Webequie

• Webequie First Nation is located on the northern peninsula of Eastwood Island on Winisk Lake, 540 km (336 mi) north of the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Webequie is a fly-in community with no summer road access. The primary way into the community is by air or winter road, which connects to the Northern Ontario Resource Trail. The First Nation have the 34,279 ha Webequie Indian Reserve. The Webequie or Webiqui Indian Settlement also have reserve status. Webequie First Nation is a member of the Matawa First Nations, a Regional Chiefs' Council and a member of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webequie_First_Nation
• to see maps, go to http://toolserver.org/~geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Webequie_First_Nation&params=52_59_06_N_87_16_56_W_type:city_region:CA-ON

About the Kids

• Students made a movie in 2008 with the help of DAREarts Foundation for Children http://www.wawataynews.ca/archive/all/2008/10/2/Art-education-empowers-Webequie-youth_14373

About the Community

• Webequie First nation  http://www.webequie.ca/page.asp?DocumentID=HomePage
• Slideshow by Andy Fyon http://www.ontariowildflower.com/webequie_slideshows.htm