|
List Of Indian Reserves In Canada
Canada has numerous Indian reserves, also known as First Nations reserves, for First Nations in Canada, First Nations people, which were mostly established in 1876 by the ''Indian Act'' and have been variously expanded and reduced by royal commissions since. They are sometimes incorrectly called by the American term "List of Indian reservations in the United States, reservations". Alberta British Columbia Manitoba * A Kwis Ki Mahka Indian Reserve — Fox Lake Cree Nation * Garden Hill, Manitoba, Amik Wachink Sakahikan — Garden Hill, Manitoba, Garden Hill First Nation * Norway House, Anderson — Norway House Cree Nation * God's Lake First Nation, Andrew Bay — God's Lake First Nation * Garden Hill, Manitoba, Bella Lake Exchange Lands — Garden Hill, Manitoba, Garden Hill First Nation * Berens River First Nation, Berens River 13 — Berens River First Nation * Brokenhead 4, Manitoba, Birch Landing — Brokenhead 4, Manitoba, Brokenhead Ojibway Nation * Birdtai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve () or First Nations reserve () is defined by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." Reserves are areas set aside for First Nations, one of the major groupings of Indigenous peoples in Canada, after a contract with the Canadian state ("the Crown"), and are not to be confused with Indigenous peoples' claims to ancestral lands under Aboriginal title. Demographics Canada has designated 3,394 reserves for over 600 First Nations, as per the federal publication "Registered Indian Population by Sex and Residence, Indian Status is granted to members of a registered band who are eligible to live on these reserves. By 2020, reserves provided shelter for approximately half of these band members. Many reserves have no resident population; typically they are small, remote, non-contiguous pieces of land, a fact which has led ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation
Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation (KOFN; also known as Riding Mountain Band, ) is a First Nations community primarily located on Keeseekoowenin 61 (Indian Reserve 61A), situated near Elphinstone, Manitoba, south of Riding Mountain National Park. The reserve is surrounded by territory of the Rural Municipality of Yellowhead, in whose northeastern portion it lies. The KOFN also two smaller reserves: IR 61A, which is located within Riding Mountain National Park, on the northwest shore of Clear Lake; and IR 61B, which is located between the two other reserves by Bottle Lake. Origins The reserve was established around Riding Mountain House, a trading post of the Hudson's Bay Company that operated from 1860 until 1895. The Keeseekoowenin Ojibway, also known as Riding Mountain Band, signed Treaty 2 with the Government of Canada on 21 August 1871. The group takes their name from Keeseekoowenin, who was Chief when they moved to the reserve in 1875. In 1935, the Sovereign Okanase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dakota Plains First Nation
Dakota Plains First Nation, Dakota Plains Wahpeton Oyate, or Wakhpetunwin Otinta (Waȟpéthuŋwaŋ Otina Dakhóta Oyáte, "Leaf dwellers") is a Wahpeton band Dakota First Nations entity southwest of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. It borders the somewhat larger Long Plain First Nation, as well as the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie and the Municipality of Norfolk Treherne. Dakota Plains First Nation has never signed a treaty with Canada. When the Canadian government was negotiating the Numbered Treaties with Ojibway/Salteaux first nations in the region, Canada excluded the Dakotas, stating that they were refugees from the United States (descendants of Chief Taoyateduta, known as Little Crow) and thus had no Aboriginal title claim to lands that were taken over by Canada. This claim is disputed by the Dakota nations themselves, as well as by historians and archeologists, such as Manitoba historian James Morrison says the Dakotas were in Canada before the Europeans arrived. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross Lake First Nation
Cross Lake First Nation ( or ' 'Otter People') is a band of Cree First Nations people in Canada governed under the Indian Act. Its membersR.S., 1985, c. I-5, s. 7: "There shall be maintained in accordance with this Act for each band a Band List in which shall be entered the name of every person who is a member of that band." occupy several reserves within the town of Cross Lake situated on the east shore of Cross Lake in the province of Manitoba. In October 2008, its recorded registered membership was 6,969, of which 4,953 people of this First Nation lived on their reserve. Cross Lake is the principal community of the Pimicikamak indigenous people that made treaty with the British Crown in 1875. Its indigenous language is Woods Cree. Cross Lake was the site of a residential school operated under Canada's assimilation policy. In 2008, Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologized for the damage caused by this policy. In March 2016, Cross Lake appeared in the national news aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation
The O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation (spelt as ''Ojijaako-ziibiing'' in standardized double-vowel Ojibwe OrthographyAndy Thomas Thomas, Florence Paynter. The Significance of Creating First Nation Traditional Names Maps. Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inchttps://mfnerc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/The-Significance-of-Creating-First-Nation-Traditional-Names-Maps.pdf/ref>) is a First Nations community in Manitoba. Its reserve is Crane River 51. Consisting of over 3500 hectares of land on the shore of Lake Manitoba Lake Manitoba () is the 14th largest lake in Canada and the 33rd largest lake in the world with a total area of . It is located within the Canadian province of Manitoba about northwest of the province's capital, Winnipeg, at . History The la ..., it is approximately 225 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg and adjacent to the settlement of Crane River. External links Map of Crane River 51 at Statcan References ''INAC - O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayisi Dene
The Sayisi Dene ('People under the Sun' or 'People of the East', ) are Dene Suline peoples, a Dene group, living in northern Manitoba. They are members of the Sayisi Dene First Nation (formerly known as Churchill Indian Band), located at Tadoule Lake (), and are notable for living a nomadic caribou-hunting and gathering existence. They are the most eastern of all the Dene peoples. In 1956, the Sayisi Dene residing at Little Duck Lake () in northern Manitoba were relocated to Churchill. The relocation of the Sayisi Dene is viewed as one of the most grievous errors committed by the federal government.Virginia Phyllis Petch (1998)Relocation and loss of homeland, the story of the Sayisi Dene of Northern Manitoba A Thesis presented to the University of Manitoba in partial fulfillment of the requirements of a Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology, The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, June, 1998 Origin The Chipewyan's ancestral homeland stretched west from Hudson Bay, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gods River, Manitoba
Gods River is a remote, isolated settlement in Northern Manitoba, Canada, and the primary settlement of the Manto Sipi Cree Nation () () First Nations community. The settlement is on Gods Lake at the point of outflow of the Gods River. The community can only be reached by winter road A winter road is a seasonal road only usable during the winter, i.e. it has to be re-built every year. This road typically runs over land and over frozen lakes, rivers, swamps, and sea ice. Segments of a winter road that cross an expanse of flo ... or by air via Gods Lake Airport. The official languages of the community are English and Cree. There is a lodge for tourists to stay for visits to the community. Population is approximately 400-700 community members as of 2021. References * * External links Map of God's River 86A at Statcan Keewatin Tribal Council Indian reserves in Northern Region, Manitoba Unincorporated communities in Northern Region, Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chemawawin Cree Nation
The Chemawawin Cree Nation ()Ogg, Arden (August 19 2015) Cree Names of Cree-speaking Communities across CanadLink/ref> is a First Nations community located in the lower region of northern Manitoba, Canada, next to the community of Easterville. The population of this First Nation is identified as Swampy Cree The Swampy Cree people, also known by their Exonym and endonym, autonyms ''Néhinaw'', ''Maskiki Wi Iniwak'', ''Mushkekowuk,'' ''Maškékowak, Maskegon'' or ''Maskekon'' (and therefore also ''Muskegon'' and ''Muskegoes'') or by exonyms includin ... and also Rocky Cree (''Asinīskāwiyiniwak''). The main reserve, Chemawawin 2, is located on the south shore of Cedar Lake in Census Division No. 21, whereas the larger but less populous Chemawawin 3 () lies directly south on the northeast shores of Lake Winnipegosis in Census Division No. 19. References ''INAC Statistics'' External links Map of Chemawawin 2 at StatcanMap of Chemawawin 3 at Statcan {{MBDivision21 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapotaweyak Cree Nation
The Sapotaweyak Cree Nation (SCN, is a First Nations band government whose reserves are located in northern Manitoba, north-east of Swan River, approximately 400 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg. The community is mainly Cree, but has a mixture of Plains Cree, Swampy Cree, and Saulteaux languages, a unique dialect shared with Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation to the southwest. They have a number of dispersed reserves, most of which are along the shores of Lake Winnipegosis. The main centre of the community is Shoal River Indian Reserve 65A, located adjacent to Pelican Rapids (known as the "Métis Side" to the locals). About half the community's population resides on the reserve while the other half live off reserve. SCN is signatory to Treaty 4 which was signed in 1874. SCN is part of the Swampy Cree Tribal Council, which also includes the Chemawawin Cree Nation, Mathias Colomb First Nation, Misipawistik Cree Nation, Mosakahiken Cree Nation, Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Sapotawe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation
The Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation or Chanupa Wakpa ('Pipestone River', a pipe was found along the river) is a First Nations in western Manitoba, located on Oak Lake Reserve - 59A (a smaller, non-developed 59B land parcel is located North of 59A near Scarth, Manitoba). This First Nation's language is Dakota (a Siouan dialect) and they are affiliated with the Great Buffalo Nation Dakota. The community has a high level of cultural and language retention and has very strong ties to other nearby Dakota First Nations, such as the Birdtail Sioux First Nation, Dakota Plains First Nation, and Sioux Valley First Nation. The main reserve is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Pipestone, in whose southeastern portion it lies. The reserve is located in the unceded territory of the Dakota people in Treaty 2. Canupawakpa, like all Dakota reserves in Canada, are not signatories to Treaties A treaty is a formal, legally binding written agreement between sovereign states and/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buffalo Point, Manitoba
Buffalo most commonly refers to: * True buffalo or Bubalina, a subtribe of wild cattle, including most "Old World" buffalo, such as water buffalo * Bison, a genus of wild cattle, including the American buffalo * Buffalo, New York, a city in the northeastern United States Buffalo or buffaloes may also refer to: Animals * Bubalina, a subtribe of the tribe Bovini within the subfamily Bovinae **African buffalo or Cape Buffalo (''Syncerus caffer'') ** ''Bubalus'', a genus of bovines including various water buffalo species ***Wild water buffalo (''Bubalus arnee'') *** Water buffalo (''Bubalus bubalis'') **** Buffalo meat, the meat of the water buffalo **** Italian Mediterranean buffalo, a breed of water buffalo *** Anoa *** Tamaraw (''Bubalus mindorensis'') ***'' Bubalus murrensis'', an extinct species of water buffalo that occupied riverine habitats in Europe in the Pleistocene * Bison, large, even-toed ungulates in the genus ''Bison'' within the subfamily Bovinae **American bison (' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |