Our Community Vision Statement
WALKING IN BALANCE
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"A socially and culturally healthy community where individuals have the opportunity to prosper and to achieve their full potential spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically through generous and unselfish support for one another, while pursuing balance and harmony within, with each other, and with Mother Earth."
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Mississauga First Nation, also commonly referred to as Mississagi, Mississauga #8, Mississauga Reserve, or Mississauga Indian Band or Misswezahging.
Mississauga First Nation is a signatory to the Robinson Huron Treaty of 1850 and a member of the Mississauga Nation. The community is located at the mouth of the river which shares its name on the north shore of Lake Huron. MFN Traditional Territory extends northward into the Huron Watershed, to the headwaters of the Mississaugi and beyond. Community Map |
RELATED DOCUMENTS
Misswezahging Constitution 03/15/2015 Land Code 06/02/2009 Election Code 09/20/2008 CONTACT INFORMATION
C. Corbiere, Wiindamaagewin Enagaadoot (Communications) LOCATION
64 Park Road PO BOX 1299 Mississauga First Nation, ON P0R 1B0 Phone: 705-356-1621 Fax: 705-261-1441 Toll Free: 1-877-356-1621 |
history timeline
- 900-1400 It is estimated that it took 500 years for the Anishnabe to migrate here.
- 1610 Samuel Champlain encounters the Mississaugas: describes area as "Place for drying raspberries" in his narratives.
- 1630-1650 Migration of Ojibwe from Sandy Lake and Red Lake area in Wisconsin to Mississaugi River crossing at the rapids at Bawating.
- 1650-1700 War with the Iroquois: Three Fires Confederacy formed to oust the Iroquois from modern-day Southern Ontario
- 1652 Join major battle against the Iroquois at Sault Ste. Marie-Iroquois defeated
- 1657 Join major battle against the Iroquois in modern-day Wisconsin-Iroquois defeated
- 1701 Signing of the Great Peace Treaty of 1701 at Montreal. Mississauga Chief sign Totem as thunderbird or Eagle. The Mississaugi historically used the image of the Animkeek.
- EARLY 1700s Migration to Southern Ontario
- 1798 Chief Shawanpenisse signs St. Joseph Treaty with the British and all Chiefs along the north shore of Lakes Huron and Superior.
- 1810-1820 Last meeting of Mississaugas as a nation (no specific date available)
- 1827 Shawanapenisse signs Tract #29 in Southern Ontario available along with other Ojibwe chiefs along the Lake Superior and Huron shores.
- 1831 Chief Misenence and community members meet with Anglican Bishop somewhere in the boomcamp area as described
- EXACT DATE UNKNOWN Mention of Chief Pawtossewag in another treaty document. The inland Indians also took part in the signing but name of Chief is unknown (upper Mississaugi)
- WINTER 1849-1850 Chief Pawtossewag passes to the Spirit world (Cholera)
- SEPTEMBER 1850 Robinson-Huron treaty: Bonekeosh signs the treaty with a mark
- EARLY 1907 Mississauga Day School began
- 1946 Day School burnt down
- 1946 New School built
- 1959 Leo Chiblow was the first to have a telephone
- 1971 Sawmill production begins
- 1974 First police constable: John Boyer
- AUGUST ? First hard surfacing of the main road
- 1981 Blessed Kateri Grand Opening
- JULY 1994 Northern Boundary Settlement
- The community trust was developed as part of the settlement that was received in the Northern Boundary Settlement.
- Chiblow Lake Lodge (formerly Biltons Lodge) was purchased and shifted operation under Mississsauga First Nation.
- MARCH 1997 Dreamcatcher Complex opened
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2008 First Nations Land Management Act
- JULY 31, 2009 First Nations Land Management Act
- MARCH 9, 2016 MFN Constitution
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 Creekside Cannabis opens for business
- MAY 2021 Land preparations begin at the community gitigan.
- NOVEMBER 2021 A new loop trail was developed off the existing west-end connecting trail that connects Youngfox Road and Eldorado Road. The new trail is one of the first in Ontario that meets AODA specifications that allows wheelchairs to gently access the space with minimal assistance.
- AUGUST 2022 Green Igloo aids the Economic Development team, with funding from the LFIF grant, at the community gitigan to create a garden dome for all-season growing
LAND CLAIMS
Right-of-way/ Highway - ongoing
Mississauga First Nation is addressing it's portions of the right-of-way for provincial Highways 17 and 557 that pass through the reserve.
Mississauga First Nation is addressing it's portions of the right-of-way for provincial Highways 17 and 557 that pass through the reserve.
Flooding Land Claim - ongoing
Submitted in September of 1996, outlining the construction of two dams constructed on the Blind River without the consent of the First Nation. These dams have flooded part of the reserve land making it unusable.
Updates:
Submitted in September of 1996, outlining the construction of two dams constructed on the Blind River without the consent of the First Nation. These dams have flooded part of the reserve land making it unusable.
Updates:
- Ontario accepted the claim for negotiation in April 2019
- Canada accepted the claim in August 2010
- Formal negotiations began in February 2012
Boundary Land Claim - pending/settled
Location: Geographic Townships of Cobden, Scarfe, Patton, Mack, Montgomery, and Thompson, Territorial District of Algoma
Boundary
Location: Geographic Townships of Cobden, Scarfe, Patton, Mack, Montgomery, and Thompson, Territorial District of Algoma
Boundary