Sachigo Lake First Nation
| Sachigo Lake First Nation | |
| First Nation | |
| Country | Canada |
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| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northwestern Ontario |
| District | Kenora |
| Part | Kenora, Unorganized |
| Elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
| Coordinates | 53°52′07″N 92°10′23″W / 53.86861°N 92.17306°WCoordinates: 53°52′07″N 92°10′23″W / 53.86861°N 92.17306°W |
| Area | 8,144.6 ha (20,126 acres) |
| Population | 443 (September 2011) |
| Density | 0.05/ha (0.02/acre) |
| Chief | Titus Tait |
| Timezone | Central Time Zone (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | Central Time Zone (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | P0V 2P0 |
| Area code | 807 |
  Location of the Sachigo Lake First Nation in Ontario
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Sachigo Lake First Nation is an Oji-Cree First Nation band government in Unorganized Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is located on Sachigo Lake, part of the Sachigo River system and Hudson Bay drainage basin, approximately 425 kilometres (264 mi) north of the town of Sioux Lookout. As of September 2011[update], the First Nation had a registered population of 814 people, of which the on-reserve population was 443.
Sachigo Lake is policed by the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, an Aboriginal-based service.
The First Nation elect their officials through a Custom Electoral System, consisting of a Chief and four councillors. The current Chief is Titus Tait and the four councillors elected for the same term are Richard Mekanak, Jack Tait, Stanley Tait, and Gideon Thunder; their two-year terms all began on April 20, 2011.
As a signatory to Treaty 9, Sachigo Lake First Nation is a member of the Windigo First Nations Council, a Regional Chiefs Council, and Nishnawbe Aski Nation, a Tribal Political Organization that represents majority of First Nation governments in northern Canada.
The First Nation have reserved for themselves the 3,588-hectare (8,866-acre) Sachigo Lake 1 Indian Reserve, which serves as their main reserve, containing the community of Sachigo Lake. In addition, the First Nation have reserved the 1,723.6-hectare (4,259-acre) Sachigo Lake 2 Indian Reserve and the 2,833-hectare (7,000-acre) Sachigo Lake 3 Indian Reserve.
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