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Fort William 52 | |
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Fort William Indian Reserve No. 52 | |
Coordinates: 48°18′N 89°16′W / 48.300°N 89.267°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
District | Thunder Bay |
First Nation | Fort William |
Area | |
• Land | 58.50 km2 (22.59 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 964 |
• Density | 16.5/km2 (43/sq mi) |
Website | fwfn.com |
Fort William First Nation (Ojibwe: Animkii Wajiw[2]) is an Ojibwa First Nation reserve in Ontario, Canada. The administrative headquarters for this band government is south of Thunder Bay. As of January 2008[update], the First Nation had a registered population of 1,798 people, of which their on-Reserve population was 832 people.
Fort William First Nation has a two rink arena which is home to the Thunder Bay Bearcats of the Superior International Junior Hockey League and has a fitness centre overlooking rink 1. A business park in the eastern end of the community is home to the head offices of Wasaya Airways and the band offices, among others.