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 |
Agency 30 (shared with other First Nations) |
7006379000000000000♠379 hectares (940 acres) |
Big Island 37 |
7006787500000000000♠787.50 hectares (1,946.0 acres) |
Lake of the Woods 34 |
7006259400000000000♠259.40 hectares (641.0 acres) |
Lake of the Woods 37 |
7007113700000000000♠1,137 hectares (2,810 acres) |
Lake of the Woods 37B |
7006106000000000000♠106 hectares (260 acres) |
Northwest Angle 34C |
7006303500000000000♠303.50 hectares (750.0 acres) |
Northwest Angle 34C & 37B |
7006792800000000000♠792.80 hectares (1,959.1 acres) |
Northwest Angle 37C |
7006279200000000000♠279.20 hectares (689.9 acres) |
Shoal Lake 34B1 |
7006259000000000000♠259 hectares (640 acres) |
Shoal Lake 37A |
7006777000000000000♠777 hectares (1,920 acres) |
Whitefish Bay 34A (the most populated site) |
7006609000000000000♠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]
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