
Distribution of Anishinaabe peoples; the Oji-Cree are depicted by the northernmost purple band.
The 'Oji-Cree', 'Anishinini' or, less correctly, 'Severn Ojibwe', are a
First Nation in the
Canadian provinces of
Ontario and
Manitoba, residing in a narrow band extending from the
Missinaibi River region in
Northeastern Ontario at the east to
Lake Winnipeg at the west.
The Oji-Cree people are descended from historical intermarriage between the
Ojibwe and
Cree cultures, but are generally considered a distinct nation from either of their parent groups. They are considered one of the component groups of
Anishinaabe, and reside primarily in a transitional zone between traditional Ojibwe lands to their south and traditional Cree lands to their north.
Their language and culture also derive from mixed Ojibwe and Cree traditions. ''
Anishininiimowin'' (the
Anishinini language) is more closely related to
Ojibwe structurally, although its literary tradition more closely resembles
Cree. ''Anishininiimowin'' has about 8,000 speakers.
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Oji-Cree Bands and their Reserves
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Aroland First Nation –
Aroland Indian Settlement
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Bearskin Lake First Nation –
Bearskin Lake Reserve
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Garden Hill First Nations –
Garden Hill First Nation Reserve,
Amik Wachink Sakahikan Indian Reserve,
Wesha Kijay Wasagamach Indian Reserve,
Seeseep Sakahikan Inidan Reserve,
Pe-ta-waygamak Indian Reserve
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Kasabonika Lake First Nation (ᑳᓭᐹᓇᐦᑳ ᓂᐢᑕᒼ ᐊᓂᐦᓯᓂᓂᐙᐟ (''Gaa-zebaanikaa Nistam Anisininiwaad''); unpointed: ᑲᓭᐸᓂᑲ ᓂᐢᑕᒼ ᐊᓂᓯᓂᓂᐗᐟ) –
Kasabonika Lake Reserve
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Kingfisher Lake First Nation –
Kingfisher Lake 1 Reserve,
Kingfisher 2A Reserve,
Kingfisher 3A Reserve
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Marten Falls First Nation –
Marten Falls 65 Reserve
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McDowell Lake First Nation –
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Muskrat Dam Lake First Nation –
Muskrat Dam Lake Reserve
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Neskantaga First Nation (also known as
Lansdowne House First Nation) –
Summer Beaver Settlement,
Neskantaga Reserve
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North Caribou Lake First Nation (also know as
Weagamow Lake First Nation or
Round Lake First Nation) –
Weagamow Lake Indian Reserve 87
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Red Sucker Lake First Nation –
Red Sucker Lake 1976 Reserve
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Sandy Lake First Nation –
Sandy Lake 88 Reserve
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St. Theresa Point First Nation –
St. Theresa Point Indian Reserve,
Mukwa Narrows Indian Reserve,
Cantin Lake Indian Reserve
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Wapekeka First Nation –
Wapekeka Reserve 1,
Wapekeka Reserve 2
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Wasagamack First Nation –
Wasagamack Indian Reserve,
Feather Rapids Indian Reserve,
Naytawunkank Indian Reserve
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Wawakapewin First Nation (ᐙᐙᑲᐯᐎᐣ ᓂᐢᑕᒼ ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓂᓂᐙᐟ (''Waawaagabewin Nistam Anishininiwaad''); unpointed: ᐗᐗᑲᐯᐎᐣ ᓂᐢᑕᒼ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐗᐟ) –
Wawakapewin Indian Reserve
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Webequie First Nation –
Webiqui Indian Settlement,
Webequi Indian Reserve
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Wunnumin Lake First Nation –
Wunnumin 1 Reserve,
Wunnumin 2 Reserve