About Us

Aroland First Nation is an Anishinaabe First Nation located 60 km north of Geraldton and 20 km west of Nakina on Hwy 643 in Northern Ontario, Canada. Aroland First Nation has a deep connection to the lands and waters of our Traditional Territory and strong reliance on traditional activities such as hunting, fishing, trapping and gathering.

 

Prior to European contact, the ancestors of Aroland First Nation hunted and fished meats, as well as both cultivated and gathered vegetation from the land. Along with European settlers, however, came the imposition of external knowledge and management systems (including Forest Management Units, parks and protected areas, Wildlife Management Units, mineral claims, registered traplines, and Reserves) often without Aroland peoples’ input or consent.