Ga-ki-ji-wan-ong | Gakijiwanong Anishinaabe Nation

The Gakijiwanong Anishinaabe Nation is an Indigenous community located in the Rainy River District of Ontario, with a rich cultural heritage rooted in Anishinaabe traditions

POPULATION

543

Rank #465 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

62.1 KM²

Rank #185 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

02/03/2028

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2026-03-25 20:01:17 UTC

Name

Gakijiwanong Anishinaabe Nation (ISC Code: 127)

Former Names

Lac La Croix First Nation

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Northwestern Ontario

Indigenous Language

Anishinaabemowin

Number of Registered Members

543

Band Website

http://www.laclacroixfn.ca/

Phone Number

(807) 485-2431

Fax Number

(807) 485-2583

Address

PO BOX 640, FORT FRANCES, ON

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

CARRIE LEE ANN ATATISE

Term Expires

02/03/2028

Number of Council Members

CARRIE LEE ANN ATATISE

Chief

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JANELLE RAE JOURDAIN

Councillor

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CARRIE LEE ANN ATATISE

Councillor

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NORMAN JAMES JORDAN

Councillor

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CURTIS LEE ATATISE

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: 6242
NEGUAGUON LAKE 25D
6214.1 Hectares
200 KM NW/NO OF/DE THUNDER BAY
[48.3808951, -89.2476823]

Media Reports

Hydro One and nine First Nation partners break ground on Waasigan Transmission Line project

Planned burns scheduled along Waasigan Transmission Line route

$30 million provincial investment helps Gakijiwanong move forward with water treatment plant construction

‘History in the making’: Ojibwe-language hockey announcers bring new cultural life to the sport

Quetico Park Superintendent Departs for New Role in Ontario Outdoors

'Milestone' Rock Ridge hockey game bridges Indigenous cultural gaps

The Legacy of Chief Blackstone: Ojibwe resistance in Great Lakes history

Ten Treaty 3 First Nations Launch Clean Energy Corporation to Convert Wood Waste into Sustainable Fuels

Hydro One, partners break ground on Waasigan Transmission Line

Construction starts on $1.2-billion Waasigan transmission line in Northwestern Ontario

Hydro One and Partners Receive Approval on Final Environmental Assessment Report for Waasigan Transmission Line Project

First Nations get federal funding for green fuel project

Nuclear industry selects site in northwestern Ontario for waste disposal amidst regional opposition

National Indigenous youth program Outside Looking In partners with Sun Life to build pathways to careers in tech

Awards ceremony celebrates Indigenous achievement

Big Island Lake dancers to perform in Indigenous youth showcase

Hydro One, First Nation partners break ground on Waasigan Transmission Line

Busy year for Pow Wows

First Nations get federal funding for green fuel project

Grand Council Treaty #3 Congratulates Chief CarrieAtatise-Norwegian and Chief Shane Whitecrow on Recent Elections

ALMA KATHERINE OTTERTAIL

Hydro One with the support of nine First Nations partners submits its final Environmental Assessment Report for the Waasigan Transmission Line

Construction starts on $1.2-billion Waasigan transmission line in Northwestern Ontario

Northern Ontario First Nations collectively say no to nuclear waste project

Hydro One breaks ground on Waasigan Transmission Line

Busy year for Pow Wows

Construction set to start on Waasigan Transmission Line

Construction begins on $1.2B northwestern Ontario transmission line

Construction starts on $1.2-billion Waasigan transmission line in Northwestern Ontario

Hydro One breaks ground on Waasigan Transmission Line

First Nations oppose potential arrival of nuclear waste

The growing movement of Indigenous leaders across Northern Ontario opposing nuclear waste dump

Academic Research

Iskigamizige-giizis: Evaporating liquids moon

SDG 6, Infectious Diseases, and Climate Change

Scale and colonialism in nuclear waste siting: The geography of spent nuclear fuel in northwestern Ontario, Canada

Indigenous-Industrial Heritage: Centering Indigenous Voices in Minnesota's Iron Range

" Open for Business:" Locating Logics of White Settler Colonialism in Ontario's Mining Industry

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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