Rocky Bay 197 | |
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| Rocky Bay Indian Reserve No. 197 | |
 Rocky Bay community centre | |
  Rocky Bay 197 | |
| Coordinates:49°26′N88°08′W / 49.433°N 88.133°W /49.433; -88.133 | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| District | Thunder Bay |
| First Nation | Biinjitiwabik Zaaging Anishinabek |
| Area | |
| • Land | 0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 182 |
| • Density | 441.6/km2 (1,144/sq mi) |
| Website | www.rockybayfn.ca |
TheBiinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek (formerly known asRocky Bay First Nation) is anOjibwayFirst Nationband government inNorthwestern Ontario, Canada. Their territory is located on theRocky Bay 1reserve inGreenstone, Ontario, bordering on the community ofMacdiarmid. In October 2008, they had a total registered population of 678 people, of which 327 people lived on their own Indian reserve. The Nation is led by Chief Gladys Thompson.[2] The council is a member ofNokiiwin Tribal Council, a Regional Chiefs' Council, and is member ofUnion of Ontario Indians, a Tribal Political Organization. The First Nation is also a member ofWaaskiinaysay Ziibi Inc., aneconomic development corporation made up of five Lake Nipigon First Nations.
The first nation's television seriesSpirit Bay was filmed here in the 1980s. A modern school in Rocky Bay has been named the "Spirit Bay School" after the series.
In June 1994, the Chiefs at the Anishinabek Grand Council on theRocky Bay First Nation, directed that the Education Directorate formally establish theAnishinabek Education Institute (AEI) in accordance with the post secondary education model that was submitted and ratified. (Res. 94/13)
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