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An introduction to Timmins: its history, the Nations whose lands it sits on, and Indigenous community life today, with sources.
The city sits on the traditional lands of Anishinaabe and Mushkegowuk Cree peoples. The Timmins Native Friendship Centre, started in 1974 as a safe gathering place, provides cultural, health, education and recreation programs. Wabun Tribal Council, which serves Brunswick House, Chapleau Ojibwe, Flying Post, Matachewan and Mattagami First Nations, runs its operational office in Timmins and hosts cultural events through the year. Timmins lies within Treaty 9, the James Bay Treaty, made in 1905 and 1906. The Canadian Encyclopedia notes that the terms were explained in Ojibwe and Cree by Hudson’s Bay Company staff or missionaries, with no real negotiation. The treaty’s stated aim was to open northern Ontario to settlement, mining, lumbering and trade. Adhesions in 1929 and 1930 added about 331,500 square kilometres, and the treaty came to cover more than two-thirds of Ontario.
Timmins is on Treaty 9 territory, the lands of the Cree and Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), and the homeland of the Métis.
Nearby: Mattagami First Nation · Matachewan First Nation · Iroquois Falls · Cochrane · Black River-Matheson
The City of Timmins acknowledges the traditional territories of Mattagami, Flying Post and Matachewan First Nations. It names Ojibway, Cree, Oji-Cree, Algonquin and Métis peoples as part of the community. The Timmins Museum's acknowledgement also includes Inuit. To guide its reconciliation work, the city set up an Indigenous Advisory Council. Its Indigenous Engagement Framework rests on three themes. They are meeting humanitarian needs, acting on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's recommendations, and building economic partnerships with neighbouring Indigenous communities. The city has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mushkegowuk Council based on open dialogue, mutual respect and cooperation. The city also directs residents to supports such as the national residential school crisis line. It works with the Métis Nation of Ontario, the Timmins Native Friendship Centre and the Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre. Tourism Timmins lists Indigenous experiences alongside its arts, culture and outdoor adventures, making them part of how the city presents itself to visitors.
More on the region: Indigenous Ontario · all of Canada.
XUSI is an Indigenous-owned business from Saskatoon, started in 2020 by two brothers from northern Saskatchewan. Along with our clothing, we bring Indigenous youth workshops and custom screen printing to Timmins and across Treaty 9 territory.
Strong Roots Strong Future is our interactive workshop for Indigenous youth, led by the two brothers who founded XUSI. We travel to schools, First Nations and Indigenous communities, youth organizations and funding programs in Timmins and across Treaty 9 territory. Youth ages 10 and up work through identity and culture, financial literacy, fitness, entrepreneurship and business skills, career readiness and hands-on screen printing.
Custom t-shirts, hoodies and crewnecks for Timmins schools, sports teams, businesses, events and First Nations and Indigenous organizations. Send us an idea, get free design help and a full quote before anything is printed. We print in Saskatoon and ship to Timmins. 10-garment minimum, up to 4 colours per design.
Heavyweight cotton tees, hoodies, crewnecks and A-frame hats with Cree words and the stories behind them. Fitness is part of how XUSI started, so our pieces are built for the gym and the street, and we ship them to Timmins.
It is once your order reaches $90, since orders at that amount ship free within Canada. Below that, the cost is calculated at checkout.
Orders leave within 1–3 business days.
Yes. Custom screen printing starts at 10 garments, with up to 4 colours per design, and every order is quoted before printing. Design help is included. We print in Saskatoon and ship the finished order to Timmins, which suits a program team, a workplace crew or an event.
Many of our designs carry a Cree word, and the story behind each one is on our Meanings page. Many of our designs carry a Cree word, with its story on our Meanings page. The Meanings page explains exactly what each design says.
Last reviewed . Facts on this page come from the sources listed below.
Orders to Timmins leave Saskatoon within three business days, printed on Gildan, ALSTYLE, Independent and Bella+Canvas blanks, in the same shop that prints XUSI’s own designs.
The brand is owned by two brothers from northern Saskatchewan, and every word on the clothing is Cree, with the meaning written by them. Browse all XUSI, or read the Meanings page.
