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  • For Prevention Services worker on Windigo Island, ph: 807-733-2900 fax: 807-733-2690
  • Anishinaabe Abinoojii Family Services, Administration Office, Rat Portage Reserve, Kenora, Ont P9N 1S7, ph: 807-548-1099
  • Prevention services provided by AAFS to Northwest Angle #37


Program: Child and Family Services  
Organization: Animakee Wa Zhing #37 First Nation
Main Band Office - Regina Bay
Phone Numbers: 807-226-5353
Fax: 807-226-1164
Website: www.animakeewazhing37.com/
Address:
PO Box 267
Kenora, ON
P0X 1N0
Street Address:
Regina Bay Band Office
Northwest Angle 37 First Nation
 
Location:
  • Serves as the main office for Animakee Wa Zhing #37 First Nation
  • Regina Bay community is on the E side of Lake of the Woods approx 60 mi SE of Kenora off Hwy 71
  • Animakee Wa Zhing #37 consists of 2 main communities: Regina Bay, t
Accessibility: Not Wheelchair Accessible    Not Wheelchair Accessible
Hours: Mon-Thu 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4:30 pm
Public Contacts: Sharon Kavanaugh - Senior Prevention Worker
807-226-5353 Ext 1016 * sharon.kavanaugh@aafs.ca
Service Description: Operates a self government and is responsible for the day to day operations of the Animakee Wa Zhing #37 First Nation
  • Tribal Council: Anishinaabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council (AKRC)
  • Political Territorial Organization: Grand Council Treaty #3 (GCT3)
  • Treaty #3


Delivers child care and protection services and family support services to community members
  • Administers services for Anishinaabe Abinoojii Family Services, a mandated Native Child Welfare Agency in Kenora
  • Partners with community police officers and local nursing staff to identify and support troubled families

Customary Care (Foster Care)
Coordinates foster care child placement in the following order of priority:
  • With immediate or extended family members in the community
  • With other community members
  • With extended family outside the community
  • With a family in another Native community
  • With a non-Aboriginal family as a last consideration

Prevention Services
  • Teaches parenting skills and assisting children through difficult times
  • Develops and administers healthy social and recreational programs for families
  • Hosts community forums to address issues such as problematic substance use in youth, inadequate housing, schooling problems and after school activities
  • Organizes elders meetings that address traditional child rearing methods
  • Provides information sessions about understanding substance dependency and resulting family violence, and overcoming oppression by understanding cultural realities
  • Provides referrals to other programs and supports

Fees: None
Application: Intake assessment required
Eligibility / Target Population:
  • Members of Animakee Wa Zhing #37 First Nation (Northwest Angle 37)

  • Children 18 years of age and younger in need of care and their families
Languages: English
Area Served:
Northwest Angle 37 First Nation  
See Also: Child Abuse, Well-Being, and Welfare
Health Centres and Programs for Indigenous Peoples

This information was last completely updated on May 27, 2025

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