Paw-ing-gass-ee | Pauingassi First Nation

The Pauingassi First Nation is an Ojibwe community located in northeastern Manitoba, with a rich traditional lifestyle connected to the boreal forest and lakes.

POPULATION

762

Rank #389 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

2.6 KM²

Rank #515 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

08/25/2026

Term Expiration

Conflict Score

Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-08-05 13:52:45 UTC

Name

Pauingassi First Nation (ISC Code: 327)

Former Names

Little Grand Rapids

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Boreal Forest/Shield Region

Indigenous Language

Ojibwe

Number of Registered Members

762

Band Website

https://pimaki.ca/about-us/communities/pauingassi-first-nation/

Phone Number

(204) 397-2371

Fax Number

(204) 397-2145

Address

PO BOX 60, PAUINGASSI, MB

General Email

Not Available

Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

RODDY OWENS

Term Expires

08/25/2026

Number of Council Members

RODDY OWENS

Chief

📧 Email not available

📞 Phone not available

JOEL MCKAY

Councillor

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📞 Phone not available

MOSES OWENS

Councillor

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📞 Phone not available

BENSON PASCAL

Councillor

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📞 Phone not available

Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

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2023 - Audited consolidated financial statements

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2021 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2020 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2019 - Report Not Available

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2013 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2011 - Pauingassi First Nation20112012.pdf

2010 - Pauingassi First Nation20102011.pdf

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2007 - Pauingassi First Nation20072008.pdf

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2003 - Pauingassi First Nation20032004.pdf

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2001 - Pauingassi First Nation20012002.pdf

Band Council Remuneration

2024 - Report Not Available

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 - Report Not Available

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

Band Owned Corporations

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Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

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Intergovernmental Agreements

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Active Court Cases

No active court cases at this time.

Downloadable Court Records

Pauingassi First Nation Traditional use Planning Area Regulation

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6377
PAUINGASSI FIRST NATION
260.5 Hectares

[52.16707470000001, -95.3794164]

News Coverage Summary

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Media Reports

First Nation claims success in battle against sniffing

Arson charges laid in wildfire that forced evacuations of eastern Manitoba First Nations

Manitoba First Nations evacuated due to smoke, wildfires

Reserves in Manitoba

Mother of drowned boy wants bullies banished

Sep 2021: Opinion: First Nations evacuees languish, given low priority

Band councillor urges more action to restore Manitoba Hydro to fire-evacuated communities

Military assisting with COVID-19 outbreak in First Nation in Manitoba

All evacuees from eastern Manitoba fires airlifted to Winnipeg

About $1M spent replacing fridges, freezers in 2 evacuated First Nations: Red Cross

Ottawa says it’s stepping up efforts to evacuate two Manitoba First Nations threatened by wildfire

Military arrives at Pauingassi First Nation amid surging COVID-19 cases

New report finds 'significant gaps' in emergency response to remote First Nations during wildfires

First Nation Members of AMC

First Nations may be without power for three months as Hydro crews work to restore power

Feds announce $41M in funding for high-speed internet for Manitoba rural, First Nations communities

No U.K. variant found at two Manitoba First Nations as COVID-19 cases mount

Military arrives at Pauingassi First Nation amid surging COVID-19 cases

Fifth Manitoba First Nation forced to evacuate due to wildfires, smoke: Red Cross

Ottawa gives $6-million for access roads to two remote Manitoba First Nations

Chief says feds delaying crew from assessing damage in fire-threatened First Nation

Suspected cases of coronavirus variant now in 2 Manitoba First Nations

Two Manitoba First Nations suspect U.K. variant may be in their communities

Pauingassi First Nation community based land use plan

Celebrating clean drinking water in Pauingassi First Nation

Court hears from 9-year-old girl who says she was sexually assaulted by Manitoba priest last year

Moose & Jets host Follow Your Dreams/WASAC weekend Feb. 24-25

Evacuations from fire-threatened Little Grand Rapids complete: Red Cross

'We were treated like little kids': First Nations want better relationship with government on East Road

Pauingassi First Nation Wildfire Evacuations Update

First Nations people now covered under rights act

More than 1,600 evacuees leaving 4 Manitoba First Nations as wildfires burn near Ontario border

'Most of them are scared': Hundreds airlifted from 2 Manitoba First Nations as wildfire grows

First Nation fire evacuees could be 'cooped up' in Winnipeg hotels for a month

Unresolved: Betsy Rosa Owens

Eastern Manitoba First Nations evacuated as huge fire approaches

Forest fire smoke forces about 200 evacuees out of 2 Manitoba First Nations

Power restored to Little Grand Rapids, Pauingassi First Nation, allowing hundreds to return home

First Nation fire evacuees eager to return home as power restored, cleanup underway

Man charged with manslaughter in Pauingassi First Nation homicide

More than 700 dogs left stranded in Manitoba First Nations following wildfires

Military arrives in Pauingassi First Nation to assist with COVID-19 outbreak

May 2022: Ottawa paid to keep pimps away from First Nations fire evacuees

Pauingassi First Nation community based land use plan

Military will help Pauingassi First Nation deal with COVID-19 pandemic, says prime minister

Academic Research

The significance of creating First Nation traditional names maps

Repatriation issues in First Nations heritage collections

Using First Nations' narratives and oral histories to inform land-use plans: creating a prototype to aid future planning

The Store of Peace: A History of the Pauigassi Trading Post: 1969-1980

Naanaaba'amii: In the footsteps of others

Fair Wind: Medicine and Consolation on the Berens River

Minongeng, an Anishinaabe Utopia: AI Hallowell's Contribution to a UNESCO Anishinaabe Cultural Landscape

Doing Aboriginal history: A view from Winnipeg

“Are all stones alive?”: Anthropological and Anishinaabe approaches to personhood 1

Deconstructing Canada's colonial narrative: creating space for Indigenous narratives in Canadian heritage

Doing Aboriginal history: A view from Winnipeg

Deconstructing Canada's colonial narrative: creating space for Indigenous narratives in Canadian heritage

The proposed Pimachiowin Aki World Heritage Site project: Management and protection of Indigenous world heritage sites in a Canadian context

The Store of Peace: A History of the Pauingassi Trading Post, 1969-1980.

Repatriation issues in First Nations heritage collections

Project Description

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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