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North Shore Tribal CouncilMamaweswen, the North Shore Tribal Council(NSTC) represents 7 First Nations, which areBatchewana, Garden River, Thessalon,Mississauga, Serpent River, SagamokAnishnawbek and Atikameksheng Anishnawbek.All First Nations are located along the NorthShore of Lake Huron.The Tribal Council has two office locations.The Head Office and Health Office are locatedon the Serpent River First Nation in Cutler,Ontario. Many of the Health staff work on themember First Nations and at the FriendshipCentre in Sault Ste. Marie, providing varioushealth services. The Branch Office is located inthe Town of Blind River which is centrally locatedbetween Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.The North Shore Tribal Council Secretariat isthe corporate arm of this collective of FirstNations. It is responsible for the delivery ofservices to our member First Nations and theircommunity members.The Tribal Council provides advisory servicesto these communities in the areas of healthservices, second level education services, ITsupport, communications, financial management,administration, economic development,employment and training services, technical andengineering services and Niigaaniin, a RegionalSocial Assistance Model.The Tribal Council also provides directservices to community members in the areas ofholistic health services, economic developmentadvice, forest management services andemployment and training services. Niigaaniin willmanage social assistance services forparticipating First Nation's of the region.The services provided to the communities aresupported financially by various governmentdepartments and agencies. These include theDepartment of Indian and Northern Affairs(INAC), Ontario Ministry of Health through theAboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy andthe Northern Diabetes Health Network, the Unionof Ontario Indians (UOI), Forestry Canada, andthe Human Resources Development Canada(HRDC).The North Shore Tribal Council has aneconomic interest in the 819221 OntarioIncorporated company. The Tribal Councilhas also assisted in the formulation andEducating Our Educators – Educating Our Aboriginal StudentsRevised March 2011development of Anishnabe Naadmaagi GamigSubstance Abuse Treatment Centre and Nog-Da-Win-Da-Min Family and CommunityServices.The Tribal Council is affiliated through itsmember First Nations to various political andterritorial bodies such as the Union of OntarioIndians (UOI), Association of Iroquois andAllied Indians (AIAI), Chiefs of Ontario (COO),and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN).The Tribal Council’s strategy is to continue toprovide quality service to the First Nations. Asthe needs of the First Nations change, theTribal Council is ready to evolve and adapt tomeet the new demands of an aspiring Nation.The goal is to promote the cultural, spiritual,political, economic, and social well being of themember First Nations. Overall objectives of theTribal Council are: 1) retain and expandgovernment funding for current programs andservices, and 2) continually work towardsidentifying, acquiring and providing newprograms and services for members.85