Sheshegwaning First Nation

Sheshegwaning First Nation
Type	First Nation government

Sheshegwaning First Nation is a First Nation on Manitoulin Island.

In Anishinabek News

• August 2013: The Wikwemikong Development Commission trail team is scheduled to assist the community with upgrades to the Nimkee Trail during the summer of 2013.
• December 2013: The community is the home of Freda Endanawas, a student in the Azhiitaawin university transition program.
• August 2015: The community's Chief, Joe Endanawas, spoke on behalf of Anishinabek First Nations during education negotiations in 2015.
• September 2016: Citizens of this nation were encouraged to learn about the proposed education agreement during a 2016 information session.
• January 2017: The community is the home of singer Jacob Richard Dayfox.
• March 2017: Former Chief Joe Endanawas was a speaker at the business development session hosted by the Anishinabek Educational Institute.
• July 2021: The community launched a custom mobile application in July 2021 to improve communication with members during the COVID-19 pandemic. Located west of Little Current on Manitoulin Island, the First Nation spans 10,124 acres of forests and lakes. The population of the community was 419 as of 2013, including both on-reserve and off-reserve members.
• July 2022: The community is installing 20kW net-metered solar systems on two band buildings to lower energy costs. Savings generated from the solar project will be reinvested into community infrastructure in Sheshegwaning First Nation.
• December 2022: The community is working with the same Ottawa-based company as Nipissing First Nation to develop its own modular farm.
• May 2023: Artist Angela Jason is from this community.
• September 2023: Sheshegwaning First Nation is the home community of festival program manager Kaitlynn Tomaselli.
• January 2024: In 2020, Sheshegwaning First Nation refused to follow federal voting protocols for the Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement, opting instead for its own customary consensus process. The community's insistence on using its own approval methods led to a national precedent and the creation of Schedule C - Protocol for the Addition of a First Nation as a Party to the Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement. The community is credited with helping to move the Anishinabek Nation away from colonial governance models toward self-determination.
• April 2024: Citizens of Sheshegwaning First Nation gathered on March 18, 2024, to celebrate the signing of a historic governance agreement. The community refused to hold a second ratification vote, leading Canada to accept the First Nation's own decision-making process for the Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement. The community originally accepted the governance agreement in 2020, but the result was initially rejected by the federal government because it did not meet a specific voter threshold.
• October 2025: As of October 2025, the community is partnered with the Indigenous Children's Eye Examinations Initiative to bring on-site eye clinics to its residents.
• April 2026: The community is described as a remote location on Manitoulin Island that welcomed photographer Mark Zelinski. The nation is one of several Indigenous communities documented in the book Niagara Escarpment: Land Between Waters.
• June 2026: The community partnered with Verkada to install security cameras at the community entrance and beachfront. Camera data is shared with the UCCM Anishnaabe Police to help identify specific vehicles and support criminal investigations. A satellite station for the UCCM Anishnaabe Police is being established within the community.