Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek
Rocky Bay 197 | |
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| Rocky Bay Indian Reserve No. 197 | |
Rocky Bay community centre | |
| Coordinates: 49°26′N 88°08′W / 49.433°N 88.133°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Thunder Bay |
| First Nation | Biinjitiwabik Zaaging Anishinabek |
| Area | |
| • Land | 0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 182 |
| • Density | 441.6/km2 (1,144/sq mi) |
| Website | www.rockybayfn.ca |
The Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek (formerly known as Rocky Bay First Nation) is an Ojibway First Nation band government in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Their territory is located on the Rocky Bay 1 reserve in Greenstone, Ontario, bordering on the community of Macdiarmid. 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. The council is a member of Nokiiwin Tribal Council, a Regional Chiefs' Council, and is 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.