Caldwell First Nation
Caldwell First Nation
Zaaga'iganiniwag | |
|---|---|
| Caldwell First Nation Indian Reserve | |
Caldwell First Nation Location in southern Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 42°03′N 82°35′W / 42.050°N 82.583°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Essex |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Nikki van Oirschot |
| Time zone | EST |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT |
| Postal Code | N8H |
| Area codes | 519 and 226 |
| Website | caldwellfirstnation |
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 First Nation. They were formally known as the Chippewas of Pelee, Point Pelee Indians, and Caldwell's Band of Indians.
The Chippewa (also called Ojibwa in Canada) are an Anishinaabe-speaking Indigenous First Nation with people within the borders of present-day Canada and the United States. The Anishinaabe are the largest Indigenous peoples north of Mexico, with nearly 78,000 people among various groups in Canada from western Quebec to British Columbia.