Caldwell First Nation

The Caldwell First Nation (Ojibwe: Zaaga'iganiniwag, meaning: "people of the Lake") is a First Nations band government whose land base is located in Leamington, Ontario, Canada. They are an Anishinaabe group, part of the Three Fires Confederacy, comprising the bands Potawatomi, Odawa, and Ojibwa, whose members are originally of the Mikinaak (Turtle) and the Makwa (Bear) dodems. The Caldwell First Nation are a distinct and federally recognized Indian band and used to be referred to by such names as the "Chippewas of Pelee", "Point Pelee Indians" and "Caldwell's band of Indians."

Caldwell First Nation
Zaaga'iganiniwag
Caldwell First Nation Indian Reserve
Caldwell First Nation
Location in southern Ontario
Coordinates: 42°03′N 82°35′W
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyEssex
Government
  ChiefMary Frances Duckworth
Time zoneEST
  Summer (DST)EDT
Postal Code
N8H
Area code(s)519 and 226
Websitewww.caldwellfirstnation.ca

The Chippewa (also called Ojibwa in Canada) are an Anishinaabe-speaking indigenous nation with people within the borders of present-day Canada and the United States. The Anishinaabe are the largest Native American/First Nation peoples north of Mexico, with nearly 78,000 people among various groups in Canada from western Quebec to British Columbia.

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