John George Martin Memorial School

Wunnumin Lake, ON

John George Martin Memorial School is a small, remote First Nations Community School that educates approximately 175 students.
We support students from Junior Kindergarten (K4) all the way to Grade 10.
John George Martin Memorial runs a new Oji-Cree language immersion program, where K4 to Grade 2 students are taught entirely in Oji-Cree.

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Details

Population of Wunnumin Lake
577 (2026)

Languages Spoken


Cree (Mushkego)

Ojibwe (Anishnawbek)

English

Grades

Junior Kindergarten - Grade 10

About John George Martin Memorial School



The school was named after the late elder John George Martin. Community members have described Martin as an influential leader who championed language revitalization and land-based learning. (CBC)


About 150 students attend the kindergarten-to-Grade 10 school, where staff includes eight teachers. After Grade 10, students go to Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay or elsewhere to complete their high school education. (nwonewswatch)