Sau-geen O-jib-way | Ojibway Nation of Saugeen
Community Profile
- The Ojibway Nation of Saugeen is an Indigenous community located in the Savant Lake area of Northwestern Ontario, with a rich Ojibway cultural heritage.
- Last Updated 2025-05-07 11:46:59 UTC
- Name: Ojibway Nation of Saugeen (ISC Code: 258)
- Former Names: Saugeen First Nation, Savant Lake Band
- Band Style: First Nation
- Cultural Area: Boreal Forest/Northwestern Ontario
- Indigenous Language: Ojibway (Anishinaabemowin)
- Number of Registered Members: 245
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: Not Applicable
- CHIEF: JOHN MACHIMITY
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:4
- JOHN MACHIMITY
- KENNETH BERNARD ROGERS
- HARLEY DAWN MACHIMITY
- MELONY DAWN NECAN
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: /nations/211-ojibway-nation-of-saugeen
- PHONE NUMBER: (807) 928-2824
- FAX NUMBER: (807) 928-2710
- ADDRESS: GENERAL DELIVERY, SAVANT LAKE, ON
- EMAILS:
- Chief JOHN MACHIMITY:
- Councillor KENNETH BERNARD ROGERS:
- Councillor HARLEY DAWN MACHIMITY:
- Councillor MELONY DAWN NECAN:
- General Band Office:
- Media Contact:
- Referrals Contact:
- Websites
Band Financial Statements
- 2023 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2022 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2021 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2020 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2019 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2018 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2017 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2016 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2015 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2014 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2013 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2011 - Ojibway Nation of Saugeen20112012.pdf
- 2010 - Ojibway Nation of Saugeen20102011.pdf
- 2009 - Ojibway Nation of Saugeen20092010.pdf
- 2008 - Ojibway Nation of Saugeen20082009.pdf
- 2007 - Ojibway Nation of Saugeen20072008.pdf
- 2006 - Ojibway Nation of Saugeen20062007.pdf
- 2005 - Ojibway Nation of Saugeen20052006.pdf
- 2004 - Ojibway Nation of Saugeen20042005.pdf
- 2003 - Ojibway Nation of Saugeen20032004.pdf
- 2002 - Ojibway Nation of Saugeen20022003.pdf
- 2001 - Ojibway Nation of Saugeen20012002.pdf
Band Council Remuneration
- 2023 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2022 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2021 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2020 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2019 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2018 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2017 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2016 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2015 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2014 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2013 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
Laws, Bylaws, and Codes
Intergovernmental Agreements
Lands and Traditional Territory
Reserves
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ISC Code: 6078
OJIBWAY NATION OF SAUGEEN
5986.0 Hectares
20 KM NW/NO OF/DE SAVANT LAKE
[50.23748699999999, -90.7007]
Traditional Territory Description: - Spans Savant Lake region of Northwestern Ontario - Includes boreal forest lands - Historically important hunting and gathering territories - Encompasses parts of Treaty 3 territory - Key waterways include lakes and rivers in the region
Consultations and Referrals
Band Submissions
Consultation Reports
Band Business Interests
Band Owned Corporations
Court Records
Downloadable Court Decisions
Active Court Cases
Media Reports
Media Reports
- Moving nuclear waste through traditional territories could face opposition, Ontario First Nation says
- Saugeen First Nation artist designs Indigenous logo for CFL
- 'We've come a long way' local First Nation chief says
- Saugeen Ojibway Nation has many questions for TC Energy
- Saugeen First Nation Wins a Centuries-Long Territorial Dispute Over Iconic Ontario Beach
- Prioritize Indigenous Approaches to Climate Action
- Saugeen Ojibway Nation pursues next steps after Supreme Court denies appeal
- First Nations and allies resist proposed radioactive waste repository
- Saugeen Ojibway Nation raises concerns about Metis rights in territory
- Night Market opens June 6 in Saugeen First Nation
- Improved health care access in Saugeen First Nation
- Saugeen First Nation opens its doors to hospice care
- Nuclear industry selects site in northwestern Ontario for waste disposal amidst regional opposition
- 'We don't want another 30 years of dictatorship': First Nation unites to oust 'lifetime' chief
- Saugeen Ojibway Nation confronts effects of climate change on whitefish fishery
- Bruce Power supplier partners donate $75,000 to Saugeen Ojibway Nation youth programs
- Tears after Federal Court ruling ends decades-long 'dictatorship' in northern Ontario First Nation
- Dozens of members of Saugeen First Nation in Ontario were given expired COVID-19 vaccines for a month
- 'Not realistic': Saugeen Ojibway Nation may not vote on nuclear waste plan in 2024
- Canada's nuclear waste agency says it was scammed out of $300K meant for First Nation in Ontario
- Ailing 'lifetime' chief of Ojibway Nation of Saugeen appoints wife as successor
- Ontario First Nations strike revenue-sharing deal with Canada’s largest nuclear plant
- First Nation sues for title to massive, scenic swath of Ontario and $90B as landmark trial starts
- First Nation's lifetime chief goes to Federal Court to preserve position
- Reconciliation and cross-culture relationship building through hockey
- Historic human bones found in landfill to be repatriated to First Nation
- Saugeen Ojibway Nation (Anishinaabe) Ecological Knowledge
- First Nations artists chosen to create art for new water plant
- Indigenous community votes down proposed nuclear waste bunker near Lake Huron
- Grey County settles claim with Saugeen Ojibway Nation
- Saugeen First Nation wins treaty ruling on century-old land dispute in Sauble Beach
- Hospice at Saugeen First Nation will provide 'culturally familiar' care
- Museum re-opens newly designed First Nation Gallery
- Men of Saugeen First Nation continue to learn dry stonewalling skill
- Grey Bruce now a variant hot spot as Red Cross arrives at Saugeen First Nation in Ontario
- New mural in Huron County by Saugeen artist takes inspiration from Indigenous teachings
- Saugeen First Nation wins land claim over Sauble Beach after decades in court
- Women from northern Ontario First Nation plan to 'dehorn' their chief
- Saugeen First Nation Chief returns in 2024 election
- Government of Canada teams up with Indigenous partners, Bruce Power and the medical isotope community to fight cancer
- Saugeen First Nation and Saugeen Shores celebrate Truth and Reconciliation Day together
- Saugeen First Nation seeks court ruling in Sauble Beach claim
- Saugeen First Nation holds ceremony to mark historic times at Sauble
- First Nation wins ownership of Sauble Beach waterfront
- Saugeen First Nation seeks court ruling on century-old boundary dispute in Sauble Beach
- Decision released on land claims by the Saugeen Ojibway Nation
- Saugeen First Nation Artist Designs Special Toronto Argonauts Logo
- Two Ontario First Nations are claiming title to large parts of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. Here's what that means
- Jesse Wente – a charismatic speaker when it comes to Indigenous history and moving forward
- Saugeen Ojibway Nation leadership meeting
- 'This is a forever project': Indigenous community mulls nuclear waste bunker
- Saugeen Ojibway Nation land and claim trial opens Thursday
- Saugeen First Nation barricades campground
- Troubled waters: Disputes over lakes, waterfronts have roared between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians
- Anishinaabe cook uses language to teach about traditional food
- Saugeen Ojibway Nation wants the nuclear waste issue dealt with
- A First Nation's 'lifetime' chief faces an opposition movement
- Ontario Court of Appeal Sends Aboriginal Title Claim to Lands Under Lake Huron and Georgian Bay Back to Trial Court
- First Nations won’t back nuclear plant expansion until waste questions are answered
- Human remains found in Bruce County compost site of Indigenous descent
- Bruce County, Ont. and Saugeen First Nation settle land claim
- Ontario judge rules stretch of Sauble Beach belongs to Saugeen First Nation
- Planning for Georgian Bay Pumped Energy project moves to next step
- Wesley United Church – memories that linger
- National Indigenous First Peoples Day: Saugeen First Nations man who fought with Tecumseh in the War of 1812
- Saugeen Ojibway Nation pursues next steps after Supreme Court denies appeal
- Federal underfunding of Indigenous housing leads to years-long wait-lists, frustration
- Saugeen First Nations – Memorial Unveiling: Minjimendaamin – We Remember
- Why the names of dead people remain on a First Nations band list
- Court Releases Decision On Saugeen Ojibway Nation Title And Treaty Claims
- G. C. Huston Principal honoured by First Nations for years of service
- Saugeen Shores new Council adopts new Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Policy at Inaugural meeting
- Human remains found in Bruce County compost site of Indigenous descent
- Scubby’s Point protected archeological site again under scrutiny
- This clean power project could green Ontario’s electricity and change how First Nations do deals — if it can ever get built
- Anishinabek Nation joins Saugeen Ojibway Nation in opposition to burying nuclear waste
- Tensions with First Nations threaten to delay nuclear waste facility
- First Nations claim Lake Huron, Georgian Bay as landmark trial starts
- Saugeen First Nation honours veterans on National Indigenous Veterans’ Day
- Ground-breaking ceremony at Saugeen First Nation for new Habitat homes
- National chief visits Chippewas of Nawash, Saugeen First Nation communities
- Decision released on land claims by the Saugeen Ojibway Nation
- First Nation wins ownership of Sauble Beach waterfront
- Repatriating Indigenous artifacts and ancestral remains to First Nations
- Clean energy project will help power Ontario and bring revenue to Saugeen Ojibway Nation
- Indigenous Peoples Day – a day to remember, honour and learn
- Ontario Court Of Appeal Upholds Decision That Aboriginal Interests In Reserve Lands Can Displace Private Land Interests
- Returning land part of reconciliation with First Nations
- ‘Duty to Consult’ Turns Guelph Faculty into First Nations Advisers
- Ontario Starting Pre-Development Work for Pumped Storage Project in Meaford
- Ontario Starting Pre-Development Work for Pumped Storage Project in Meaford
- Saugeen First Nation deemed rightful owners of part of Sauble Beach
- Saugeen First Nation deemed rightful owners of part of Sauble Beach
- Indigenous Relations Supplier Network tours Saugeen Ojibway Nation communities
- Bruce County Endorses Indigenous Reconciliation Action Plan
- 2016 Census Aboriginal Community Portrait – Saugeen First Nation
- 'Listening to the water': Saugeen Ojibway Nation set to vote on proposed nuclear waste burial site
- Saugeen First Nation Water Walk raises awareness of Indigenous concerns
- Saugeen Ojibway Nation asks judge to rule on Sauble Beach ownership
- 'Listening to the water': Saugeen Ojibway Nation set to vote on proposed nuclear waste burial site
- Saugeen First Nation Water Walk raises awareness of Indigenous concerns
- Saugeen Ojibway Nation asks judge to rule on Sauble Beach ownership
- Collingwood and Saugeen Ojibway Nation seek Saugeen First Nations Artists’ works
- Fig. 1. The traditional territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation...
- Saugeen Indian bands buy $72 million stake in power line
- Saugeen Shores and First Nations Negotiating Land Claim Agreement
- A Long Way to “Here from There” – How the Potawatomi people left their original lands to become part of Saugeen First Nation
- Indigenous group vows to stop nuclear waste shipments unless new deal struck
- Ritchie re-elected Saugeen First Nation Chief
- A First Nation's 'lifetime' chief faces an opposition movement
- Saugeen Ojibway Nation walkers visit proposed nuclear waste site
- Saugeen First Nation chief re-elected in close vote
Academic Research
Academic Research
- The Anishinaabeg of Chief's Point
- A Brief History of the Saugeen Peninsula
- An investigation into the local and traditional knowledge of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation regarding the status of ciscoes (Coregonus spp.) in Lake Huron
- Land Back: A Case Study of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation and One County's Attempt at Reconciliation
- The history of the Saugeen Indians
- Chiefs and Councils Saugeen Ojibway Nation
- Saugeen Ojibway Nation community input and action: Initiating a two-eyed seeing approach for dikameg (Coregonus clupeaformis) in Lake Huron
- Solemn promises and solum rights: the Saugeen Ojibway fishing grounds and R. v. Jones and Nadjiwon
- Schmalz," The History of the Saugeen Indians"(Book Review)
- Case Brief: Applications of Ecological Footprint to Saugeen Ojibway Nation Land Claims
- A Brief History of the Saugeen Peninsula
- A Brief History of the Saugeen Peninsula
- Cultures and ecologies: a native fishing conflict on the Saugeen-Bruce Peninsula
- A Brief History of the Saugeen Peninsula
- A Brief History of the Saugeen Peninsula
- A Brief History of the Saugeen Peninsula
- Cultures and ecologies: a native fishing conflict on the Saugeen-Bruce Peninsula
- A Brief History of the Saugeen Peninsula
- Cultures and ecologies: a native fishing conflict on the Saugeen-Bruce Peninsula
- A Brief History of the Saugeen Peninsula
- Disunity and dispossession: Nawash Ojibwa and Potawatomi in the Saugeen territory, 1836-1865
- Disunity and dispossession: Nawash Ojibwa and Potawatomi in the Saugeen territory, 1836-1865
- Native Fishing Conflicts on the Saugeen-Bruce Peninsula: Perspectives on Resource Relations Past and Present
- Native Fishing Conflicts on the Saugeen-Bruce Peninsula: Perspectives on Resource Relations Past and Present
- A Brief History of the Saugeen Peninsula
- A Brief History of the Saugeen Peninsula
- A Brief History of the Saugeen Peninsula
- History of the Ojibway nation
- A Brief History of the Saugeen Peninsula
- A Brief History of the Saugeen Peninsula
- History of the Ojibway nation
- Identifying the Ojibway of northern Lake Superior and the boundary Water region, 1650-1750
- A Brief History of the Saugeen Peninsula
- History of the Ojibway nation
- History of the Ojibway nation
- An investigation into the local and traditional knowledge of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation regarding the status of ciscoes (Coregonus spp.) in Lake Huron
- A Brief History of the Saugeen Peninsula
- History of the Ojibway nation
- A Brief History of the Saugeen Peninsula
- History of the Ojibway nation
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