The Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek (formerly known as Rocky Bay First Nation ) is an Ojibway First Nation band government in Northwestern Ontario , Canada. Their territory is located on the Rocky Bay 1 reserve in Greenstone, Ontario , bordering on the community of Macdiarmid . In October 2008, they had a total registered population of 678 people, of which 327 people lived on their own Indian reserve. The Nation is led by Chief Gladys Thompson. The council is a member of Nokiiwin Tribal Council , a Regional Chiefs' Council, and is 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.
5-792: The first nation's television series Spirit Bay was filmed here in the 1980s. A modern school in Rocky Bay has been named the "Spirit Bay School" after the series. In June 1994, the Chiefs at the Anishinabek Grand Council on the Rocky Bay First Nation , directed that the Education Directorate formally establish the Anishinabek Education Institute (AEI) in accordance with the post secondary education model that
10-454: The importance of an ancestral medicine bag, and in the other he teaches Tafia the true value of art. One of the child stars of the show was Trevor Smith , who played Rabbit, a young teen who comes to the reserve from the city after he is adopted. He was the only actor in the series who was not of native origin. Other child actors on the show included: The theme song was penned by Canadian music and acting legend Buffy Sainte Marie . The show
15-413: The lives of townsfolk on an Ojibwe reservation town near MacDiarmid, Ontario . Here, the residents have adapted to white society while retaining traditional links to the land through fishing, trapping and hunting. The show details the spiritual kinship between Spirit Bay families, nature, and modern life on the reserve from a young person's viewpoint. Being the first true aboriginal television series, it set
20-592: The stage for all other native Canadian programming thereafter (such as The Rez , North of 60 and Moccasin Flats ), and paved the way for many famous First Nations, Canadian actors. Episodes were rebroadcast in the United States on the Disney Channel . Lesser known elder actors included: Noted elder aboriginal actor George Clutesi (who played Old Bernard) appeared in two episodes. In one he helps Hack deal with
25-489: Was submitted and ratified. (Res. 94/13) This First Nations in Canada –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Ontario location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Spirit Bay Spirit Bay is a Canadian Aboriginal family television series of 13 half-hour episodes that aired on CBC Television and TVOntario from 1982 to 1987. The show focuses on
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