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Ojibway The Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa, or Saulteaux are an Anishinaabe people in what is currently southern Canada, the northern Midwestern United States, and Northern Plains. According to the U.S. census, in the United States Ojibwe people are one of ...

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band government in

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, Canada. Its landbase is the Dauphin River First Nation Reserve 48A, located at the outlet of the Dauphin River into

Lake Winnipeg Lake Winnipeg (french: Lac Winnipeg, oj, ᐑᓂᐸᑲᒥᐠᓴᑯ˙ᑯᐣ, italics=no, Weenipagamiksaguygun) is a very large, relatively shallow lake in North America, in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Its southern end is about north of t ...

. The largest city nearest this community is

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located approximately 250 km (155 mi) to the southeast. The current Chief of Dauphin River First Nation is Lawrence Letandre. The Tribal Council affiliated with this First Nation is Interlake Reserves Tribal Council Inc. Dauphin River First Nation is part of

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Adhesion, signed on August 21, 1871.

Demographics

Dauphin River First Nation 48A Reserve is 325.8 hectares (805.0 acres). As of 2008, the total population of registered Indians was 285 (156 female/129 male) with 200 on reserve, and 85 off reserve. The primary language spoken is

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Environmental profile

Known best for its fishing, Dauphin River is home to many Master Angler Awards from

Walleye The walleye (''Sander vitreus'', synonym ''Stizostedion vitreum''), also called the yellow pike or yellow pickerel, is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States. It is a North American close relat ...

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. The most popular fishing spots include the Warpath and Mantago Rivers.

References

External links

Aboriginal Peoples Television NetworkAssembly of First NationsFirst Perspective - Aboriginal NewsFisheries and Oceans CanadaInterlake Reserves Tribal Council Inc.Manitoba Aboriginal and Northern Affairs

Map of Dauphin River 48A at Statcan
{{MBDivision19 Interlake Reserves Tribal Council First Nations governments in Manitoba Ojibwe governments