Wiikwemkoong First Nation

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Wiikwemkoong First Nation is an Anishinaabe Indigenous community and band government located on Manitoulin Island in Ontario, Canada, known for its unceded territory status and strong preservation of Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations band government
Indigenous community
alsoKnownAs Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory NERFINISHED
Wikwemikong First Nation NERFINISHED
celebrates Wiikwemkoong Cultural Festival NERFINISHED
country Canada
culture Odawa culture
Ojibwe culture
Potawatomi culture
ethnicGroup Odawa NERFINISHED
Ojibwe NERFINISHED
Potawatomi NERFINISHED
governs Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory NERFINISHED
hasCulturalFocus preservation of Anishinaabe traditions
preservation of Odawa language
preservation of Ojibwe language
preservation of Potawatomi language
hasGovernmentType elected band council
hasHeritage Anishinaabe NERFINISHED
Odawa NERFINISHED
Ojibwe NERFINISHED
Potawatomi NERFINISHED
hasLandStatus reserve
unceded reserve
hasStatus unceded territory
isOnBodyOfWater Lake Huron NERFINISHED
isPartOfTreatyHistory unceded lands on Manitoulin Island
locatedIn Lake Huron NERFINISHED
Manitoulin Island NERFINISHED
Northern Ontario NERFINISHED
Ontario
locatedOn Manitoulin Island eastern peninsula NERFINISHED
Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory NERFINISHED
officialLanguage English
partOf Anishinaabe peoples NERFINISHED
province Ontario
recognizedBy Government of Canada NERFINISHED
region Manitoulin District NERFINISHED
religion traditional Anishinaabe spirituality
subdivisionType band government
traditionalLanguage Odawa NERFINISHED
Ojibwe NERFINISHED
Potawatomi NERFINISHED
tribalAffiliation Three Fires Confederacy NERFINISHED

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Wikwemikong Unceded Territory governedBy Wiikwemkoong First Nation