Black River First Nation (sometimes Little Black River First Nation;
Ojibwe
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: ''Makadewaagamijiwanoonsing'') is an
Ojibwa
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First Nation
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located around
O'Hanley, Manitoba, along the
O'Hanley and
Black Rivers, on the eastern shore of
Lake Winnipeg
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.
It is north of
Pine Falls, and around north of
Winnipeg
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.
Though geographically situated in
Eastern Manitoba, it is more so administratively a part of
Northern Manitoba
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. Its
reserve
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is called Black River 5 Indian Reserve, which spans and whose population was 521 as of the
2011 census.
In January 2008, the total registered population of the First Nation was 977, of which the on-reserve population was 701.
The settlement is accessible by an all-weather road (via
PR 304) and 4 km of municipal road.
Governance
The First Nation's current chief and council as of 2 August 2017 are Chief Sheldon Kent, Councillors Mildred Cook, Oral Johnston, and Leah Fontaine.
Black River First Nation is a member of
Southeast Resource Development Council Corporation
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References
External links
Black River First Nation HomepageSCFDC ProfileAANDC profileMap of Black River 9 at Statcan
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Southeast Resource Development Council
First Nations governments in Manitoba
First Nations in Northern Region, Manitoba
First Nations in Eastman Region, Manitoba
Anishinaabe reserves in Canada
Saulteaux