Red Rock Indian Band

Lake Helen reserve seen across Lake Helen

The Red Rock Indian Band (also known as Lake Helen First Nation) is an Ojibway First Nation band government in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Their territory is located on the Red Rock (Parmachene) 53 and Lake Helen 53A Indian reserves in Ontario. In October 2008, they had a total registered population of 1,484 people, of which most of their 232 people who lived on their own Indian reserve lived on Lake Helen 53A. The Nation is led by Chief Pierre Peltier. The council is an independent member of Union of Ontario Indians, a Tribal Political Organization. The First Nation is also a member of Waaskiinaysay Ziibi Inc., an economic development corporation made up of five Lake Nipigon First Nations.

The Indian reserves are approximately 100 km northeast of the city of Thunder Bay and 2 km east of Nipigon. The total area covered by the two reserves is approximately 950 acres (3.8 km²). The Nation is led by Chief Pierre Peltier. This site is also the location of Saint Sylvesters Church which was a Jesuit Mission. The Red Rock Indian Band is located within the 1850 Robinson Superior Treaty area.

Al Hackner, 2-time world curling champion, is a member of Red Rock Indian Band.

The traditional Ojibwe name for the band is Opwaaganasiniing which means pipestone in the locative voice.

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Union of Ontario Indians

Lake Superior Region	Biinjitiwabik Zaaging (Rocky Bay) Fort William Long Lake 58 Michipicoten Namaygoosisagagun Pays Plat Pic Mobert Pic River (Heron Bay) Red Rock (Lake Helen)

Lake Huron Region	Atikameksheng (Whitefish Lake) Aundeck Omni Kaning (Sucker Creek) Dokis Garden River Henvey Inlet Magnetawan M'Chigeeng (West Bay) Mississauga Nipissing Sagamok Serpent River Sheguiandah Sheshegwaning Thessalon Wahnapitae Wasauksing (Parry Island) Whitefish River Wikwemikong Zhiibaahaasing (Cockburn)

Southwest Region	Aamjiwnaang (Sarnia) Kettle & Stony Point Munsee-Delaware Thames Chippewa

Southeast Region	Alderville Beausoleil (Christian Island) Curve Lake Georgina Island Scugog Island Moose Deer Point Pikwàkanagàn

Thunder Bay District, Ontario

Cities	Thunder Bay

Towns	Greenstone Marathon

Townships	Conmee Dorion Gillies Manitouwadge Neebing Nipigon O'Connor Oliver Paipoonge Red Rock Schreiber Shuniah Terrace Bay

First Nations	Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinaabek Aroland Biinjitiwabik Zaaging Anishnabek (Rocky Bay) Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek (Sand Point) Fort William Ginoogaming Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek (Gull Bay) Lac des Mille Lacs Long Lake 58 Mishkeegogamang Namaygoosisagagun Ojibways of Saugeen Pays Plat Pic River Pic Mobert Red Rock (Lake Helen) Whitesand

Indian reserves	Fort William 52 Ginoogaming (Long Lac 77) Gull River 55 Lac des Mille Lacs 22A1 Lake Helen 53A Lake Nipigon Long Lake 58 Ojibway Nation of Saugeen (Savant Lake) Osnaburgh 63A Pays Plat 51 Pic Mobert North Pic Mobert South Pic River 50 Red Rock Rocky Bay 1 Sand Point First Nation Seine River 22A2 Whitesand

Indian settlements	Armstrong Aroland

Unorganized areas	Unorganized Thunder Bay Local services boards: Armstrong East Gorham Hurkett Kaministiquia Lappe Rossport Shebandowan

Ghost towns	Burchell Lake Jackfish Leeblain

See also Communities in Thunder Bay District Census divisions of Ontario

Coordinates: 49°01′52″N 88°14′53″W / 49.03111°N 88.24806°W / 49.03111; -88.24806

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