First Nations
The aboriginal population (primarily Ojibwe) include the Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinaabek (Lake Nipigon Ojibway) First Nation, the Biinjitiwabik Zaaging (Rocky Bay) Anishinaabek First Nation, the Bingwi Neyaashi (Sand Point) Anishinaabek First Nation, the Red Rock (Lake Helen) First Nation and the Gull Bay First Nation. Formerly, the Whitesand First Nation was also located along the northwestern shores of Lake Nipigon until they were relocated in 1942. The membership of these six First Nations total about 5,000. Along Lake Nipigon, there are three Indian Reserves currently not occupied by the aforementioned First Nations: McIntyre Bay IR 54 (shared by four First Nations), Jackfish Island IR 57 (in claims by the Gull Bay First Nation) and Red Rock (Parmachene) IR 53 (under the jursdiction of the Red Rock First Nation).
The first nations CBC TV series Spirit Bay was filmed on the lake at the Biinjitiwabik Zaaging Anishnabek First Nation Reserve in the mid-1980s.
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