Wawatay Native Communications Society
Box 1180 16 Fifth Ave
Sioux Lookout
ON
P8T 1B7
705-360-4556
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Basic Information
Primary contact:
John Gagnon
Position/Title:
Special Projects Operations Manager
Business Information
Business established:
January, 1974
Website URL:
Mission Statement:
"To provide media capabilities and content that address the unique needs of the Nishnawbe people"
Number of employees:
35
Head office location:
Sioux Lookout
Secondary office locations:
Thunder Bay & Timmins
More information:
Wawatay Native Communications Society serves the communication needs of the First Nations people of Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN). It does this through distribution of a weekly newspaper to 80 FN communities, daily radio programming reaching more than 30,000 FN people, television production services and a multi media website that seeks to preserve and enhance indigenous languages & cultures of Aboriginal people in Northern Ontario. Wawatay also provides translation and interpretation services to the NAN membership. Wawatay strives to promote Aboriginal news, people, culture & language and is the only newspaper that publishes stories in Ojibway, Oji-cree, Cree and English.