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'''Atikameksheng Anishnawbek''' ([[Anishinaabe language]]: '''''Adikamegosheng Anishinaabeg''''', [[Syncope (phonetics)|syncope]]d as '''''Dikmegsheng Nishnaabeg'''''), formerly known as the '''Whitefish Lake First Nation''', is an [[Ojibwa]] [[First Nation]] in [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], and is located on the shores of Whitefish Lake, 20 km southwest of [[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury]]. |
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Atikameksheng membership have [[hunting]] and [[fishing]] rights within the [[Robinson Treaty#Lake Huron|Robinson-Huron Treaty]] Area. An annual [[pow-wow]] is held in July each year. |
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The current chief of the First Nation is Steve Miller. |
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In May 2008, the |
In May 2008, the chief and council of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek announced litigation against [[Canada]] and [[Ontario]] for violating the Robinson-Huron Treaty, which states that the First Nation should have been granted a reserve much larger than [[Whitefish Lake 6, Ontario|Whitefish Lake 6]].<ref>[http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=32031 "Whitefish Lake First Nation sues for return of land"], ''[[SooToday.com]]''</ref> |
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In 2010, the community was selected as the host community for Building Homes and Building Skills, a project by television personality [[Mike Holmes]] to train First Nations people in construction and building trades.<ref>[http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2010/12/holmes-whitefish-211210.aspx "Whitefish Lake First Nation scores Mike Holmes project"]. ''[[Northern Life (newspaper)|Northern Life]]'', December 23, 2010.</ref> |
In 2010, the community was selected as the host community for Building Homes and Building Skills, a project by television personality [[Mike Holmes]] to train First Nations people in construction and building trades.<ref>[http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2010/12/holmes-whitefish-211210.aspx "Whitefish Lake First Nation scores Mike Holmes project"]. ''[[Northern Life (newspaper)|Northern Life]]'', December 23, 2010.</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:13, 12 December 2013
Atikameksheng Anishnawbek (Anishinaabe language: Adikamegosheng Anishinaabeg, syncoped as Dikmegsheng Nishnaabeg), formerly known as the Whitefish Lake First Nation, is an Ojibwa First Nation in Ontario, Canada, and is located on the shores of Whitefish Lake, 20 km southwest of Sudbury.
Atikameksheng membership have hunting and fishing rights within the Robinson-Huron Treaty Area. An annual pow-wow is held in July each year.
The current chief of the First Nation is Steve Miller.
In May 2008, the chief and council of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek announced litigation against Canada and Ontario for violating the Robinson-Huron Treaty, which states that the First Nation should have been granted a reserve much larger than Whitefish Lake 6.[1]
In 2010, the community was selected as the host community for Building Homes and Building Skills, a project by television personality Mike Holmes to train First Nations people in construction and building trades.[2]
References
Further reading
Higgins, Edwin and Whitefish Lake Indian Reserve No. 6 (Ont.), Whitefish Lake Ojibway Memories. Cobalt ON: Highway Book Shop, 1982.
External links
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