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The current month's programming is posted. Virtual sessions are open to every member, wherever you live.
Aaniin. Welcome home to Flying Post.
Wherever you are, you are Flying Post.
Our members live near Nipigon, in Timmins, across southern Ontario and right across the country. Distance does not change who you are, and it does not change what you can access. Everything on this site is built to reach you where you live.
Start here
What do you need today?
Pick the closest match. Each one tells you exactly who to talk to and how to reach them — no forms to hunt for, no wrong door.
Support for my child
Health, education, equipment, therapy, travel — Jordan's Principle covers more than most families expect.
Jordan's Principle →
I'm struggling right now
Someone is available 24/7, in Anishinaabemowin if you want. You do not have to reach out alone.
Get support now →
Noojimo — Indigenous Virtual Mental Health Care
Ongoing mental health support for children, youth, adults, seniors and families. An Indigenous-owned and led organization offering culturally safe virtual counselling. Direct billing through NIHB.
noojimohealth.ca →
Help with school or training
Post-secondary, trades, upgrading, back-to-school supports for our students at every stage.
Education →
Status card or registration
Register a birth, add a child, renew a Secure Certificate of Indian Status, or update your file.
Registration →
Family and community
Family Well-Being, gatherings, caregiver support, cultural activities — in person, online and by mail.
Family Well-Being →
I moved / you can't reach me
Tell us where you are so program kits, notices and votes actually get to you.
Stay connected →
Support, any hour
You do not have to reach out alone
These lines are free, confidential and available to you no matter where in the country you are living. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
Hope for Wellness Help Line
1-855-242-3310
24/7 counselling and crisis support for all Indigenous people in Canada. Available in English and French, and in Anishinaabemowin, Cree and Inuktitut at certain hours. Online chat at hopeforwellness.ca
NAN Hope
1-844-626-4673
1-844-NAN-HOPE. 24/7 mental health and addictions support for Nishnawbe Aski Nation members, including rapid access to counselling.
Talk4Healing
1-855-554-4325
1-855-554-HEAL. Culturally grounded, confidential helpline for Indigenous women across Ontario, available in 14 languages. Call, text or chat, 24/7.
9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline
9-8-8
Call or text 988 from anywhere in Canada, any time, in English or French.
Kids Help Phone
1-800-668-6868
For young people. Call, or text CONNECT to 686868. Free and confidential, 24/7. Ask for an Indigenous counsellor.
Residential Schools Crisis Line
1-866-925-4419
24/7 emotional and crisis referral support for anyone affected by residential schools, and for their families.
Our own Choose Life and Family Well-Being workers can also walk with you and your family. Reach Jenna Brown at servicecoordinator@flyingpost.ca or 807-708-3776 during office hours.
Programs & services
Built to reach you where you live
Flying Post supports our members near Nipigon, in Timmins, across southern Ontario and throughout the country. Our programs are grounded in Anishinaabe culture and delivered through virtual gatherings, in-person events and mail-out kits. Every listing below tells you how it reaches you and who to call.
YouthVirtualOn the land
Choose Life
Choose Life supports the mental wellness of our youth through culturally grounded, land-based programming. Rooted in Anishinaabe teachings and a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach, the program helps young people build connection, identity and hope — on the land, online, and together with knowledge keepers.
We walk alongside our youth and their families. No one has to reach out alone.
All agesVirtualIn personMail-out kits
Family Well-Being
Family Well-Being strengthens our families and keeps them connected across the distances that separate our membership. Through cultural activities, family gatherings, parenting and caregiver supports, and connection to community, the program helps our families thrive in a good way.
Everything we offer is welcoming, strengths-based and built around the needs of our own families.
Children & youthAnywhere in Canada
Jordan's Principle
Jordan's Principle makes sure First Nations children get the products, services and supports they need, when they need them. Flying Post helps members navigate and submit requests covering health, social and educational needs — grounded in substantive equality and our children's cultural needs.
You do not need to live on reserve, and you do not need to figure out the forms yourself. If you have a child who may need support, reach out and we will help you through the process from start to finish.
Ages 0–6Mail-out kitsVirtual
Indigenous Early Learning & Child Care (IELCC)
IELCC supports our youngest children — ages 0 to 6 — and their caregivers with culturally rich early learning rooted in language, land and Anishinaabe teachings. As we build toward direct programming, we are creating opportunities for our little ones to grow up strong in their identity through play, story and connection to community.
All ages
Education
Flying Post is committed to our members' learning at every stage of life. We encourage and support our students in pursuing their educational and professional goals — from the early years through post-secondary and beyond — so that the knowledge and success of our members benefits the whole Nation.
If you are applying to college, university, a trades program or upgrading, contact us early. Application windows and funding timelines matter.
If you are interested in applying for post-secondary education, please review the Post-Secondary Education Policy.
Talk to: Angela McLeod, Education & Economic Development
education@flyingpost.ca
Territory
Lands and Resources
Our connection to the land along the Ground Hog River is at the heart of who we are. The Lands and Resources area represents Flying Post's interests in our traditional territory — including consultation on development, stewardship of the land and waters, and protecting our rights under Treaty No. 9 for future generations.
If you have been contacted by a company, or you have seen activity on the territory, let us know.
Talk to: Jeff Berube, Lands and Resources
landresources@flyingpost.ca
Economic
Resource Revenue Sharing
Through Ontario's Resource Revenue Sharing program, Flying Post shares in the economic benefits of forestry and mining activity in the region. These resources help support community priorities and build a sustainable future for our members.
Talk to: Angela McLeod, Economic Development Officer
edo@flyingpost.ca
Economic
Casino Rama
As one of Ontario's First Nations, Flying Post receives a share of revenue from the Casino Rama agreement. These funds support community programs and services for our members.
Talk to: Angela McLeod, Economic Development Officer
edo@flyingpost.ca
Membership & registration
Status, registration and your file
Natalie Mannila is our Indigenous Registration Administrator. She can help with the paperwork side of being a member — and she can tell you what you actually need before you drive anywhere.
Register a birth
Adding a newborn or a child to the Indian Register. Bring or send the long-form birth certificate.
Status card
Applying for or renewing a Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS), including what photos and guarantor details you need.
Update your file
Name changes, marital status, transfers, and correcting information already on the register.
Talk to: Natalie Mannila, Reception & Indigenous Registration Administrator
reception@flyingpost.ca
807-887-3071
Living far away? Most of this can be started by phone or email. Call first and Natalie will tell you what to mail in, so you are not making a trip for nothing.
What's on
Program calendar
All Flying Post programming is drug and alcohol free. Events marked virtual can be joined from anywhere — ask us for the link.
October 2026
Family Well-Being
Choose Life
Early Years
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Nation news
Notices and updates
Election notices, community meetings, program posters and announcements from Chief and Council.
Help us keep your address current
Mail-out kits, notices and voting packages only reach you if we have your current address. It takes two minutes.
Governance
Chief and Council
Elected to carry the voice of the membership — in Nipigon, in Timmins, and everywhere our families have made a home.
Who to call
Our staff, by what they can help with
Not sure who to ask? Start with reception and Natalie will point you the right way.
Reception
Natalie Mannila
Reception · Indigenous Registration Administrator — status cards, births, membership file updates
reception@flyingpost.ca
807-887-3071
Daily operations
Mackenzie Beer
Director of Operations — operational leadership, overseeing staff, organizational administration and member services
director@flyingpost.ca
807-887-3071
Programs
Jenna Brown
Service Coordinator — Choose Life, Family Well-Being, Jordan's Principle, IELCC
servicecoordinator@flyingpost.ca
807-708-3776
Economic development & education
Angela McLeod
Economic Development Officer & Education — Resource Revenue Sharing, Casino Rama, business partnerships, education supports
edo@flyingpost.ca
education@flyingpost.ca
Lands
Jeff Berube
Lands and Resources — consultation, territory, stewardship, Treaty No. 9 rights
landresources@flyingpost.ca
Our history
Aaniin. This is the story of our people.
The Ojibway and Cree (Anishinaabe) families of Flying Post First Nation.
Flying Post First Nation's homelands lie north-west of Timmins, Ontario, along the Ground Hog River. For generations, our ancestors lived as a mobile people, moving with the seasons across this territory to hunt, fish, trap and gather — caring for the land as a whole rather than as divided lots.
Our families were on the Ground Hog River through the fall and winter months. Spring flooding moved us toward Foleyet and Lake Ivanhoe. That seasonal movement was not displacement from our territory; it was our territory, used the way it was meant to be used.
Today Flying Post is a dispersed Nation. Most members live near Nipigon, with many others in Timmins, southern Ontario, and across the country and into the United States. Our members have adapted to the places we live while continuing our traditional practices and culture.
We remain connected by family, by membership, and by our shared roots along the Ground Hog River — guided by mino-bimaadiziwin, the good life, and by our right as Anishinaabe people to determine our own future.
- 1905–1906
Treaty No. 9 is signed, with later adhesions in 1929 and 1930. In 1906, Flying Post lands are set out in the treaty's Schedule of Reserves — twenty-three square miles on the east side of the Ground Hog River, known as Flying Post 73.
- Chief Black Ice
Our first recognized Chief. As Chief Murray Ray has explained, the original signing carried many discrepancies born of miscommunication. The Crown did not respect the seasonal, mobile way of life of the Ojibway and Cree peoples. Lands were set aside based on where families happened to be — not on the territories they actually depended on. The tract given to Chief Black Ice and his people proved to be a poor location.
- The years after
Many Flying Post families — including Chief Black Ice — joined other nearby First Nations, while others returned to traditional areas across northern Ontario. Though our people were scattered, our identity as Flying Post was never lost.
- 1960s
As organizations such as Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) took shape, our members re-establish Flying Post as a First Nation and elect a Chief and Council.
- 2007
The Nation joins the Wabun Tribal Council.
- Today
Our reserve land remains undeveloped by choice. It is used for our traditional practices and teaching, and as a place for members to gather. Our rights as a First Nation stand on their own — they are not measured by how much we have built on the land.
Work & training
Jobs available
Postings with the Nation and with our partners. Members are encouraged to apply — tell us if you need help with a resume or an application.
Internal postings — Flying Post First Nation
No current internal postingsCheck back, or ask reception to let you know when something opens.
Watch this space
Flying Post Camp and Logistics
Camp and logistics rolesAdd openings, locations and closing dates here as they come available.
Add postings
Partner opportunities
Hydro OneOpportunities connected to Hydro One projects in the territory. Contact Vanessa Bull, Project Engagement Coordinator.
Ask about openings
IAMGOLDOpportunities connected to IAMGOLD operations. Contact the Economic Development Officer.
Ask about openings
Discovery Mining LtdCurrent openings:
View all postings
Need a hand applying? If you are a member and want support with a resume, an interview or getting certifications, contact
edo@flyingpost.ca. We would rather help you apply than watch a posting close.
Governance documents
Policies
Published so members can see how decisions get made. Each policy will be posted here as it is approved by Chief and Council, with the approval date shown.
Membership and citizenship
Membership code, and how a person is added to the Flying Post list. Status: to be posted.
Elections and governance
Election code, terms of office, and how Council meetings and decisions are recorded. Status: to be posted.
Financial administration
Financial administration law or policy, audit and annual reporting to members. Status: to be posted.
Programs and eligibility
How members apply for program supports, what is covered, and how decisions are appealed. Status: to be posted.
Consultation and accommodation
How industry and government are expected to engage Flying Post on the territory. Status: to be posted.
Education Policy
How members apply for post-secondary education supports, what is covered, and key deadlines. Status: to be posted.
Privacy and information
How we collect, use and protect member information, including information submitted through this website. Status: to be posted.
Note for Council: pick which of these seven actually get published first. Members most often ask for membership, elections and program eligibility — those three are worth posting even in draft form with a "draft" label.
Stay connected
Tell us where you are
We are a dispersed Nation. The only way notices, program kits, cheques and voting packages reach you is if we know where you live and how you like to be contacted. This goes to the administration office in Nipigon.
Contact
Reach the office
Our administration office is in Nipigon, Ontario. If you are not sure who to ask for, ask for reception.
Administration Office
Flying Post First Nation
P.O. Box 1027
Nipigon, Ontario P0T 2J0
Phone: 807-887-3071
Fax: 807-887-1138
Reception: reception@flyingpost.ca
Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Closed 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm for lunch
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