Marten Falls 65, Ontario
| Marten Falls 65 | |
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| Indian reserve | |
| Marten Falls Indian Reserve No. 65 | |
 Marten Falls 65
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| Coordinates: 51°40′N 85°55′W / 51.667°N 85.917°WCoordinates: 51°40′N 85°55′W / 51.667°N 85.917°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| District | Kenora |
| First Nation | Marten Falls |
| Area | |
| • Land | 81.43 km2 (31.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 190 |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| Website | community.matawa.on.ca |
Marten Falls First Nation is an Anishinaabe First Nation reserve located in northern Ontario. The First Nation occupies communities on both sides of the Albany River in Northern Ontario, including Ogoki Post (Ojibwe: Ogookiing) in the Cochrane District and Marten Falls in the Kenora District. As of December 2013, the First Nation had a total registered population of 728 people, of which their on-reserve population was 328 people.
Ogoki is a First Nation community managed by the Marten Falls Band. It has a registered population of roughly four hundred people, with additional transient residents fulfilling healthcare, teaching or policing roles. The town is served by Ogoki Post Airport, and has its own community radio station, CKFN 89.9 FM (a repeater of CKWT-FM.)
There is no road access to the community outside of winter roads. However, since 2000 there has not been a winter road into the community. Travel and transportation is currently on a fly-in basis only.
The Marten Falls First Nation elects their council members through the Act Electoral System for a two-year term, consisting of a chief and seven councillors. The current chief is Ambrose Achneepineskum, whose term began on September 30, 2017, and will last until September 29, 2019. The Seven (7) councillors are: Russell Achneepineskum, Paul Achneepineskum, Bobby Baxter, Grace Bottle, Linda Moonias, Tom Moonias, and Dion Peters.
As a signatory to Treaty 9, the Marten Falls First Nation is a member of the Matawa First Nations, a Regional Chief's Council, and the Nishnawbe Aski Nation, a Tribal Political Organization representing majority of the First Nations in northern Ontario. Through these council memberships, the First Nation receives additional services, ranging from Economic Development assistance and Health Care assistance to Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service.
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