Animakee Wa Zhing 37 First Nation (formerly Northwest Angle 37 First Nation, Ojibwe language: Animikii-wajiing, meaning Sacred place of the Thunderbirds ) 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.
Reserve lands
Name Size Agency 30 (shared with other First Nations) Big Island 37 Lake of the Woods 34 Lake of the Woods 37 Lake of the Woods 37B Northwest Angle 34C Northwest Angle 34C & 37B Northwest Angle 37C Shoal Lake 34B1 Shoal Lake 37A Whitefish Bay 34A (the most populated site)
Leadership In the December 2021 election, Linda McVicar was elected chief, with Don Kavanaugh, Angel Andrushuk, Lorraine Major and Theresa Noonan as councillors.
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