Marten Falls First Nation

Marten Falls First Nation
Marten Falls First Nation is located in Ontario
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Marten Falls First Nation
Location of Marten Falls First Nation in Ontario

Marten Falls First Nation is an Anishinaabe First Nation located in northern Ontario. The First Nation occupies communities on both sides of the Albany River in Northern Ontario, including Ogoki Post in the Cochrane District and Marten Falls in the Kenora District. As of February 2008, the First Nation had a total registered population of 600 people, of which their on-reserve population was 283 people.

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Ogoki is a First Nation community managed by the Marten Falls Band. It has a registered population of roughly four hundred people, with additional transient residents fulfilling healthcare, teaching or policing roles. The town is served by Ogoki Post Airport, and has its own community radio station, CKFN 89.9 FM (a repeater of CKWT-FM.)

There is no road access to the community outside of winter roads. However, since 2000 there has not been a winter road into the community. Travel and transportation is currently on a fly-in basis only.

Government

Governance

The Marten Falls First Nation elects their council members through the Act Electoral System for a two-year term, consisting of a chief and five councillors. The current chief is Elijah Moonias, whose term began on October 10, 2009, and will last until September 27, 2011. The five councillors are: Ambrose Achneepineskum, Paul Achneepineskum, Russel Achneepineskum, Grace Bottle, Linda Moonias and Tom Moonias.

Council

As a signatory to Treaty 9, the Marten Falls First Nation is a member of the Matawa First Nations, a Regional Chief's Council, and the Nishnawbe Aski Nation, a Tribal Political Organization representing majority of the First Nations in northern Ontario. Through these council memberships, the First Nation receives additional services, ranging from Economic Development assistance and Health Care assistance to Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service.

Services

In order to implement services to the First Nation, the following assist the council carrying out these services to the community:

  • Health Director - Bruce Achneepineskum
  • Assistant to Health Director - Evelyn Baxter
  • NNADAP Worker - Leona Achneepineskum

The healthcare in the community is serviced by a First Nations Inuit Health (a branch of Health Canada) clinic staffed by community health nurses (CHN). There is a K-8 school (Henry Coaster Memorial School) that staffs teachers from both outside the community and within the First Nation. The on-reserve version of Children's Aid is provided through Tikinagan Child and Family Services. Ogoki is policed by the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, an Aboriginal-based service.

Reserve

The First Nation have reserved for themselves the 7770.1 ha Marten Falls Indian Reserve 65, located on the north bank of the Albany River, about 170 km northeast of Nakina, Ontario.

External links

Coordinates: 51°39′22″N 85°55′01″W / 51.656°N 85.917°W / 51.656; -85.917


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