Wikwemikong, Wikwemikong First Nation

Located on Manitoulin Island in Ontario, is the large Chippewa settlement of Wikwemikong. Latest population estimate (2006) for this Chippewa city, is 2,387. It has dropped 40 from the 2001 population estimate of 2,427. There are 950 housing units in the city with 890 being occupied at the current time. That gives wikwemikong a 2.5 persons per housing unit average, which is below normal for Chippewa settlements. The Anishinabe language is doing well at this Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi city with 835 still speaking Anishinabe. Around 365 of the Chippewa's, Ottawa's, and Potawatomi use Anishinabe as their main language at Wikwemikong. Around 30 people living in this city are non Indian. Below are several links to pictures of the Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi city of Wikwemikong, Ontario.