Nawash | Chippewas of Nawash First Nation
Community Profile
- The Chippewas of Nawash First Nation is an Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) community with a rich cultural heritage, traditionally inhabiting the northern shores of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada.
- Last Updated 2025-04-21 12:11:28 UTC
- Name: Chippewas of Nawash First Nation (ISC Code: 122)
- Former Names: Cape Croker Band
- Band Style: First Nation
- Cultural Area: Great Lakes Region
- Indigenous Language: Ojibwe
- Number of Registered Members: 2900
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: 08/06/2025
- CHIEF: GREGORY PETER NADJIWON
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:10
- GREGORY PETER NADJIWON
- PAUL FREDERICK CHARLES JONES
- BEVERLY ARNOLD JOSEPH NADJIWON
- ANTHONY SHERMAN CHEGAHNO
- CARLENE KEESHIG
- NICHOLAS ALEXANDER SAUNDERS
- NORMA HOPE TOBEY
- THERON DEAN CHEGAHNO SOLOMON
- ARLENE FAITH CHEGAHNO
- JESSICA SHANNON MARIE KEESHIG
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: http://www.nawash.ca/
- PHONE NUMBER: (519) 534-1689
- FAX NUMBER: (519) 534-2130
- ADDRESS: 135 Lakeshore Blvd, Neyaashiinigmiing, ON
- EMAILS:
- Chief GREGORY PETER NADJIWON:
- Councillor PAUL FREDERICK CHARLES JONES:
- Councillor BEVERLY ARNOLD JOSEPH NADJIWON:
- Councillor ANTHONY SHERMAN CHEGAHNO:
- Councillor CARLENE KEESHIG:
- Councillor NICHOLAS ALEXANDER SAUNDERS:
- Councillor NORMA HOPE TOBEY:
- Councillor THERON DEAN CHEGAHNO SOLOMON:
- Councillor ARLENE FAITH CHEGAHNO:
- Councillor JESSICA SHANNON MARIE KEESHIG:
- 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
- 2012 - Chippewas of Nawash First Nation20122013.pdf
- 2011 - Chippewas of Nawash First Nation20112012.pdf
- 2010 - Chippewas of Nawash First Nation20102011.pdf
- 2009 - Chippewas of Nawash First Nation20092010.pdf
- 2008 - Chippewas of Nawash First Nation20082009.pdf
- 2007 - Chippewas of Nawash First Nation20072008.pdf
- 2006 - Chippewas of Nawash First Nation20062007.pdf
- 2005 - Chippewas of Nawash First Nation20052006.pdf
- 2004 - Chippewas of Nawash First Nation20042005.pdf
- 2003 - Chippewas of Nawash First Nation20032004.pdf
- 2002 - Chippewas of Nawash First Nation20022003.pdf
- 2001 - Chippewas of Nawash First Nation20012002.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: 6219
CAPE CROKER HUNTING GROUND 60B
890.3 Hectares
43 KM SE/SE OF/DE MANITOULIN ISLAND
[45.7026471, -82.0371761] -
ISC Code: 6218
NEYAASHIINIGMIING 27
7183.3 Hectares
WEST SHORE/RIVE OUEST OF/DE GEORGIAN BAY ON BRUCE PENINSULA
[44.9374504, -81.02225949999999] -
ISC Code: 6143
SAUGEEN & CAPE CROKER FISHING ISL. 1
10.1 Hectares
89 ISLANDS IN LAKE HURON, EAST OF BRUCE PENINSULA TWPS OF ALBERMARLE, AMABEL, EASTNOR & ST. EDMUNDS
[52.029936, -2.391321]
- Traditional lands encompass the Bruce Peninsula and surrounding Georgian Bay waters
- Includes territories around Owen Sound, Tobermory, and surrounding Bruce County
- Historically traversed and utilized lands from Lake Huron to inland forest regions
- Key geographical areas include Cape Croker (Neyaashiinigmiing) and surrounding coastal regions
Consultations and Referrals
Band Submissions
Consultation Reports
Band Business Interests
Band Owned Corporations
Court Records
Downloadable Court Decisions
- Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General)
- Chippewas of Nawash First Nation v. Canada (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans) (C.A.)
- Chippewas of Nawash First Nation v. Canada (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans)
- Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada, et al.
- Chippewas of Nawash First Nation v. Canada (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans)
- Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General)
- Tobey v. Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation
- Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General)
- Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation v Ontario (Niagara Escarpment Commission)
- Chippewas of Nawash First Nation v. Canada (Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs)
Active Court Cases
Media Reports
Media Reports
- Anishinabek remember storyteller Basil Johnston
- Native America Calling: New Native books offer hauntings, murders and curses
- Finding Indigenous community
- Prioritize Indigenous Approaches to Climate Action
- Saugeen, Chippewas of Nawash pow wows in coming weeks
- Aboriginal and Indigenous Law: Recent developments of importance
- Indigenous law beyond the classroom | Queen's Gazette
- Grey-Bruce Board of Health appoints first Indigenous chair
- Indigenous chef creates sweetgrass ice cream in partnership with frozen treats giant
- 'We've come a long way' local First Nation chief says
- Repatriating Indigenous artifacts and ancestral remains to First Nations
- Saugeen Ojibway Nation has many questions for TC Energy
- Grey-Bruce health board appoints Saunders chair
- Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation - Indigenous MedLINCS Program
- Makhos and Aecon form new Indigenous-led joint venture for utilities and nuclear projects in Ontario
- Trailblazing Newmarket Indigenous author, speaker weaves medicine, wisdom, healing of her ancestors as homeopath
- Ontario First Nations strike revenue-sharing deal with Canada’s largest nuclear plant
- RES attendee struck and killed by suspected DUI driver
- First Nations won’t back nuclear plant expansion until waste questions are answered
- Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation hold groundbreaking ceremony for water system upgrades
- Ontario First Nation chief calls for more support amid opioid emergency
- Government of Canada teams up with Indigenous partners, Bruce Power and the medical isotope community to fight cancer
- Liberal government will miss drinking water target by years, CBC News survey shows
- Bruce County mayor resigns after accusing First Nation in Ontario of being 'poor and unclean' in recording
- National chief visits Chippewas of Nawash, Saugeen First Nation communities
- First Nation sues for title to massive, scenic swath of Ontario and $90B as landmark trial starts
- Saugeen Ojibway Nation raises concerns about Metis rights in territory
- ‘Duty to Consult’ Turns Guelph Faculty into First Nations Advisers
- Saugeen Ojibway Nation confronts effects of climate change on whitefish fishery
- Barrier to restorative justice is mostly mindset, says Indigenous law scholar
- Moving nuclear waste through traditional territories could face opposition, Ontario First Nation says
- 5 ways to honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in London, Ont.
- Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm on telling sex-positive Indigenous stories
- Tensions with First Nations threaten to delay nuclear waste facility
- Saugeen Ojibway Nation wants the nuclear waste issue dealt with
- The cultural appropriation debate is over. It's time for action
- Ontario Court of Appeal Sends Aboriginal Title Claim to Lands Under Lake Huron and Georgian Bay Back to Trial Court
- 'Ignorance and hate': Area mayor under fire for slamming First Nations community
- South Bruce Peninsula mayor resigns after ‘racist’ comments towards local First Nations
- Returning land part of reconciliation with First Nations
- Indigenous community votes down proposed nuclear waste bunker near Lake Huron
- Opinion: Indigenous people need allies as we keep fighting for a seat at the table
- Smith begins work as Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation's new chief
- Communities gather to observe National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm on why you should read The Way of Thorn and Thunder
- 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
- 200 Halton students build tiny homes for First Nations community
- Janine Manning: The Break by Katherena Vermette celebrates the resilience of Indigenous women
- Indigenous Speakers Series presents Lenore Keeshig
- Cottagers file lawsuit in dispute with First Nation
- PhD candidate Lindsay Borrows hired for tenure-track position at Queen’s Law
- Anishinaabe author, historian Basil H. Johnston dies at 86
- Return of Drums reunites Ojibwe
- Indigenous leaders call for Bruce County mayor to resign after 'denigrating' and 'racist' comments caught on tape
- Decision released on land claims by the Saugeen Ojibway Nation
- Renowned bead work artist now teaching others
- Stephen Bede Scharper: A valiant Indigenous life and the embodiment of resilience
- Saugeen Ojibway Nation land and claim trial opens Thursday
- Neyaashiinigmiing returns to full, revitalized powwow after COVID
- Wilmer Nadjiwan, founding member of the Union of Ontario Indians, passes into the Spirit World
- Let us back into our cottages
- Canada’s law has room for love
- Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm on telling sex-positive Indigenous stories
- Bruce County mayor who resigned apologizes for 'ignorant, insensitive' comments about First Nation
- Potawatomi tribal council reaches consensus to establish 12-nation confederation
- Overwhelmingly Rejected: Deep geological nuclear waste repository a no-go for Saugeen Ojibway Nation
- Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on homes in two Ontario First Nations
- Grey-Bruce health board appoints Saunders chair
- U of G Indigenous Initiative Strategy Provides Actionable Steps to Guide University Forward
- Bruce Power and supplier partners donate thousands to Indigenous communities this holiday season
- Indigenous Peoples Day – a day to remember, honour and learn
- Saugeen First Nation honours veterans on National Indigenous Veterans’ Day
- CRA orders First Nations man to pay $190K in back taxes
- Court hears traditional knowledge in peninsula claim
- Decision released on land claims by the Saugeen Ojibway Nation
- Indigenous leaders call for Bruce County mayor to resign after 'denigrating' and 'racist' comments caught on tape
- U of G Launches Indigenous Initiative Strategy
- South Bruce Peninsula apologizes for comments attributed to mayor disparaging First Nations community
- Indigenous Speakers Series presents Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm
- City asked to name 10th St. bridge in honour of Indigenous history
- Indigenous leaders call for Bruce County mayor to resign after 'denigrating' and 'racist' comments caught on tape
- Munsee Delaware Anishinabek Educational Institute celebrates its 2019 graduates
- Grey Bruce Public Health Appoints Nick Saunders As New Chair
- Grey-Bruce Board of Health appoints first Indigenous chair
- Saugeen Ojibway Nation flag raised over Kelso Beach in Owen Sound
- Net-zero home in Indigenous community wins UW students award from U.S. Department of Energy
- Hard discussions versus loud discussions have led to new harmonious relationship
- Saugeen Ojibway Nation Votes No on DGR
- Canada and Ontario Building Broadband in Bruce County
- Players sought for Little NHL alumni match
- Indigenous Relations Supplier Network tours Saugeen Ojibway Nation communities
- Meridian partners with Habitat for Humanity to build tiny homes on First Nations Land
- Work Getting Underway On Nawash Water Plant
- Chippewas Of Nawash Call For Resignation Of South Bruce Peninsula Mayor Michi
- Ontario court halts quarry project over lack of consultation with First Nations
- Indigenous Children Honoured With Relay From Nawash To Saugeen
- Spotlight: MP Lloyd Longfield’s commitment to deliver clean water to First Nations is more than a pipe dream
- Another award for Basil Johnston
- Shunned but unbroken – a First Nations woman’s journey of resilience
- U of G Is Acting on Indigenous Initiative Strategy
- Indigenous group vows to stop nuclear waste shipments unless new deal struck
- Native man struck and killed during RES tribal economic development conference
- National Indigenous Peoples Day a reminder of the need for reconciliation and education
- Province awards $8.2M to Indigenous projects, organizations
- AFN National Chief Visits Saugeen First Nation, Chippewas Of Nawash
- First Nations communities allowed to intervene in appeal raising Aboriginal issues: Ontario CA
- Halton students building connections with Indigenous community
- First Nations communities allowed to intervene in appeal raising Aboriginal issues: Ontario CA
- Halton students building connections with Indigenous community
- Chippewas Of Nawash Call For Resignation Of South Bruce Peninsula Mayor Michi
- M'Wikwedong event honours 215 children buried at residential school
- Sunrise Ceremony Starts Off Indigenous Peoples Day In Grey Bruce
Academic Research
Academic Research
- Cultural revitalization and coming home to culture in the Anishinaabe context
- Elementary Teacher
- Aboriginal principles of harvest and management and their relationships with spirits: An Ojibway community as a case study
- A genealogy of law: Inherent sovereignty and First Nations self-government
- Chiefs and Councils Saugeen Ojibway Nation
- Learning, Living, and Teaching Anishinaabe Law: A Tribute to Jean Borrows
- The rule of law and Aboriginal Rights: the case of the Chippewas of Nawash
- Understanding Local Water Collaboration for the Potential to Enhance Community Source Water Protection at Chippewas of the Thames First Nation
- Local Water Collaboration to Enhance Community Source Water Protection at Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, Ontario
- DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
- Living between water and rocks: First Nations, environmental planning and democracy
- Aboriginal principles of harvest and management and their relationships with spirits: An Ojibway community as a case study
- Cultural revitalization and coming home to culture in the Anishinaabe context
- Local Water Collaboration to Enhance Community Source Water Protection at Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, Ontario
- Disunity and dispossession: Nawash Ojibwa and Potawatomi in the Saugeen territory, 1836-1865
- Anishinabek First Nations Relations with Police and Enforcement Agencies
- The Chippewa and their neighbors: A study in ethnohistory
- The Story of the Chippewa Indians: From the Past to the Present
- The Chippewa and their neighbors: A study in ethnohistory
- The Story of the Chippewa Indians: From the Past to the Present
- The northern Chippewa: An ethnohistorical study
- The Chippewa and their neighbors: A study in ethnohistory
- The Story of the Chippewa Indians: From the Past to the Present
- The Chippewa and their neighbors: A study in ethnohistory
- The Story of the Chippewa Indians: From the Past to the Present
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