Red Rock Indian Band
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The Red Rock Indian Band (also known as Lake Helen First Nation) is an Ojibwa
y First Nation in Northwestern Ontario
, Canada
. Their territory is located on the Red Rock (Parmachene) 53 and Lake Helen 53A Indian reserve
s in Ontario
. In October 2008, they had a total registered population of 1,484 people, of which most of their 232 people who lived on their own Indian reserve lived on Lake Helen 53A. The Nation is led by Chief Pierre Pelletier. The council is an independent member of Union of Ontario Indians
, a Tribal Political Organization. The First Nation is also a member of Waaskiinaysay Ziibi Inc., an economic development corporation made up of five Lake Nipigon First Nations.
The Indian reserves are approximately 100 km east of the city of Thunder Bay
and 2 km east of Nipigon
. The total area covered by the two reserves is approximately 950 acres (3.8 km²). The Nation is led by Chief Pierre Pelletier. This site is also the location of Saint Sylvesters Church
which was a Jesuit Mission. The Red Rock Indian Band is located within the 1850 Robinson Superior Treaty area.
Al Hackner
, 2-time world curling champion, is a member of Red Rock Indian Band.
The traditional Ojibwe name for the band is Opwaaganasiniing which means pipestone
in the locative voice.
Ojibwa
The Ojibwe or Chippewa are among the largest groups of Native Americans–First Nations north of Mexico. They are divided between Canada and the United States. In Canada, they are the third-largest population among First Nations, surpassed only by Cree and Inuit...
y First Nation in Northwestern Ontario
Northwestern Ontario
Northwestern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and west of Lake Superior, and west of Hudson Bay and James Bay. It includes most of subarctic Ontario. Its western boundary is the Canadian province of Manitoba, which disputed Ontario's claim to the...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Their territory is located on the Red Rock (Parmachene) 53 and Lake Helen 53A Indian reserve
Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." The Act also specifies that land reserved for the use and benefit of a band which is not...
s in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. In October 2008, they had a total registered population of 1,484 people, of which most of their 232 people who lived on their own Indian reserve lived on Lake Helen 53A. The Nation is led by Chief Pierre Pelletier. The council is an independent member of Union of Ontario Indians
Union of Ontario Indians
The Union of Ontario Indians is an Aboriginal political organization representing 42 member First Nations in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was formed in 1919 and incorporated in 1949, to serve as a political advocate and secretariat for the Anishinabek Nation...
, a Tribal Political Organization. The First Nation is also a member of Waaskiinaysay Ziibi Inc., an economic development corporation made up of five Lake Nipigon First Nations.
The Indian reserves are approximately 100 km east of the city of Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay
-In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario...
and 2 km east of Nipigon
Nipigon
Nipigon is a township in Thunder Bay District, Northwestern Ontario, Canada, located along the west side of the Nipigon River and south of the small Lake Helen running between Lake Nipigon and Lake Superior...
. The total area covered by the two reserves is approximately 950 acres (3.8 km²). The Nation is led by Chief Pierre Pelletier. This site is also the location of Saint Sylvesters Church
Saint Sylvesters Church
Saint Sylvesters Church is a Jesuit Mission on the Red Rock Indian Band on section Lake Helen Reserve 53A. It was established in 1852, and is locally called Opoo-gan-asin . The first mass was held on February 29, 1852, in the Hudson Bay barn. Father D...
which was a Jesuit Mission. The Red Rock Indian Band is located within the 1850 Robinson Superior Treaty area.
Al Hackner
Al Hackner
Allan A. "Al" Hackner, nicknamed "the Iceman" is a Canadian Hall of Fame curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. He was born and raised in Nipigon, Ontario. He is a two-time Brier and World Champion skip...
, 2-time world curling champion, is a member of Red Rock Indian Band.
The traditional Ojibwe name for the band is Opwaaganasiniing which means pipestone
Catlinite
Catlinite is a type of argillite , usually brownish-red in color, which occurs in a matrix of Sioux quartzite. Because it is fine-grained and easily worked, it is prized by Native Americans for use in making sacred pipes such as calumets and chanunpas...
in the locative voice.