tay-kwa ta-ga-moo | Taykwa Tagamou Nation
Community Profile
- The Taykwa Tagamou Nation, also known as the New Post First Nation, is an Omushkego (Swampy Cree) community situated in northeastern Ontario, with a rich history of traditional land-based practices.
- Last Updated 2025-05-13 04:44:53 UTC
- Name: Taykwa Tagamou Nation (ISC Code: 145)
- Former Names: New Post First Nation
- Band Style: First Nation
- Cultural Area: Mushkegowuk Territory
- Indigenous Language: Omushkego (Swampy Cree)
- Number of Registered Members: 687
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: 10/13/2025
- CHIEF: DANIEL BRUCE ARCHIBALD
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:8
- DANIEL BRUCE ARCHIBALD
- MELISSA CRYSTAL ARCHIBALD
- GEORGE PETER ROSS
- WILLIAM ROGER ARCHIBALD
- JOSEPH STANLEY THEODORE SUTHERLAND
- JAMAL HOWARD GAGNON
- DEREK TYLER ARCHIBALD
- JAMAL HOWARD GAGNON
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: http://www.mushkegowuk.ca/communityprofiles.html#tayk
- PHONE NUMBER: (705) 272-5766
- FAX NUMBER: (705) 272-5785
- ADDRESS: PO BOX 3310, RR 2, COCHRANE, ON
- EMAILS:
- Chief DANIEL BRUCE ARCHIBALD:
- Councillor MELISSA CRYSTAL ARCHIBALD:
- Councillor GEORGE PETER ROSS:
- Councillor WILLIAM ROGER ARCHIBALD:
- Councillor JOSEPH STANLEY THEODORE SUTHERLAND:
- Councillor JAMAL HOWARD GAGNON:
- Deputy Chief DEREK TYLER ARCHIBALD:
- Honorary Councillor JAMAL HOWARD GAGNON:
- 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 - Taykwa Tagamou Nation20122013.pdf
- 2011 - Taykwa Tagamou Nation20112012.pdf
- 2010 - Taykwa Tagamou Nation20102011.pdf
- 2009 - Taykwa Tagamou Nation20092010.pdf
- 2008 - Taykwa Tagamou Nation20082009.pdf
- 2007 - Taykwa Tagamou Nation20072008.pdf
- 2006 - Taykwa Tagamou Nation20062007.pdf
- 2005 - Taykwa Tagamou Nation20052006.pdf
- 2004 - Taykwa Tagamou Nation20042005.pdf
- 2003 - Taykwa Tagamou Nation20032004.pdf
- 2002 - Taykwa Tagamou Nation20022003.pdf
- 2001 - Taykwa Tagamou 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: 6263
NEW POST 69
2072.0 Hectares
88 KM NW/NO OF/DE COCHRANE 4 KM EAST OF ABITIBI RIVER
[49.005061, -80.8337358] -
ISC Code: 6081
NEW POST 69A
116.8 Hectares
14 KM SOUTHEAST OF COCHRANE
[49.0038473, -80.8368799]
- Encompasses northeastern Ontario watersheds
- Primarily the region around Moose River Basin
- Includes areas near Cochrane and James Bay lowlands
- Traditional hunting and trapping grounds extending across boreal forest regions
Consultations and Referrals
Band Submissions
Consultation Reports
Band Business Interests
Band Owned Corporations
Court Records
Downloadable Court Decisions
Active Court Cases
Media Reports
Media Reports
- Timmins news: First Nation files claim against Ontario and Newmont mining
- Canada Nickel lands $20-million from Ontario First Nation in groundbreaking critical minerals investment
- Tallying up the cost of mining on Indigenous land
- NADF Celebrates Indigenous Excellence at 32nd Annual Awards Gala
- First Nation invests $20 million into Canada Nickel project
- Northern College offers mining program for free to members of an nearby Indigenous community
- RoseAnne Archibald
- Canada Nickel secures $14m investment from Taykwa Tagamou Nation
- Taykwa Tagamou Nation and Canada Nickel Announce $20 million Investment Partnership
- Taykwa Tagamou Nation Files Claim Against Ontario and Newmont to Protect Traditional Lands
- ARCHIBALD: Reconciliation meeting opportunity and paying dividends
- Canada’s ousted national chief loses second chance at reinstatement
- Wabun Tribal Council stands with Timmins miner in face of legal action
- Area First Nation inks partnership with Jubilee Centre
- How one First Nation aims to break the cycle of trauma with new child 'well-being' law
- Taykwa Tagamou Nation gets energy research funding
- Second group of First Nations bids to build and operate northeastern Ontario power line
- RoseAnne Archibald becomes first woman to lead Assembly of First Nations
- $50M Indigenous-led evacuation center to be opened next spring by Missanabie Cree Nation
- Community-led skilled trades training program improves housing in Taykwa Tagamou Nation
- RoseAnne Archibald elected 1st female national chief of Assembly of First Nations
- First Nation communities to host Toronto Maple Leafs alumni squad this weekend
- First Nation accuses Ontario of failing to consult on Timmins mine project
- Canada Nickel raises $20-million from Ontario First Nation in groundbreaking financing
- First Nations team up to build transmission line from Wawa to Porcupine
- 4 northern Ontario First Nations form coalition to bid on new power line
- Connecting communities: Rogers and Agnico Eagle bring fast and reliable wireless service to 180km of rural highway in Cochrane area
- Indigenous Leaders: Coalition seeking to lead proposed transmission line project
- New national chief calls for reparations for Indigenous people
- Two First Nations Groups Vie to Build Northern Ontario Power Line
- AFN national chief's First Nation looks to Canada Infrastructure Bank for funding to support critical minerals project
- First Nation investing $20 million in Canada Nickel project, says Globe report
- Canadian Assembly of First Nations welcomes first female National Chief
- RoseAnne Archibald first woman to lead Assembly of First Nations as national chief
- Chiefs fail to get Archibald’s reinstatement put on the AFN’s AGA agenda
- More confusion-controversy over aboriginal land claim
- Communication an issue between First Nations, Ring of Fire junior miner
- Native forestry company, Cochrane plant reach 20-year agreement
- ARCHIBALD: Reconciliation meeting opportunity and paying dividends
- Dueling First Nations groups in northern Ontario want in on transmission line build
- Taykwa Tagamou Nation takes a patient, determined approach to developing child welfare law
- First Nation accuses Ontario of failing to consult on Timmins mine project
- ARCHIBALD: Reconciliation meeting opportunity and paying dividends
- Taykwa Tagamou make largest-ever Indigenous investment – $20M – in a mine
- First Nation investing $20 million in Canada Nickel project, says Globe report
- A small First Nation near Cochrane, Ont., invests $20M in nearby Canada Nickel mining project
- Northern Ont. First Nation files claim against Ontario and Newmont mining
- Indigenous-owned electric company prioritizes giving back to communities
- Maple Leaf Alumni Puck Drop in Indigenous communities Symbolizes the Future of Indigenous Sport Tourism in Ontario
- Indigenous Leaders: Tina Sheridan looks to lift up Indigenous entrepreneurs
- AFN’s toxic politics hurts First Nations
- Funding aims to help Indigenous communities manage energy costs
- Archibald calling on indigenous people to demand her reinstatement as AFN chief
- Beading helped Natasha Martin reclaim her Indigenous identity
- RoseAnne Archibald will face challenges on all fronts as national chief of Assembly of First Nations
- NRCan helps Taykwa Tagamou and Oneida nations develop distributed energy resources
- UBCIC Celebrates National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, First Woman Elected as National Chief!
- Ontario partners with First Nations for new Northern Ontario hydro project
- Province to build two hydroelectric stations in the north in partnership with First Nations
- Our History
- Assembly of First Nations in uncharted territory as annual assembly begins in Halifax
- Canada Nickel Secures Historic $20M First Nation Investment for Landmark Crawford Nickel Project
- Nishnawbe Aski Nation applauds RoseAnne Archibald's election as national chief
- Chiefs of Ontario elects new leader
- How one First Nation aims to break the cycle of trauma with new child 'well-being' law
- Northeast First Nations team up with province on two proposed hydro power projects
- 2 northern Ontario First Nations partner with province to expand hydroelectric power generation
- Ontario Pursuing New Hydroelectric Stations in Northern Ontario
- First Nations in the lead planning for new hydro power
- Ontario, First Nations partner on first major hydro expansion in over a decade
- RoseAnne Archibald of Taykwa Tagamou Nation elected Ontario Regional Chief
- Canada Nickel signs MoU with Taykwa Tagamou Nation
- AFN national chief visits Nuu-chah-nulth
- Wabun Tribal Council stands with Timmins miner in face of legal action - Sault Ste. Marie News
- Powering an Indigenous-led clean energy future
- Maple Leaf Alumni puck drop in Indigenous communities symbolizes the future of Indigenous Sport Tourism in Ontario
Academic Research
Academic Research
- RoseAnne Archibald first woman to lead AFN as national chief.
- Getting on the grid.
- Lands and resources for jobs: How Aboriginal peoples strategically use environmental assessments to advance community employment aims
- I wanted a career not a job": First Nations and Métis employment in the construction of the Lower Mattagami River project
- A critical perspective on social license to operate terminology for Canada's most vulnerable mining communities
- Performance as Treatment in the James Bay Treaty No. 9
- Building green energy initiatives in Northern Ontario Indigenous communities: case study on community development in Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation
- Understanding First Nations rights and perspectives on the use of herbicides in forestry: A case study from northeastern Ontario
- Understanding consultation and engagement of Indigenous Peoples in resource development: A policy framing approach
- Financing clean technologies within Canada's Indigenous communities: Perspectives on sustainable energy transition from practitioners and academics
- Lands and resources for jobs: How Aboriginal peoples strategically use environmental assessments to advance community employment aims
- Performance as Treatment in the James Bay Treaty No. 9
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