Mattagami First Nation is home to the Ojibway and OjiCree people from the Mattagami River and Mattagami Lake areas, and as far as the Moose River head waters on the James Bay coast.
Mattagami First Nation is situated on ancient Native land that has long been home to the Ojibway and OjiCree people from the Mattagami River and Mattagami Lake areas, and as far as the Moose River head waters on the James Bay coast.
From then until 1972 the village of Mimkwamlis was occupied by the Mamalilikulla First Nation.
In subsequent years band members have settled in many locales around the country, but there are significant pockets of band members in Port Hardy, Alert Bay, Campbell River, Nanaimo, Victoria and Vancouver.
The original community was located in a small area on the shore of Mattagami Lake. Elder Andrew Luke explained that several members of the community built log cabins to shelter their families. The community was moved in the early 1950s to gain better access to the developing road system. New homes were constructed on the second site.
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