Caldwell First Nation
| Caldwell First Nation | |
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| Indian reserve | |
| Caldwell First Nation Indian Reserve | |
 Caldwell First Nations
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| Coordinates: 42°03′N 82°35′W / 42.050°N 82.583°WCoordinates: 42°03′N 82°35′W / 42.050°N 82.583°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| County | Essex |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Louise Hillier |
| Time zone | EST |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC) |
| Postal Code | N8H |
| Area code(s) | 519 and 226 |
| Website | www.caldwellfirstnation.com |
The Caldwell First Nation (also known as Chippewas of Pelee) 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 three bands: the 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 Indian band and used to be referred to by such names 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 nation with people within the borders of present-day Canada and the United States. The Anishinaabe are the largest Native American/First Nation peoples north of Mexico, with nearly 78,000 people among various groups in Canada from western Quebec to British Columbia.
The Caldwell First Nation, sometimes also called "the Chippewas of Point Pelee and Pelee Island," lived as a distinct First Nation in the Point Pelee area from before 1763. Their traditional territory encompassed a broad area all over the Ontario region, in particular the areas extending from the Detroit River along Amherstburg all the way to Long Point Ontario and the Lake Erie Islands. The heart of their ancestral territory includes the areas of Essex and Kent county area, in particular the Point Pelee Peninsula and Pelee Island. The Caldwell First Nation considers Point Pelee as “our home” and the neighboring Walpole Island First Nation considers Point Pelee as part of “our house.”
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