Northwest Angle 33 First Nation ( oj, Gii-zaagitoowaigamaag)Grand Council Treaty #3. “Pazaga'owin Reclaiming Our Wings: Transition to Nationhood.” Christian Aboriginal Infrastructure Developments, Pg 13
https://caid.ca/RecWing010308.pdf
is an

Ojibwe The Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa, or Saulteaux are an Anishinaabe people in what is currently southern Canada, the northern Midwestern United States, and Northern Plains. According to the U.S. census, in the United States Ojibwe people are one of ...

or Ontario

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, Potawat ...

First Nation Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...

band government who reside in

Kenora District, Ontario Kenora District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The district seat is the City of Kenora. It is geographically the largest division in Ontario: at , it covers 38 percent of the province's area, making it larger ...

near Sioux Narrows of Lake of the Woods. Total registered population in September, 2007, was 438, of which the on-reserve population was 187. The first Nation is a member 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 Anishnaabeg ...

, a regional tribal council that is a member of the

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

Reserves

The First Nation have reserved for themselves three

reserve Reserve or reserves may refer to: Places * Reserve, Kansas, a US city * Reserve, Louisiana, a census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish * Reserve, Montana, a census-designated place in Sheridan County * Reserve, New Mexico, a US vi ...

s: * 1335 ha (3299 acres) Northwest Angle Indian Reserve 33B, which serves as their main Reserve, containing the community of Angle Inlet, located across from the Angle Inlet from

Angle Inlet, Minnesota Angle Inlet is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Angle Township, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 54 as of the 2020 census. The community is part of the Northwest Angle, the onl ...

. * 1251 ha (3091 acres) Whitefish Bay Indian Reserve 33A, containing the community of Dog Paw, located near Sioux Narrows * 379 ha (937 acres) Agency Indian Reserve 30, which is shared with 12 other First Nations.

Governance

Northwest Angle 33 First Nation is governed by Chief Darlene Ross-Comegan and four Councillors: Diane Sandy, Joseph Katcheconias, Farrell Desrosiers, and Lara Stovern.

References

External links

profile from INAC
First Nations governments in Ontario Anishinaabe reserves in Ontario Saulteaux Communities in Kenora District {{NorthernOntario-geo-stub