LOCATION

Sachigo Lake First Nation is located approximately 425 kilometres north of Sioux Lookout and 150 kilometers west of Big Trout Lake. Access to Sachigo Lake is provided by a year round airport which is operated by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communication. Regular air service is available to the regional centres of Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay and Winnipeg. The Sachigo Lake airport, which was completed in 1980, is located approximatly 2 kilometres (1.25 miles) north of the main community. Road access between the airport and Sachigo Lake is by a gravel, all weather road.

POPULATION

According to band statistics from September 1991, the population residing on Sachigo Lake Reserve consisted of 386 band members plus 17 status non-band members, for a total of 403. The band members living off-reserve total 150. Annual growth rates for the on-reserve population for the years 1980 to 1991 have been established at 3.4%.

ADMINISTRATION

Chief: Titus Tait

CONTACT INFORMATION
Sachigo Lake First Nation 
Sachigo Lake, Ontario
P0V 2P0
Tel. (807) 595-2577
Fax (807) 595-1119