Animakee Wa Zhing 37 First Nation (formerly Northwest Angle 37 First Nation,

Ojibwe language Ojibwe , also known as Ojibwa , Ojibway, Otchipwe,R. R. Bishop Baraga, 1878''A Theoretical and Practical Grammar of the Otchipwe Language''/ref> Ojibwemowin, or Anishinaabemowin, is an indigenous language of North America of the Algonquian la ...

: Animikii-wajiing, meaning ''Sacred place of the Thunderbirds'') is an

Anishinaabe The Anishinaabeg (adjectival: Anishinaabe) are a group of culturally related Indigenous peoples present in the Great Lakes region of Canada and the United States. They include the Ojibwe (including Saulteaux and Oji-Cree), Odawa, Potawato ...

First Nation in northwestern Ontario. It is a part of the

Anishinabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council The Anishinabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council is a First Nations tribal council in Ontario and Manitoba. It is part of the Grand Council of Treaty 3, and includes the Animakee Wa Zhing 37 First Nation, Big Grassy First Nation, the Anishnaabe ...

, which is in turn part of the

Grand Council of Treaty 3 Grand Council of Treaty 3 (GCT3) is a political organization representing 24 First Nation communities across ''Treaty 3'' areas of northern Ontario and southeastern Manitoba, Canada, and four additional First Nations, specifically in regard to thei ...

. 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.

Reserve lands

Leadership

In the December 2021 election, Linda McVicar was elected chief, with Don Kavanaugh, Angel Andrushuk, Lorraine Major and Theresa Noonan as councillors.

References

First Nations in Ontario Anishinaabe people {{Ontario-IndianReserve-stub