Northwest Angle 33 First Nation (Ojibwe : Gii-zaagitoowaigamaag) [1] is an Ojibwe or Ontario Anishinaabe First Nation band government who reside in Kenora District, Ontario near Sioux Narrows of Lake of the Woods.
Total registered population in September, 2007, was 438, of which the on-reserve population was 187. The first Nation is a member of the Anishinabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council, a regional tribal council that is a member of the Grand Council of Treaty 3.
The First Nation have reserved for themselves three reserves:
Northwest Angle 33 First Nation is governed by Chief Darlene Ross-Comegan and four Councillors: Diane Sandy, Joseph Katcheconias, Farrell Desrosiers, and Lara Stovern.
Coordinates: 49°22′34″N95°01′16″W / 49.37611°N 95.02111°W
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