First Nation Communities in Southwestern Ontario

Southwestern Ontario is home to many First Nations communities who are diverse and vibrant in their own respect, below  is a list with correspondence to cultural affiliation:

Walpole Island (Bkejwanong First Nation)  – Potawatami and Ojibwe (Chippewas)

http://firstnation.ca/walpole-island-bkejwanong-first-nation

Chippewas of Sarnia First Nation (Aamjiwnaang) – Ojibwe (Chippewas)

http://firstnation.ca/aamjiwnaang-chippewas-sarnia-first-nation

Caldwell – Potawatami

http://caldwellfirstnation.com/

Moravian of the Thames – Delaware

http://www.lenape.ca/aboutus.html

Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point – Ojibwe (Chippewas)

http://www.kettlepoint.org/

Chippewas of the Thames – Ojibwe (Chippewas)

http://www.cottfn.com/

Munsee-Delaware Nation – Delaware

http://www.munseedelawarenation.org/

Oneida Nation of the Thames –  Haudenosaunee

http://oneida.on.ca/

Mississaugas of the Credit – Ojibwe

http://www.newcreditfirstnation.com/

Six Nations of the Grand River – Haudenosaunee

http://www.sixnations.ca/

Chippewas of Nawash – Ojibwe (Chippewas)

http://www.nawash.ca/

Saugeen Nation (Chippewas of Saugeen) – Ojibwe (Chippewas)

http://www.saugeenfirstnation.ca/

These First Nations are apart of the Pre-Confederation Treaties.

Some First Nations may belong to Political Territorial Organizations and can be found below:

Ishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN) represents Cree, Oji-Cree and Ojibway First Nations in the most northerly parts of Ontario. This organization’s website is accessible at www.nan.on.ca

Grand Council Treaty #3 represents Ojibway and Oji-Cree First Nations in northwestern Ontario. This organization’s website is accessible at www.gct3.net

The Anishnabek Nation (also known as the Union of Ontario Indians) represents Ojibway, Chippewa and Mississauga First Nations. This organization’s website is accessible at www.anishinabek.ca

The Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians represents a number of Iroquoian First Nations and their allies. This organization’s website is accessible at www.aiai.on.ca

• The following First Nations in Ontario are not affiliated with Political Territorial Organizations:
  • Chippewas of Nawash (near Owen Sound) 
  • Saugeen Nation (near Owen Sound)
  • Six Nations of the Grand River (near Brantford)
  • Walpole Island (Bkejwanong First Nation) (near Sarnia)

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