves Iqaluit after Canadian military steps in

How Daniella Petitti took to the skies: Graduate of Canada's only Indigenous-led flight program wants to encourage youth

Aviation's Most Recognizable Face: Who Is The Man On The Tails Of Alaska Airlines' Planes?

Indigenous marine utility copter set to fly by May next year

Denver fur ban initiative targets fashion industry, but it’s got fly-fishers and cowboy hat makers worried, too

How Indigenous women are taking back the birthing process: ‘There is a reclaiming happening’

Analysis | Chilean protesters are waving the Mapuche flag. What’s the Mapuche flag, and who’s hoisting it?

Andean condors fly back into the wild after years-long rehabilitation in Chile

Ever more undocumented Indian migrants follow ‘donkey’ route to America

Flights to Uluru suspended after Indigenous community forms park blockade fearing Covid-19 risk

How four children survived Amazon plane crash, 40 days alone in jungle

John Ivison: Canada's Air Force ends pilot training as Ottawa’s spending priorities grow more unbalanced

How a teen survived 11 days in the Amazon after a plane crash in the ’70s

S. Korea’s Indigenous KF-21 Fighter Completes Maiden Flight Test

In A Major First, Indigenous Flags Fly At Women's World Cup In Australia And New Zealand

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Peter Pan's Flight Reopens with Updated Native American Village Scene at Magic Kingdom

How Indigenous kids survived 40 days in Colombia's jungle after a plane crash

IAF Advanced Light Helicopter’s 2nd Accident In A Month “Punctures” Indian Dreams To Export ALH Dhruv

Indian Indigenous Drone Makes Maiden Public Flight

Flight of the Condors

Flying Beast aka Gaurav Taneja shares heartwarming note amid separation rumours from wife Ritu Rathee: ‘Men are made villains very fast’

Training the Next Generation of Indigenous Creatives on the Set of ‘You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah’

Press Release: QantasLink A220 emerges with Aboriginal livery

Severe turbulence during Singapore Airlines flight leaves several people badly injured. One man died

Working together critical for future of mining, says MPP

After failed referendum, Indigenous Australians ask what’s next

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India Flight-Tests Indigenous Cruise Missile

Wabun Tribal Council recognized for success in mining

India Set To Retire Its Mig-21 Fleet In 2025 After 60 Years & 400 Crashes

Air Canada slammed after taking away indigenous chief's headdress

Indigenous Leaders: Community builder Jennifer Constant makes the message clear to miners

Annual Wabun Youth Gathering Held In Wilderness Location

India Flight Tests Indigenous Upgraded SEAD Missile

Bomb threat on Air India flight from Mumbai to New York, diverted to Delhi

Air Canada has new policy on sacred items in the cabin after incident with national chief's headdress

Disneyland’s Peter Pan ride to scrub ‘stereotypes’ of indigenous peoples

Academic Research

Indigenous Inclusion and Intervention: The Flight of Eagles

Flying beyond: Diverse Sáminesses and be (com) ing Sámi

The flying heads of settler colonialism; or the ideological erasures of indigenous peoples in political theorizing

Small piece of paper--going out, flying around the world: A preliminary discussion on the reproduction of Aboriginal creativity on postage stamps

Gabe-Bines:“Forever Flying Bird”: Teachings From Paul Peter Buffalo

Fear of flying

Visual cultures of indigenous futurisms

Introduction: Indigenous Futurisms, Bimaashi Biidaas Mose, Flying and Walking towards You

Understanding the Strengths of the Indigenous Communities: Flying Dust First Nation Focus Group Report

… through alcohol management plans on serious injury in remote indigenous communities in remote Australia: a ten-year analysis using data from the Royal Flying …

'Wings to fly': a case study of supporting Indigenous student success through a whole-of-university approach

Eyes in the skies: Repellent Fence and trans-Indigenous time-space at the US–Mexico border

Humans involved: Lurking in the lines of posthumanist flight

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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