Sachigo Lake First Nation

Sachigo Lake First Nation (Severn Ojibwa: ᓴᒋᑯ ᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ) 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, the First Nation had a registered population of 814 people, of which the on-reserve population was 443.

Sachigo Lake First Nation
Sachigo Lake First Nation
Location of the Sachigo Lake First Nation in Ontario
Coordinates: 53°52′07″N 92°10′23″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNorthwestern Ontario
DistrictKenora
PartKenora, Unorganized
Government
  ChiefSimon Tait
Area
  Total8,144.6 km2 (3,144.6 sq mi)
Elevation
255 m (837 ft)
Population
 (September 2011)
  Total443
  Density0.054/km2 (0.14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Time Zone)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Time Zone)
Postal code
P0V 2P0
Area code807

Sachigo Lake is policed by the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, an Aboriginal-based service.

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