Lands and Membership
Lands and Membership Services
The Lands program covers land holdings, surveys, mapping, legal lot descriptions, document preparation, registering interests, on-line access to Indian Lands Registry System and record keeping. Lease payments, rent reviews and insurance notices are tracked for leases.
The Indian Registry System is controlled and maintained by Aboriginal Affairs. We provide information and proper documents in order for them to make changes, such as births, marriages and deaths. We provide a variety of application forms, such as Certificate of Indian Status card, Secure Certificate of Status and gas cards.
While addressing in-house policies of the Chippewas of Rama First Nation, these programs are still subject to follow Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) policies, procedures, directives and administrative e-manuals in all respects.
Lands Management
Some of the most common topics include:
- Land availability
- Lease or permit
- Registration matters with Indian Lands Registry
- Co-ordination of new surveys, quotes
- Maps and RSO plans
- Legal lot descriptions or abstract pages
- Verification of on-reserve residence for tax exemption letter
- Preparation of documents, signing, witnessing
- Preparation of registration packages to Indian Lands Registry
- Distribution of registered documents and filing
Indian Registry Services
Some of the most common inquiries include:
- Obtain new or renewal of status card
- Report lost status card
- Application for gas card
- Application for entitlement for status, sent to Aboriginal Affairs
- Transfer of status
- What is needed to report birth, marriage, death
Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Ngii Waabmaa "I Saw"
Restoring our traditional knowledge as Anishinaabe people was identified in the 2015 Community Visioning. This project, NGII WAABMAA "I Saw" aims to help us deepen and strengthen our relationship to the land and waters in our territory by helping encouraging us to be on the land and to report what we see for the benefit of all.
It is helpful to map our sightings in order to create a database of who and what we share our territory with, to help determine and predict trends, and to mitigate potential problems in the future. Therefore any and all siting's reported are important. Sightings can include wildlife, edible plants and medicines.
Record your sightings by click on this link.
If you have any difficulties in recording your sightings, please contact Sharday James at 705-325-3611 ext. 1633. ADDRESS CHANGE FORM
Change of Address.docx
Identification requirements for Indian Status Card renewal. Only one status card per person is allowed to be issued within a six month period as per Indian Act rules.
2 pieces of identification
OR
1 piece of identification and 1 guarantor form
Acceptable Identification includes: Unacceptable identification includes:
Drivers Licence Social Insurance Card
Health Card Photocopy of identification
Birth Certification Bank Card
Firearms Licence Expired Card (6 Months or greater)
Provincial Identification
Student Identification
Nexus Card (Counts as 2 pieces)
Passport (counts as 2 pieces)
Indian Status cards cannot be processed without proper identification.
Rama Land Code
Message from Chief and Council
Click below for more information about the Rama Land Code vote.
Lands and Membership is located on the first floor of the Administration office located at:
5884 Rama Road, Suite 200, Rama, Ontario L3V 6H6
Hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.
For Inquiries: lands@ramafirstnation.ca
Phone (705) 325-3611, ext. 1518 Phone (705) 325-3611, ext. 1520
Fax (705) 325-9664 Fax (705) 325-9664