Osnaburgh, Ontario

Mishkeegogamang First Nation, also known as New Osnaburgh, Osnaburgh House, or Osnaburgh for various settlements, or "Oz" for short, is an Ojibway First Nation band government in the Canadian province of Ontario. Until 1993, the band was called the Osnaburgh First Nation.

It is located along Highway 599 in the Kenora District, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Pickle Lake. Its total registered population as of January, 2017 is 1,882 . Of which the on-reserve population was over 1,000 people as of January, 2017 (2016 Census) . At one time a member of the Windigo First Nations Council, Mishkeegogamang First Nation is not part of any regional tribal councils as of February 2015^[update]; however, they have retained their membership with the Nishnawbe Aski Nation.

The Mishkeegogamang First Nation's landbase consists of two reserves, the smaller 5,018.6-hectare (12,401-acre) Osnaburgh Indian Reserve 63A and the larger 13,677.8-hectare (33,799-acre) Osnaburgh Indian Reserve 63B. In addition, Oz is made up of separate and somewhat geographically disconnected communities. On their main reserve are the communities of Bottle Hill, Poplar Heights and Sandy Road. A community about 15 miles (24 km) south of the reserve called Ten Houses is also associated with this First Nation. Additionally, few other small communities called Doghole Bay, Eric Lake, Ace Lake and a few others are also associated with Oz.

The Mishkeegogamang are Ojibways who are believed to have originated in the Great Lakes region. The tribe might have moved north with European Hudson's Bay Company traders with the previous Cree occupants being pushed northward.

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