Big Trout Lake, Ontario
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Kitchenuhmaykoosib Aaki 84 ᑭᐦᒋᓇᒣᑯᐦᓯᑊ ᐃᓂᓂᐧᐊᐠ |
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| Indian reserve | |
| Kitchenuhmaykoosib Aaki (Big Trout Lake) Indian Reserve No. 84 | |
 Kitchenuhmaykoosib Aaki 84
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| Coordinates: 53°49′N 89°56′W / 53.817°N 89.933°WCoordinates: 53°49′N 89°56′W / 53.817°N 89.933°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| District | Kenora |
| First Nation | Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug |
| Area | |
| • Land | 319.85 km2 (123.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 904 |
| • Density | 2.8/km2 (7/sq mi) |
| Website | www.kitchenuhmaykoosib.com |
Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (Oji-Cree: ᑭᐦᒋᓇᒣᑯᐦᓯᑊ ᐃᓂᓂᐧᐊᐠ (Gichi-namegosib ininiwag); unpointed: ᑭᒋᓇᒣᑯᓯᑊ ᐃᓂᓂᐧᐊᐠ or ᑭᐦᒋᓇᒣᑯᐦᓯᐱᐎᓂᓂᐗᐠ (Gichi-namegosibiwininiwag); unpointed: ᑭᒋᓇᒣᑯᓯᐱᐎᓂᓂᐗᐠ), also known as Big Trout Lake First Nation or KI for short, is an Oji-Cree First Nation reserve in Northwestern Ontario and is a part of Treaty 9 (James Bay). The community is about 580 km (360 mi) north of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
The First Nation's land-base is a 29,937.6 ha (73,976.38 acre) Kitchenuhmaykoosib Aaki 84 Reserve, located on the north shore of Big Trout Lake. Big Trout Lake is a fly-in community, accessible by air, and winter road in the colder months.
The population of Big Trout Lake was 1,322 residents in January 2007, making it one of the largest First Nations communities in the region.
The current band chief is Donny Morris and deputy chief is Darryl Sainnawap. Current band councillors are Cecelia Begg, Joseph Mckay, Enos Mckay, Randy Nanokeesic, Bonnie Sanderson and Jack Mckay.
Languages spoken: Oji-Cree (Anishininiimowin, Severn Cree or Northern Ojibway), English
When Treaty 9 was first signed in Osnaburgh, Ontario in 1905, KI was located in land that was, at the time, not considered part of Ontario. When band members learned of the signing they sent repeated letters for treaty terms. Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) is within the boundaries of the territory described by the 1929-30 Adhesion to the James Bay Treaty of 1905 - Treaty 9. Full reserve status was granted to Big Trout Lake in 1976.
Marion Anderson, who became a band councillor for Big Trout Lake in 1950, was the first woman ever to serve as a First Nations band councillor in Ontario. She was later awarded the Order of Ontario in honour of this distinction.
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