Mih-sah-swah-gah | Mississauga First Nation
Community Profile
- The Mississauga First Nation is an Anishinaabe community located near Blind River, Ontario, with a rich cultural heritage and strong connection to traditional lands.
- Last Updated 2025-05-12 08:07:17 UTC
- Name: Mississauga (ISC Code: 200)
- Former Names: Mississauga Band of Ojibways, Mississauga River First Nation
- Band Style: First Nation
- Cultural Area: Great Lakes Region, Northeastern Ontario
- Indigenous Language: Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe)
- Number of Registered Members: 1569
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: 12/06/2026
- CHIEF: BRENT ALEXANDER NIGANOBE
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:12
- BRENT ALEXANDER NIGANOBE
- LAURA LOUISE IRENE MAYER
- CRYSTAL DAWN CHIBLOW
- DENISE MARIE KAREN BOYER-PAYETTE
- JUBILANT SKY CADA
- GUY "CHANCE" COUNSELL
- PEYTON CHELSEA PITAWANAKWAT
- KENNETH DANIEL MACLEOD
- GLORIA ANNE DAYBUTCH
- NANCY MARY AGNES WHITEHEAD
- JOSEPH (JOEY) RYAN RAYMOND MORNINGSTAR
- ROGER NORMAN DAYBUTCH
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: http://www.mississaugi.com/
- PHONE NUMBER: (705) 356-1621
- FAX NUMBER: (705) 356-1740
- ADDRESS: PO BOX 1299, BLIND RIVER, ON
- EMAILS:
- Chief BRENT ALEXANDER NIGANOBE:
- Councillor LAURA LOUISE IRENE MAYER:
- Councillor CRYSTAL DAWN CHIBLOW:
- Councillor DENISE MARIE KAREN BOYER-PAYETTE:
- Councillor JUBILANT SKY CADA:
- Councillor GUY "CHANCE" COUNSELL:
- Councillor PEYTON CHELSEA PITAWANAKWAT:
- Councillor KENNETH DANIEL MACLEOD:
- Councillor GLORIA ANNE DAYBUTCH:
- Councillor NANCY MARY AGNES WHITEHEAD:
- Councillor JOSEPH (JOEY) RYAN RAYMOND MORNINGSTAR:
- Councillor ROGER NORMAN DAYBUTCH:
- 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 - Mississauga20122013.pdf
- 2011 - Mississauga20112012.pdf
- 2010 - Mississauga20102011.pdf
- 2009 - Mississauga20092010.pdf
- 2008 - Mississauga20082009.pdf
- 2007 - Mississauga20072008.pdf
- 2006 - Mississauga20062007.pdf
- 2005 - Mississauga20052006.pdf
- 2004 - Mississauga20042005.pdf
- 2003 - Mississauga20032004.pdf
- 2002 - Mississauga20022003.pdf
- 2001 - Mississauga20012002.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: 6159
MISSISSAGI RIVER 8
16075.2 Hectares
103 KM S/S OF/DE SAULT STE MARIE
[46.5136494, -84.33575259999999]
- Encompasses areas around Blind River and North Channel of Lake Huron
- Historically used lands for hunting, fishing, and gathering
- Traditional territory includes parts of Algoma District in Ontario
- Significant cultural sites along the Mississagi River watershed
Consultations and Referrals
Band Submissions
Consultation Reports
Band Business Interests
Band Owned Corporations
Court Records
Downloadable Court Decisions
- Traversy v. Mississauga Professional Firefighters’ Association
- Mississauga (City) v Michalakos
- Campana v The City of Mississauga
- Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation v. National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada
- Kidd v. Mississauga Hydro-Electric Commission et al.
- Mississauga Hospital and Practical Nurses Federation of Ontario (96-8-1) (Re)
- 118143 Ontario Inc. v City of Mississauga
- Hydro Electric Commission of Mississauga v. City of Mississauga et al. Re Murray and City of Mississauga et al.
- Fernandes v. Peel Educational & Tutorial Services Limited (Mississauga Private School)
- Mississauga Hydro-Electric Commission and I.B.E.W., Loc. 636, Re
- Colangelo v. Mississauga (City) (Ont. C.A.)
- Re Mississauga Golf and Country Club Ltd.
- Kipfinch Developments Ltd. v. Westwood Mall (Mississauga) Limited
- Re Mississauga Hydro Commission and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 636
- Kipfinch Developments Ltd. v. Westwood Mall (Mississauga) Limited
- Applewood Dixie Ltd. v. Mississauga
- Polihronakos v. Mississauga (City)
- Re Attorney-General for Ontario et al. and City of Mississauga
- Patterson v. Mississauga (City)
- Mississauga (City) v. Greater Toronto Airports Authority
- Mississauga (City) v. Peel (Municipality)
- Ogbonna-Ehirim v. Holiday Inn & Suites Mississauga
- Re Hydro-Electric Commission of Town of Mississauga and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 636
- Applewood Dixie Ltd. v. Mississauga
Active Court Cases
Media Reports
Media Reports
- Land acknowledgements and tokenism
- Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day at Celebration Square
- The Halluci Nation headlining free Mississauga Indigenous Peoples Day event
- Kahgegagahbowh (George Copway) National Historic Person (1818–1869)
- Indigenous Tuition Initiative
- Maria Hupfield recognized by Eiteljorg Museum
- Threats over treaty settlement plans shut down services in Mississauga First Nation
- Mississauga events for Truth and Reconciliation day 2024
- 'It's been a long time coming': Human remains, artifacts returned to First Nation in northern Ontario
- University of Toronto - U of T Mississauga's teaching lodge to host new course on Indigenous feminisms
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- Indigenous burial grounds in northern Ont. to be protected
- The Story Behind Mississauga’s Indian Road
- First Nations ‘mobilizing’ to keep Toronto drug dealers out of communities
- Third annual Indigenous Peoples Day concert coming to Mississauga this week
- Things to do this weekend in Peel Region
- 3 men charged after violent protests outside GTA Hindu temple, Sikh gurdwara
- Peel District School Board induction of 1st Indigenous student trustee a ‘commendable’ step on long road to honouring Calls to Action
- U of T Mississauga's first-ever Indigenous rematriation adviser seeks rightful owners of 40,000-artifact collection
- An Indigenous village lies buried under Mississauga. What the city is doing to commemorate it
- Mississauga's connection to the history of Treaties Recognition Week
- Honour Mississauga’s heritage during National Indigenous History Month
- Things to do this weekend in Mississauga: Nov. 8 to Nov. 10
- National Indigenous Peoples Day marked in Mississauga, Canada
- Blind River, Mississauga First Nation join forces for history
- Marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Mississauga
- First powwow a 'reclamation' of Indigenous education for school board in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon
- Why didn't OPP issue Amber Alert for missing Indigenous girl?
- Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
- In photos: Inaugural All-Nations Powwow draws crowd to U of T Mississauga
- Office of Indigenous Initiatives launched at U of T Mississauga
- Cyclist struck by vehicle in Mississauga suffers critical injuries
- The history of Mississauga's Chi-twaa Tigannes - The Sacred Garden
- Meet U of T Mississauga’s Indigenous Elder-in-Residence
- Understand and Celebrate with Indigenous Peoples During National Indigenous History Month
- Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation opens office on U of T campus
- 'It’s everyone’s responsibility': U of T Mississauga's Tee Duke on achieving Truth and Reconciliation on campus
- Mississauga Blackhawks still using offensive name despite pressure to stop
- Ontario Announces New First Nations Partnership to Operate Mississagi Provincial Park
- Missing or Murdered – and Dismissed
- Mississauga Nation launches online culture and language initiatives
- Ontario's largest Indigenous hockey tournament gets underway in Mississauga
- Tree Carving Raises Awareness of Indigenous History in Port Credit
- Learn about the 2023 National Indigenous Peoples Day in Mississauga
- I fight anti-Black, anti-Indigenous racism with academic excellence
- In photos: Tipi and teaching lodge raised at U of T Mississauga
- Indigenous department store opens pop-up location in Mississauga
- Indigenous Conversations: Creating A Pathway Through Open Dialogue
- In photos: Lieutenant-Governor Edith Dumont meets Indigenous leaders at Massey College
- First Nations, city join forces to run provincial park
- From air pollution to Indigenous storytelling: New courses at U of T Mississauga
- 'Medicine for the Earth': Robin Wall Kimmerer to discuss relationship between Indigenous wisdom and science
- Learn about how the City of Mississauga continues to support Truth and Reconciliation
- Where The Mississaugas once thrived a city struggles to honour a past that’s faded away
- Mississauga removing Indigenous-themed mascots, imagery from all sports facilities
- National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
- Maanjiwe nendamowinan: U of T Mississauga's newest building honours the past, looks to the future
- Indigenous drone company eyes Mississauga First Nation for hub
- Mississauga to remove Indigenous-themed mascots, imagery from sports facilities
- UTM’s first-ever All-Nations Powwow
- Complaint about Mississauga Indigenous team names comes to Human Rights Tribunal today
- Maanjiwe nendamowinan: a meaningful name for U of T Mississauga’s newest building
- Indigenous Flag to officially fly in Mississauga
- Liberal Mississauga Mayor criticized for wanting to change O Canada lyrics
- How Mississauga is Acknowledging the 2023 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Through September
- Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg Nation (Mississauga Nation) visits United Kingdom
- Serpent River, Mississauga First Nations stand in solidarity for Mi'Kmaq lobster fishing rights
- The history of Mississauga's Doctor Peter Edmund Jones
- Mississauga commemorates underground Indigenous village
- An Indigenous activist is using her voice to decolonize Peel
- Egerton Ryerson doesn’t deserve an anti-Indigenous label
- The history of Mississauga's first licensed doctor, Doctor Joseph Adamson
- Changes vary for removal of Indigenous imagery from non-Indigenous sports organizations
- Priest under fire after sermon on the 'good done' by Catholic Church on residential schools
- Ontario father takes on City of Mississauga over Indigenous team names
- Broken promises on the waterfront as Indigenous Village pushed aside in latest plan for Lakeview
- 'The coolest thing I've ever worked on': GTA students building tiny homes for Indigenous communities
- The Art of Fire: Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services Marks Fire Prevention Week with Artwork Unveiling by Indigenous Artist
- WOMAN OF DISTINCTION: First Nations activist Laura Arndt looks to create different legacy for next generation
- Mississauga to remove Indigenous mascots, logos from arenas to settle Ontario human-rights complaint
- Get rid of 'insulting' Indigenous team names, logos, man tells human rights tribunal
- Museum of Art presenting works by eight Indigenous artists
- Indigenous youth hockey teams lace up at the Little NHL
- Indigenous people played key role in Confederation, says U of T researcher
- Rethinking social services one greenhouse at a time
- 2 atom hockey players booted from First Nations tournament for lacking Ontario status cards
- Mississauga First Nation aquaculture project launched
- Little Native Hockey League 2017 Mississauga, ON March 12-16
- CNE exhibit tells story of First Nations community through art and technology
- Little NHL kicks off in Mississauga
- National Day of Awareness for MMIWG2S: How this activist is healing her community
- Peel District School Board opens Centre for Indigenous Excellence and Land-Based Learning
- Blind River council approves First Nations land acknowledgement
- ‘Child dumped down well’: Indigenous families seek answers
- Recognizing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Mississauga
- Indigenous leader offers an education about Treaty Lands
- Ontario First Nations to host ceremony before searching residential school site
- WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?: Moccasins land in Mississauga crosswalk
- Archaeological dig in Mississauga turns up 2,400-year-old remains
- Corner Brook native Brad Gallant leads charge to remove offensive Indigenous imagery from Mississauga facilities
- Indigenous village was once home to hundreds of people in Mississauga
- U of T Mississauga Launches Indigenous Feminisms Course
- Mississauga Chiefs keep their name with First Nations blessing
- Mississauga to fly Every Child Matters flag permanently
- Ontario city does away with indigenous sports symbols
- Mississauga is getting a celebration of Indigenous culture & it's free
- 'We can create a new history': Indigenous burial mounds on northern Ontario golf course fenced off
- Public art – Arts and culture
- Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation (MSIFN)
- U of T Mississauga's teaching lodge to host new course on Indigenous feminisms
- Historic Indigenous village to be commemorated in Mississauga
- Scotland hosts historic meeting between Mississauga First Nations and King Charles
- Indigenous drone company eyes Mississauga First Nation for hub
- School programs at the Museums of Mississauga – Arts and culture
- ‘A home away from home’: How a friendship centre in Mississauga provides key services to urban Indigenous populations
- Mississauga priest faces public backlash over comments about Canada’s residential schools
- Learn About Mississauga Documentary Film “KANAKIYOST: Art, Identity, and Belonging"
- Indigenous stories to be told at Fort St. Joseph
- Treaties as Foundations: The Legacy of the Mississauga's of the Credit First Nation
- Indigenous burial grounds in northern Ont. to be protected
- National Indigenous Peoples Day marked in Mississauga, Canada
- U of T Mississauga launches Indigenous Entrepreneurship Program
- Cyclist struck by vehicle in Mississauga suffers critical injuries
- Two Sought in Bombing at Indian Restaurant in Ontario (Published 2018)
- Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day at Inaugural Event on Mississauga Celebration Square
- Sacred Indigenous rock art sites under threat
- UTM raises Tipi and Teaching Lodge for placemaking and reconciliation
- Vigil held in Mississauga to mourn Indigenous children discovered at residential schools
- The history of the Mississauga's Silverthorn Family - Part 1
- Mississauga Blackhawks hockey team forced to change name
- Indigenous chief overcomes abuse to become renowned poet
- UTM’s Indigenous Garden: a conversation with nature and tradition
- U of T prepares to mark Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- Behind the name: A look at Mississauga’s aboriginal past
- Jays Care supports Indigenous youth through baseball
- Mississauga director Amanda Strong screening short film 'Biidaaban' at Indigenous film festival ImagineNative
- Indigenous department store opens pop-up location in Square One in Mississauga
- Mississauga firm will build Sault Indigenous learning facility
- A gathering of minds: Maanjiwe nendamowinan officially opens at U of T Mississauga
- The future of Lakeview Village could be saved by our Indigenous past
- First Indigenous Student Trustee inducted at Peel District School Board (PDSB)
- You’re Invited! Mississauga Hosts its Second National Indigenous Peoples Day Event
- UTM co-hosts inaugural All-Nations Powwow
- University of Toronto Mississauga launches Office of Indigenous Initiatives
- Indigenous Tourism Ontario partners with the Little Native Hockey League for the 2023 Tournament held in Mississauga, Ontario, hosted by Nipissing First Nation – Anishinabek News
- New partnership signal economic development employment opportunities for eight Lake Huron Region First Nations
- Hockey Night in Mississauga: Indigenous players hit the ice with the Little NHL
- It’s about friendship at the Mississauga of the Credit First Nation Pow Wow
- New sweat lodge built by Mississauga’s indigenous community will soon be open to all
- Justice For Jamal: Family demands answers at Mississauga vigil for Black and Indigenous lives lost in police encounters
- NDP calls out Mark Carney for Brookfield lawsuit with Mississauga FN
- Wasauksing kids head to Mississauga for Little Native Hockey League
- Mississauga votes on the renaming of trail to honour Indigenous Chief
- Mississauga Celebrates Inaugural National Indigenous Peoples Day at Celebration Square
- Vigil commemorating Indigenous children discovered at residential schools held in Mississauga
- NDP questions Carney over First Nation's $100M lawsuit against Brookfield subsidiary
- Carney 'trampled Indigenous rights' while employed at Brookfield, says NDP member of Parliament
- Mississauga firm will build Sault Indigenous learning facility
- Indigenous Mississauga boy, 12, makes and gifts 677 free orange shirts
- STEELHEADS TO HOST INDIGENOUS CELEBRATION GAME DURING MARCH BREAK
- Museums – Arts and culture
- Two First Nations Groups Vie to Build Northern Ontario Power Line
- University of Toronto - U of T Mississauga's first-ever Indigenous rematriation adviser seeks rightful owners of 40,000-artifact collection
- Indigenous fashion writer Christian Allaire on his memoir
- Mississauga firm will build Sault Indigenous learning facility
- Indigenous Advisory Committee Guides Economic Reconciliation Initiative | OCC
- Art Gallery of Mississauga hosts series of events to recognize National Aboriginal History Month
- U of T Mississauga and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation to co-host All-Nations Powwow
- Carney's former firm Brookfield has been accused of breaching Indigenous rights in 4 countries
- Treaties as Foundations: The Legacy of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
- Reading the beads: U of T Mississauga researcher examines Indigenous visual storytelling
- How to become involved for the 2022 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Mississauga
- First ever Mississauga Nation joint pow wow held in Celebration Square
- Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated at the square in downtown Mississauga
- Mississauga settles complaint over use of Indigenous mascots and logos
- Mississauga mourns with Indigenous community on national day of awareness
- ‘All are welcome’: U of T Mississauga to host inaugural All-Nations Powwow
- Calls for justice: U of T Mississauga Indigenous Centre hosts seminars on MMIWG inquiry
- UTM Indigenous Centre hosts All-Nations Powwow
- Peterborough Petes Fall 5-3 to Mississauga Steelheads On Indigenous Heritage Night
Academic Research
Academic Research
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- 'IT IS SCARCELY TO BE BELIEVED…'THE MISSISSAUGA INDIANS AND THE GRAPE ISLAND MISSION, 1826–1836
- Sacred Feathers: The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) and the Mississauga Indians
- Egerton Ryerson and the Mississauga, 1826 to 1856, an Appeal for Further Study
- Recovering the Landscape of the Credit Indian Mission: Identifying a Community through Interpretation
- According to the Old Customs of Our Nation: Aboriginal Self-Government on the Credit River Mississauga Reserve, 1826-1847
- Recovering The Landscape of The Credit Indian Mission: A Spiritual Journey of the Mississauga First Nation
- Mississauga Portraits: Ojibwe Voices from Nineteenth-Century Canada by Donald B. Smith
- The Anishinabeg Point of View: The History of the Great Lakes Region to 1800 in Nineteenth‐Century Mississauga, Odawa, and Ojibwa Historiography
- Polishing and Tarnishing the Chain: An Examination of Mississauga Treaties around the Head of Lake Ontario, 1780-1820
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- Sacred Feathers: The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) and the Mississauga Indians
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- Sacred Feathers: The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) and the Mississauga Indians
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- Sacred Feathers: The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) and the Mississauga Indians
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- Sacred Feathers: The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) and the Mississauga Indians
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- Sacred Feathers: The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) and the Mississauga Indians
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- Sacred Feathers: The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) and the Mississauga Indians
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- Sacred Feathers: The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) and the Mississauga Indians
- Polishing and Tarnishing the Chain: An Examination of Mississauga Treaties around the Head of Lake Ontario, 1780-1820
- The Anishinabeg Point of View: The History of the Great Lakes Region to 1800 in Nineteenth‐Century Mississauga, Odawa, and Ojibwa Historiography
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- Indigenous Rights
- Sacred Feathers: The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) and the Mississauga Indians
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- Sacred Feathers: The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) and the Mississauga Indians
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- Sacred Feathers: The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) and the Mississauga Indians
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- Sacred Feathers: The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) and the Mississauga Indians
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- Sacred Feathers: The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) and the Mississauga Indians
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- Sacred Feathers: The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) and the Mississauga Indians
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- Sacred Feathers: The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) and the Mississauga Indians
- Indigenous peoples of Ontario
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- Sacred Feathers: The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) and the Mississauga Indians
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- Sacred Feathers: The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) and the Mississauga Indians
- Mississauga portraits: Ojibwe voices from nineteenth-century Canada
- Sacred Feathers: The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) and the Mississauga Indians
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