Namaygoosisagagun First Nation
Community in Ontario, Canada
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The Namaygoosisagagun First Nation is a non-status Ojibwa First Nation near Onamakawash Lake, on the northshore of Collins Lake, northwest of Lake Nipigon. The First Nation is applying for official band status and reserve lands through the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
Name
The name "Namaygoosisagagun" comes from Namegosi-zaaga'igan, meaning "Trout Lake," which is the Indigenous name for Collins Lake. It is also known as Collins First Nation.
Population
Though Namaygoosisagagun First Nation has about 140 people registered, only about 30 people lived in Collins Lake. Collins Lake was accessable either by Via Rail's The Canadian or by airplane.
Wildfires
The community was destroyed by the Thunder Bay 36 Fire in July 2026.[1] Its over two-dozen residents evacuated on July 13, before the community was consumed by the wildfires.[2] All homes and public buildings were destroyed by the wildfires.[3]
