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Band Office

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Band Office
Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation
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807-481-2536
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Fax: 807-481-2511
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Band Office: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm


Payday Fri bi-weekly 8:30 am-2 pm
Application
Call for information

Eligibility / Target Population
Members of Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation

Fees
None

Contacts
Terry Allan - Chief
807-481-2536; 807-275-6473 * tallan@nigig.ca

Languages
English

Language Notes
Ojibway, available upon request

Accessibility
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Description of Services:
Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
  • Child and Family Services worker on-reserve provided through Weech-it-te-win Child and Family Services in Fort Frances
  • Hospital services available in nearby town of Fort Frances
  • Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Treaty #3 Police; call 1-888-310-1122 for police services to be dispatched to reserve
  • Community members conduct much of their business affairs and shopping in the nearby town of Fort Frances
  • Offers Windey's Food Market, a small convenience store
  • Offers a newly-constructed Health/Business Centre, completed in July 2016
  • Provides the NiGiGoonSiWiiGiWaam Child Care Centre
  • Provides seasonal language camps at the mouth of the Ottertail River in participation with the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis
  • Serviced by air through the Fort Frances Airport located 2 miles NW of Fort Frances


Services and Programs:
Last Updated: Jun 25, 2026: Suggest an edit