Animakee Wa Zhing 37 First Nation (formerly Northwest Angle 37 First Nation, Ojibwe language: Animikii-wajiing, meaning Sacred place of the Thunderbirds[1]) 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.[2]
| Name | Size | |
|---|---|---|
| Agency 30 (shared with other First Nations) | NaN379 | |
| Big Island 37 | NaN787.50 | |
| Lake of the Woods 34 | NaN259.40 | |
| Lake of the Woods 37 | NaN1137 | |
| Lake of the Woods 37B | NaN106 | |
| Northwest Angle 34C | NaN303.50 | |
| Northwest Angle 34C & 37B | NaN792.80 | |
| Northwest Angle 37C | NaN279.20 | |
| Shoal Lake 34B1 | NaN259 | |
| Shoal Lake 37A | NaN777 | |
| Whitefish Bay 34A (the most populated site) | NaN609 |
In the December 2021 election, Linda McVicar was elected chief, with Don Kavanaugh, Angel Andrushuk, Lorraine Major and Theresa Noonan as councillors.[3]