Ginoogaming First Nation

Ginoogaming First Nation (formerly the Long Lake 77 First Nation) is a small Anishinaabe (Ojibway) First Nation reserve located in Northern Ontario, located approximately 40 km east of Geraldton, Ontario, Canada, on the northern shore of Long Lake, immediately south of Long Lake 58 First Nation and the community of Longlac, Ontario. As of September 2006, their total registered population was 773 people, of which their on-Reserve population was 168.

Thunder Bay connections: Greenstone, Ontario; Unorganized Thunder Bay District; Longlac.

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In Anishinabek News

• September 2014: The community partnered with Contact North to offer a job readiness program.
• March 2016: The community is listed as a location that has accessed training services from ORIGIN.
• August 2016: Youth from this community participated in the Fasting and Traditional Teachings and Vision Quest Teachings camps in 2016. The community may work with Long Lake #58 First Nation to alternate hosting seasonal cultural camps in the future.
• March 2017: The community's hockey team defeated the NWO Eagles 6-3 to win the Peewee recreational title at the 2017 Little Native Hockey League.
• June 2017: The Turtle Lodge Memorial located in this community serves as the starting point for the 2017 Healing Walk.
• July 2017: The 2017 Healing Walk commenced in this community on June 25. As of July 2017, youth from the community participated in the 320-kilometre trek to promote change and healing for First Nation issues.
• June 2018: Community member Justice Martin served as the fire keeper for a celebration held in North Bay in 2018.
• August 2018: The community served as the starting point for the 2018 Healing Walk on July 15. It co-organized the 322-kilometre awareness walk in partnership with Long Lake #58 First Nation.
• March 2019: Community member Stephanie Dagenais was awarded a $1,000 Little Native Hockey League bursary in 2019.
• June 2019: The 2019 Healing Walk for all First Nations and Communities was scheduled to begin at this community.
• July 2019: The 2019 Healing Walk commenced at the community pow wow grounds on June 23. Youth walkers departed from this location to travel 320 kilometres toward Fort William First Nation.
• March 2020: The community is the home of Tracy Dore, a graduate of a professional development program for early childhood educators. As of March 2020, children from the community attend school in a nearby town.
• May 2021: This community was among the first to receive COVID-19 vaccination clinics from Dilico Anishinabek Family Care in late February 2021.
• December 2022: The community has been a recipient of donated sports gear from the Webb Pensions and Benefits initiative.
• November 2023: Jason Rasevych, the president of the Anishnawbe Business Professionals Association, is a member of this community.
• December 2023: The community is the home nation of business owners Ed Wesley and Maxine Wesley.
• August 2024: The community joined five other First Nations in filing a case with the Ontario Superior Court to challenge the Mining Act. Chief Sheri Taylor stated that the community previously won a court injunction to protect a sacred area from mineral exploration.
• January 2025: Jason Rasevych, the president of the Anishnawbe Business Professional Association, is a member of this community.
• June 2026: The community receives support for substance use challenges through the Rapid Access Addiction Medicine clinic in Longlac.
• July 2026: Community member Emery Wesley performed as part of the host drum at the 2026 Fort William First Nation Summer Pow Wow.
• July 2026: The community was the scheduled site for an Anishinaabemowin Immersion Summer Camp in mid-July 2026. Priscilla Fisher is a language speaker from this community.