Northwest Angle 33 First Nation
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Northwest Angle 33 First Nation is an Ojibwa
or Ontario Saulteaux
First Nation located in Kenora District, Ontario
near Sioux Narrows of Lake of the Woods
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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, a regional tribal council that is a member of the Grand Council of Treaty 3
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Ojibwa
The Ojibwe or Chippewa are among the largest groups of Native Americans–First Nations north of Mexico. They are divided between Canada and the United States. In Canada, they are the third-largest population among First Nations, surpassed only by Cree and Inuit...
or Ontario Saulteaux
Saulteaux
The Saulteaux are a First Nation in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.-Ethnic classification:The Saulteaux are a branch of the Ojibwe nations. They are sometimes also called Anihšināpē . Saulteaux is a French term meaning "people of the rapids," referring to...
First Nation located in Kenora District, Ontario
Kenora District, Ontario
Kenora District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1907 from parts of Rainy River District. It is, geographically, the largest division in that province; at 407,192.66 km2 it comprises almost 38 percent of the province's land area...
near Sioux Narrows of Lake of the Woods
Lake of the Woods
Lake of the Woods is a lake occupying parts of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba and the U.S. state of Minnesota. It separates a small land area of Minnesota from the rest of the United States. The Northwest Angle and the town of Angle Township can only be reached from the rest of...
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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, a regional tribal council that is a member of the Grand Council of Treaty 3
Grand Council of Treaty 3
Grand Council of Treaty 3 is a political organization representing 24 First Nation communities across Treaty 3 areas of northern Ontario and southeastern Manitoba, Canada, and additional 4 First Nations in specific regards to their Treaty rights....
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Reserves
The First Nation have reserved for themselves three reserveIndian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." The Act also specifies that land reserved for the use and benefit of a band which is not...
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- 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.
- 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.