Sachigo Lake First Nation
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Sachigo Lake is policed by the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, an Aboriginal-based service.
Governance
The First Nation elect their officials through a Custom Electoral System, consisting of a Chief and four councillors. The current Chief is Simon Tait and the councillors elected for the same term are Steven Tait, Eugene Tait, Michael Tait and Wesley Barkman. Their two-year terms all began in April 2023.[5]
As a signatory to Treaty 9, Sachigo Lake First Nation is a member of the Windigo First Nations Council, a Regional Chiefs Council, and Nishnawbe Aski Nation, a Tribal Political Organization that represents majority of First Nation governments in northern Canada.
Reserve
The First Nation have reserved for themselves the Script error: No such module "convert". Sachigo Lake 1 Indian Reserve,[6][7] which serves as their main reserve, containing the community of Sachigo Lake.[3] In addition, the First Nation have reserved the Script error: No such module "convert". Sachigo Lake 2 Indian Reserve[8][9] and the Script error: No such module "convert". Sachigo Lake 3 Indian Reserve.[10][11]
Education
The new Script error: No such module "convert". Martin McKay Memorial School,[12] offering Kindergarten through Grade 8 programming accommodates approximately 103 students. The new school contains a total of eight classrooms, a computer room, a public-school library, a gymnasium, multipurpose and change room facilities, as well as play areas for kindergarten and elementary students. INAC provided $9.45 million to Sachigo Lake First Nation, which managed design and construction of the school.[13] Smith Carter Architects and Engineers Incorporated consulted extensively with the community and were winners of the Architectural Excellence for Design Awards, by the Ontario Association of Architects, for the Martin McKay Memorial School.[14]
The concept, “Two Schools, One Spirit,” links the primary and secondary programs through the spirit of the Thunderbird. The primary and secondary schools are individual wings with two separate entrances, which allows for a division of students by age and maturity levels. Shared community use of facilities such as the gymnasium, multipurpose room and library, provides a central focus.
Recreation
Over 1.1 million dollars has been invested in upgrades and the rehabilitation of the Sachigo Lake First Nation Arena. This new facility enriches the recreation for youth in the community and surrounding communities.[15] Sachigo Lake First Nation also hosts an annual ice-fishing derby. This annual event, first started in 2013, is one of the largest ice-fishing derbies in Northwestern Ontario.[16]
Transportation
The community is served by Sachigo Lake Airport. It has winter road access south via Muskrat Dam Lake First Nation to the all-weather Northern Ontario Resource Trail and thereby to Ontario Highway 599.[17]
Economy
The unemployment rate in 2006 was 22.9%.[18]
References
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External links
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