Animakee Wa Zhing 37 First Nation
Animakee Wa Zhing 37 First Nation (formerly Northwest Angle 37 First Nation) is an Anishinaabe First Nation in northwestern Ontario. It is a part of the Anishinabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council, which is in turn part of the Grand Council of Treaty 3.
As of 2015, the First Nation had a registered membership of 405 people, 179 of whom were living on Animakee Wa Zhing 37 reserve lands.[1]
Reserve lands
Name | Size |
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Agency 30 (shared with other First Nations) | 379 hectares (940 acres) |
Big Island 37 | 787.50 hectares (1,946.0 acres) |
Lake of the Woods 34 | 259.40 hectares (641.0 acres) |
Lake of the Woods 37 | 1,137 hectares (2,810 acres) |
Lake of the Woods 37B | 106 hectares (260 acres) |
Northwest Angle 34C | 303.50 hectares (750.0 acres) |
Northwest Angle 34C & 37B | 792.80 hectares (1,959.1 acres) |
Northwest Angle 37C | 279.20 hectares (689.9 acres) |
Shoal Lake 34B1 | 259 hectares (640 acres) |
Shoal Lake 37A | 777 hectares (1,920 acres) |
Whitefish Bay 34A (the most populated site) | 609 hectares (1,500 acres) |
Leadership
In the December 2015 election, Jimmie Major was elected chief, with Deanna Major, Rhonda Nash, Brittany Powassin and Leigh Powassin as councillors.[2]
References
- "Registered Population, Animakee Wa Zhing #37". First Nation Profiles, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. 2015-01-23. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- "Governance, Animakee Wa Zhing #37". First Nation Profiles, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. 2015-01-23. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
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