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Windigo Island Health Office

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Windigo Island Health Office
Northwest Angle 37 First Nation
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807-733-2900
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Fax: 807-733-2690
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Mon-Thu 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4:30 pm
Last update: Jun 24, 2026: Suggest an edit
Application
Appointments required
Eligibility / Target Population
Members of Animakee Wa Zhing #37 First Nation (Northwest Angle 37) residing on Windigo Island
Fees
None
Contacts
Asher Powassin - Community Health Representative
807-733-2900 * chr@nwa37.ca
Languages
English
Language Notes
Ojibway interpretation available upon request
Area Served
Northwest Angle 37 First Nation
Accessibility
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Description of Services:
Provides services that promote physical and mental health for community members of Windigo Island
  • Coordinates appointments for community members with visiting Nurse Practitioners from Kenora Area Health Access Centre (KAHAC) twice per month
  • Provides health awareness, education and prevention workshops and seminars
  • Coordinates clinics in areas that may include Dental Hygiene, Diabetes, Immunization, Sexual Health and Communicable Diseases
  • Coordinates foot care sessions through visiting specialists
  • Identifies and attempts to correct health hazards
Addresses individual health care needs by providing:
  • Intake services to determine health care needs of individual
  • Referrals to appropriate health care providers based on information in the intake assessment
  • Advocacy on behalf of individual with other health professionals
  • Coordination of one-on-one pre-natal care with the community health representative
  • Home visits to the sick, elderly, new mothers and persons with health care needs
  • Assistance with coordinating local and long distance travel arrangements for medical appointments


Services and Programs:

AboutUs

Tribal Council: Anishinaabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council (AKRC)
Primary Tribal Organization: Grand Council of Treaty 3
Treaty #3

Windigo Island community is near Manitoba and Minnesota borders approximately 6 mi N of Angle Inlet, Minnesota and 100 mi SW of Kenora
Community is on island and only accessible by water during summer months and ice road across the lake during winter

Last Updated: Jun 24, 2026: Suggest an edit