Mississaugas | Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation
Community Profile
- The Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation is a First Nations community in Ontario, Canada, with a rich Indigenous heritage and connection to the traditional lands around Lake Scugog.
- Last Updated 2025-04-25 20:46:25 UTC
- Name: Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation (ISC Code: 140)
- Former Names: Scugog Island First Nation
- Band Style: First Nation
- Cultural Area: Great Lakes Region, Southern Ontario
- Indigenous Language: Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe)
- Number of Registered Members: 258
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: 06/30/2025
- CHIEF: KELLY FAY LAROCCA
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:3
- KELLY FAY LAROCCA
- SYLVIA COLEMAN
- JEFFERY STUART FORBES
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: http://www.scugogfirstnation.com/
- PHONE NUMBER: (905) 985-3337
- FAX NUMBER: (905) 985-8828
- ADDRESS: 22521 ISLAND ROAD, PORT PERRY, ON
- EMAILS:
- Chief KELLY FAY LAROCCA:
- Councillor SYLVIA COLEMAN:
- Councillor JEFFERY STUART FORBES:
- 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 - Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation20122013.pdf
- 2011 - Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation20112012.pdf
- 2010 - Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation20102011.pdf
- 2009 - Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation20092010.pdf
- 2008 - Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation20082009.pdf
- 2007 - Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation20072008.pdf
- 2006 - Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation20062007.pdf
- 2005 - Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation20052006.pdf
- 2004 - Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation20042005.pdf
- 2003 - Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation20032004.pdf
- 2002 - Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation20022003.pdf
- 2001 - Mississaugas of Scugog Island 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: 6196
MISSISSAUGA'S OF SCUGOG ISLAND
334.5 Hectares
42 KM SW/SO OF/DE PETERBOROUGH AT N END OF SCUGOG ISLAND IN LAKE SCUGOG
[44.1888747, -78.8863847] -
ISC Code: 6197
ISLANDS IN THE TRENT WATERS 36A
139.6 Hectares
IN PETERBOROUGH COUNTY, ISLANDS IN PIGEON, BUCKHORN & STONY LAKES
[44.558989, -78.35360299999999]
- Traditional territory centered around Lake Scugog and surrounding watersheds
- Part of the traditional Mississauga Anishinaabe territories
- Historical hunting, fishing, and gathering lands in Southern Ontario
- Includes parts of Durham Region and surrounding agricultural lands*
Consultations and Referrals
Band Submissions
Consultation Reports
Band Business Interests
Band Owned Corporations
Court Records
Downloadable Court Decisions
- Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation v. National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada
- Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation v. Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation
- Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation v. National Automobile Aerospace Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada (Caw-Canada)
- Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation v. National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada (CAW-Canada) and its Local 444, Great Blue Heron Gaming Company, Ontario Labour Relations Board, Attorney General of Canada and Attorney General of Ontario
- Mississauga of Scugog Island First Nation v. National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada, Local 444
Active Court Cases
Media Reports
Media Reports
- Ontario’s iGaming mistakes are a lesson in the value of Indigenous consultation
- Mississauga Nation launches online culture and language initiatives
- Learn about the 2023 National Indigenous Peoples Day in Mississauga
- What is the significance of acknowledging the Indigenous land we stand on?
- Indigenous drone company eyes Mississauga First Nation for hub
- Ontario Celebrates Indigenous Leadership in Clean Energy Storage
- Raptors unveil Indigenous-inspired logo by Kitchener artist ahead of heritage game
- Kitchener, Ont. artist designs new Raptors logo for Indigenous Heritage Game
- Indigenous Tuition Initiative
- Clean energy benefits discussed by CEO of First Nation economic development corporation
- National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Woman - Scugog Island First Nation
- Toronto Raptors Unveil Indigenous-Inspired Logo and Host Heritage Game on January 6
- Toronto Raptors unveil new logo for Indigenous Heritage game
- Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation’s annual powwow shares Indigenous traditions
- Water First internship is training the next generation of First Nation water operators
- Raptors unveil Indigenous-inspired logo ahead of heritage game
- MSIFN leaders raising concerns about zoning orders and consultation with First Nations
- Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation (MSIFN)
- Alderville First Nation part of negotiations on a long-standing treaty dispute
- August and Luke Swinson Latest Public Art Installation
- Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation Express Disappointment Over Ontario’s iGaming Launch
- Pickering Mayor Kevin Ashe responds to Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation critiques regarding MZOs
- How Durham is marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- Durham Region Health Department issues first of seven reports on health impacts of climate change
- Mississaugas of Scugog set powwow dates for this summer
- - INdurham | Local Online News
- Ontario Govt. and Mississaugas to enter mediation for alleged breach of Aboriginal rights in gaming dispute
- - INdurham | Local Online News
- Victory on the Shores of Lake Scugog: Port Perry Residents Block MZO, Protecting Sensitive Wetlands
- Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
- Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund adds artist ambassador of Mississaugas of Scugog First Nation
- Ontario Tech University marks National Indigenous History Month
- U of T to cover tuition for students from nine First Nations communities
- Ontario’s iGaming market will hurt First Nations and others
- 'My heart will always be with my community': Kelly LaRocca is now in her fifth term as chief of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation
- HUMBER COLLEGE Humber to offer Indigenous students free tuition starting this fall
- ‘It’s very colonial for Ontario to abuse their power’: Bill 23 latest example of Ford government trampling on constitutionally protected rights of First Nations
- University of Toronto implements tuition-free initiative for 9 First Nations
- Ontario First Nations leaders call for housing minister, chief of staff to resign over Greenbelt controversy
- To Improve Drinking Water in First Nation Communities, Collaboration Is Key
- Mississaugas of Scugog decry Greenbelt swap 'catastrophe,' call on governement to reverse course
- Scugog First Nation community roots stretch back more than 300 years
- Williams Treaties First Nations commemorate 100 years since signing misinterpretation
- ‘Abuse of power’: Indigenous communities call out lack of consultation on Ontario housing bill
- Scugog Island First Nation, partner increase ownership stake in drone company
- Mississaugas of Scugog Island celebrate two years of clean drinking water; 28 communities still under advisory
- Scotland hosts historic meeting between Mississauga First Nations and King Charles
- Chiefs of Ontario want housing bill repealed
- Ontario First Nations set to vote on $1.1-billion treaty deal
- 100 years of the Williams Treaties: Anishinaabeg perspectives
- Massive new Toronto casino angers Ontario First Nation
- University to cover tuition fees for students from nine First Nations communities
- Former Neskantaga contractor accused of cutting corners in other First Nations
- Political Quarterly Update: Summer
- Standing in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples
- ‘We are ecstatic’: Scugog Island First Nation lifts 13-year drinking water advisory
- ‘Deeply flawed’ Ford igaming scheme a ‘slap in the face of First Nations’ - CasinoBeats
- Hiawatha First Nation prepares to vote on law to take control over how its lands are used
- Diversity and Inclusion
- A cultural renaissance is blooming in Canada, led by Black and Indigenous artists
- Federal, provincial governments apologize for impacts of Williams Treaties
- National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated from Pickering to Clarington to Scugog Island
- ‘We were shocked:’ Mississaugas of Scugog ‘appalled’ by wetland destruction in Pickering
- Mississaugas of Scugog host their 25th pow wow this weekend
- Culture key to Scugog Island First Nation
- Indigenous teens at Port Perry High School get a space all their own
- Questions raised about celebrated Métis healer's Indigenous identity
- Ottawa pressed to make good on promise to end all long-term drinking-water advisories for First Nations
- Feds providing $4.3M for new water treatment plant at Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation
- - INdurham | Local Online News
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation flag now permanent fixture at Regional HQ
- Digging up First Nations history in Rouge Park
- - INdurham | Local Online News
- 25th annual traditional Pow Wow
- First Nations group challenging MZO granted for massive Orbit proposal in Innisfil
- Land Acknowledgement
- Ontario judge strikes down mandatory minimum sentence for first-time impaired driving in case of Indigenous woman
- Clearing the smoke surrounding First Nations cigarettes
- Mississaugas of Scugog invest in controlling interest of Sky Canoe drone company
- Canada, Ontario and Williams Treaties First Nations Take First Step Towards a Negotiated Resolution of Alderville Litigation
- First ever Mississauga Nation joint pow wow held in Celebration Square
- Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child & Family Services to expand its reach as it takes on Indigenous CAS cases
- Three Ontario First Nations sign land claims settlement
- Flag-raising ceremony for National Indigenous Peoples Day at Durham Regional headquarters Thursday
- Pickering adopts Indigenous land acknowledgement statement
- Orange Crosswalk unveiling at Regional HQ in Whitby |
- First Nation Believes Expanded Ontario Casino Is A Funding Threat
- Land Acknowledgment statement
- Pickering mayor comments on letter by Scugog First Nation leaders about zoning orders
- - INdurham | Local Online News
- Toronto Raptors game featuring Indigenous logo by Kitchener artist Luke Swinson
- Scugog council rejects developers MZO request
- People Power Secures a Win for Lake Scugog
- Maple Leafs unveil new logo for Indigenous Celebration Game on Saturday
- First Nations provide statement on province’s proposed nuclear site
- Toronto Raptors unveil new Indigenous-inspired logo
- Kitchener, Ont. artist designs new Raptors logo for Indigenous Heritage Game
- Honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 27 in Port Perry
- First Nations Finance Authority surpasses $2 billion milestone
- 'Only go up from here': Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation chief says Durham's governments need to do more to recognize truth and reconciliation throughout the year
- Revisiting the Williams Treaties of 1923: Anishinaabeg perspectives after a century
- How to improve drinking water in First Nations communities
- Williams Treaties First Nations commemorate 100 years since signing misinterpretation
- Mississaugas of Scugog Island Chief LaRocca asks Indiginous leaders: What does allyship mean to you?
- Residential school discoveries ‘painful time for many’: Scugog Island First Nation
- New Mural Illustrates Presence of Indigenous Peoples, Cultures in Campus Spaces That Support Wellness, Recreation and Sport
- Williams Treaties First Nations vote to approve $1.1-billion settlement proposal
- Hamilton a key location for sports, cultural festival for North American Indigenous Games
- - INdurham | Local Online News
- 'Mecca of lacrosse': Six Nations events complement Indigenous Games
- Raptors unveil Indigenous-inspired logo ahead of heritage game
- Ontario First Nation to launch legal challenge against government’s iGaming scheme
- DRPS raise Medicine Wheel Flag at all stations to honour National Indigenous Day
- Williams Treaties First Nations act to protect Lake Simcoe, with challenge to Orbit MZO
- First Nation continuing bid to bring safe water, sewage services to Scugog Island
- Raptors showcase new logo for Indigenous Heritage Game
- iGaming plan ‘a slap in the face of First Nations’: MSIFN
- MSIFN ‘disgusted’ province did not consult with First Nations prior to passing Bill 23
- Ontario energy procurement brings projects with Indigenous ownership
- Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation sign nuclear co-operation deal with Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
- Mural Madness celebrates indigenous culture in Port Perry
- Rouge National Urban Park to get bigger as feds scrap airport plan
- Partnership launched with companies in Mississauga, Scugog Island First Nation
- Rouge National Urban Park to get bigger as feds scrap airport plan
- You’re Invited! Mississauga Hosts its Second National Indigenous Peoples Day Event
- You’re Invited! Mississauga Hosts its Second National Indigenous Peoples Day Event
- Toronto Raptors to feature logo reimagined by Kitchener Indigenous artist at Monday night game
- ‘This is genuinely incredible,’ Toronto Raptors fans praise new logo for Indigenous Heritage Game
- North American Indigenous Games take place in Toronto
- ‘We had no right to this land, to just walk in and take it’
- O'Toole promises 'serious approach' to Indigenous reconciliation
- Celebrating Indigenous History Month
- ‘Uphold committments’ to Indigenous people, Ontario First Nations Chief tells Mark Carney
- ‘It’s very colonial for Ontario to abuse their power’: Bill 23 latest example of Ford government trampling on constitutionally protected rights of First Nations
- Mississaugas of Scugog Island Chief says it's time to keep Truth and Reconciliation Commission promises
- Indigenous services minister ‘alarmed’ by allegations about construction practices on First Nations
- Ontario First Nation opens business park for Indigenous entrepreneurs
- Scugog Island First Nation company key player in Pickering and Darlington nuclear projects
- Figure: An Indigenous view of urbanisation and its effect on Indigenous...
- 100 years of the Williams Treaties: Anishinaabeg perspectives
- Massive new Toronto casino angers Ontario First Nation
- Canada and Ontario advance reconciliation with historic apologies to the seven Williams Treaties First Nations communities – Anishinabek News
- Government of Canada Celebrates Opening of UOIT-Baagwating Indigenous Centre
- Stories, land acknowledgement at Truth & Reconciliation ceremonies in Oshawa and Scugog this week
- Ontario heading to mediation for allegedly breaching Aboriginal rights through iGaming launch
- Curve Lake First Nation Council planning highly confidential meetings with “no media permitted”
- Chiefs Council on the Economy advances economic sovereignty at latest meeting
- Learn more about local indigenous peoples with Chief Kelly LaRocca
- Ontario Tech honours National Indigenous History Month
- Chiefs of the Williams Treaties First Nations oppose Pickering development
- ‘An important step’: DDSB appoints new Indigenous trustee
Academic Research
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- The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord
- The Dispossession of the Mississauga Indians: A Missing Chapter in the Early History of Upper Canada
- Scugog Carrying Place: A Frontier Pathway
- “We Are the Ones That Make the Treaty”: Michi Saagiig Lands and Islands in Southeastern Ontario
- Alexander Francis Chamberlain and The Language of the Mississaga Indians of Skugog
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- Labour unions and First Nations casinos: An uneasy relationship
- Scugog Carrying Place: A Frontier Pathway
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- The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord
- Scugog Carrying Place: A Frontier Pathway
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord
- Scugog Carrying Place: A Frontier Pathway
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord
- Scugog Carrying Place: A Frontier Pathway
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- The First Nations of Ontario: Social and Historical Transitions
- Nishnaabeg encounters: Living indigenous landscapes
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- The First Nations of Ontario: Social and Historical Transitions
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- The First Nations of Ontario: Social and Historical Transitions
- The Language of the Mississaga Indians of Skūgog: A Contribution to the Linguistics of the Algonkian Tribes of Canada
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- The First Nations of Ontario: Social and Historical Transitions
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois Du Nord
- The First Nations of Ontario: Social and Historical Transitions
- 'IT IS SCARCELY TO BE BELIEVED…'THE MISSISSAUGA INDIANS AND THE GRAPE ISLAND MISSION, 1826–1836
- Notes on the history, customs, and beliefs of the Mississagua Indians
- The Language of the Mississaga Indians of Skūgog: A Contribution to the Linguistics of the Algonkian Tribes of Canada
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- The Language of the Mississaga Indians of Skūgog: A Contribution to the Linguistics of the Algonkian Tribes of Canada
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- The Language of the Mississaga Indians of Skūgog: A Contribution to the Linguistics of the Algonkian Tribes of Canada
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
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