Ojibway's of Onigaming First Nations
In the Community
Special Events
Onigaming is a fairly traditional community and celebrates several traditional events. Everyone in the community, including teachers, are welcome to events and ceremonies.
- Full Moon ceremony
- Sweats
- Fall Feast: youth learn traditional skills like plucking ducks, smoking venison, and other traditional tasks that would have been done to prepare for winter.
- Pow wows: students from a few other communities in the area are invited to participate.
- Annual fishing tournament
Activities in the Community
- Making traditional regalia and crafts (dresses, ribbon shirts)
- Judo club for kids and adults
- Adults baseball teams for men and women
Getting to Onigaming
Onigaming is a drive-in community located in Treaty 3. It is located 3 kilometers from Nestor Falls, a small resort town which has a supermarket, restaurants, and hotels/motels. By car, Kenora is 75 minutes away, Winnipeg is 3.5 hours away, and Thunder Bay is 5 hours away. It is best to have a car.
Source: https://teachforcanada.ca/en/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Onigaming-Spring2020.pdf
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