Wikwemikong Unceded Territory

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Wikwemikong Unceded Territory is a large Anishinaabe First Nation community in Ontario, Canada, known for never having ceded its land through treaty and for its strong preservation of Indigenous culture and traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anishinaabe community
First Nations reserve
Indigenous community in Canada
alsoKnownAs Wikwemikong Unceded Territory
surface form: Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory

Wikwemikong
country Canada
governedBy Wiikwemkoong First Nation
hasCharacteristic land not ceded by treaty
hasCulturalHeritage Anishinaabe culture
Odawa culture
Ojibwe culture
Potawatomi
surface form: Potawatomi culture
hasCulturalInstitution cultural centre
hasEconomicActivity arts and crafts
cultural events
tourism
hasEducationService on-reserve schools
hasEthnicGroup Anishinabek
surface form: Anishinaabe

Odawa
Ojibwe
Potawatomi
hasEvent annual powwow
cultural festivals
hasGovernmentType band council
hasHealthService community health centre
hasLegalStatus unceded territory
hasPrimaryLanguage Anishinaabemowin
English
hasReligiousTradition Anishinaabe spiritual practices
hasSettlementType rural community
knownFor Anishinaabe language revitalization
cultural tourism
preservation of Indigenous culture
traditional ceremonies and powwows
locatedIn Lake Huron
Manitoulin District
Ontario
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOn Manitoulin Island
officialName Wikwemikong Unceded Territory self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve
partOf Northern Ontario
Ontario
surface form: Province of Ontario

Robinson-Huron Treaty area (surrounding region)
recognizedAs First Nation reserve under the Indian Act
recognizedBy Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Government of Canada

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Manitoulin Island hasIndigenousReserve Wikwemikong Unceded Territory
Wikwemikong Unceded Territory officialName Wikwemikong Unceded Territory self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve
Wikwemikong Unceded Territory alsoKnownAs Wikwemikong Unceded Territory
this entity surface form: Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory