Nipissing First Nation, Ontario (Canada)

Last modified: 2020-05-16 by rick wyatt
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image by Janis Lasmanis, 6 May 2020

• The band
• The flag

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• Index to North American Native Bands and Nations
• Ontario
• Canada

The Band

Nipissing First Nation (NFN) is classified as an urban reserve and is located on the north shore of Lake Nipissing, approximately 320 kilometres north of Toronto. The Nipissing Nation’s land base spans over 30 kilometers between the City of North Bay to the east and the Municipality of West Nipissing to the west. The people of Nipissing First Nation, known as the Nbisiing Anishinaabeg, are of Ojibway and Algonquin descent and have lived in the area of Lake Nipissing since time immemorial.
https://www.nfn.ca/

The Flag

The flag is white with the emblem centred depicting a deer but composed of elements of a forest scene, two faces in profile, and the name.