OSHKI Catchment Area

OSHKI's primary catchment area is the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) territory and surrounding area.

NAN encompasses James Bay Treaty 9 territory and Ontario's portion of Treaty 5. NAN has a total land mass covering two-thirds of Ontario spanning an area of 210,000 square miles.

The total approximate populaton of NAN First Nation members (on and off reserve) is 45,000.

The people of Nishnawbe Aski traditionally speak Ojibway, Cree, and Ojicree.