Lac La Croix First Nation
| Neguaguon Lake 25D | |
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| Indian reserve | |
| Neguaguon Lake Indian Reserve No. 25D | |
 Neguaguon Lake 25D
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| Coordinates: 48°23′N 92°05′W / 48.383°N 92.083°WCoordinates: 48°23′N 92°05′W / 48.383°N 92.083°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| District | Rainy River |
| First Nation | Lac La Croix |
| Area | |
| • Land | 63.10 km2 (24.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 192 |
| • Density | 3.0/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| Website | llcfn.ca |
Lac La Croix First Nation is a Saulteaux First Nation band government who reside in the Rainy River District of northwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Ontario-Minnesota border. It is approximately 200 km northwest of Thunder Bay, Ontario. As of January 2008, the First Nation had a registered population of 398 people, of which their on-Reserve population was 273.
The First Nation elect their officials through the Act Electoral System, consisting of a Chief and four councillors. The current Chief is Norman Jordan, whose two-year term began on January 13, 2012. The four councillors are Curtis Atatise, Michael Ottertail, Jerry Ottertail and Robert Atatise Sr.
As a signatory to Treaty 3, Lac La Croix First Nation is a member of the Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services, a Regional Chiefs Council, and Grand Council of Treaty 3, a Tribal Political Organization that represents many of First Nation governments in northwestern Ontario and southeastern Manitoba.
Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) is an Aboriginal-owned and controlled post-secondary institution co-founded by the ten bands in the Rainy Lake Tribal area in 1985. The ten bands are: Big Grassy, Big Island, Couchiching, Lac La Croix, Naicatchewenin, Nicickousemenecaning, Ojibways of Onigaming, Rainy River, Seine River and Mitaanjigaming. Each of the ten bands appointed one member to a Board of Directors of Seven Generations Education Institute, which functions with the leadership of the Executive Director.
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