Keewatin Tribal Council is a
tribal council representing 11
First Nation band governments in the province of
Manitoba
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. Its head offices are located in
Thompson, Manitoba
Thompson (population 13,678) is the largest city in the Northern Region of Manitoba and is situated along the Burntwood River, north of Winnipeg. Originally founded in 1956 as a mining town, it now primarily serves as the "Hub of the North", ...
, with a secondary office in
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749, ...
.
Members
The Keewatin Tribal Council represents the following First Nation band governments (registered populations as of August 2013):
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Barren Lands First Nation — offices in
Brochet, Manitoba
Brochet () is an unincorporated community located in Northern Manitoba on the northern shore of Reindeer Lake near the Saskatchewan border; it is designated as a northern community.
There is no year-round road service to the mostly Cree populati ...
; registered population was 1,088.
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Bunibonibee Cree Nation
Bunibonibee Cree Nation ( cr, ᐸᓂᑇᓂᐱᐩ, panipwânipiy), formerly known as Oxford House First Nation and as Oxford House Band of Indians, is a First Nation located along the eastern shoreline of Oxford Lake at the headwaters of the Hayes ...
— offices in
Oxford House, Manitoba
Oxford House ( cr, ᐸᓂᑇᓂᐱᐩ, Bunibonibee/panipwânipiy) is a First Nations Cree community in northern Manitoba, located on the Oxford House 24 Indian reserve. The community is located along the eastern shore of Oxford Lake at the mouth ...
; registered population was 2,892.
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Fox Lake Cree Nation — offices in
Gillam, Manitoba
Gillam is a town on the Nelson River in northern Manitoba, Canada. It is situated between Thompson and Churchill on the Hudson Bay Railway line.
Many residents of Gillam are employed by Manitoba Hydro at one of their many facilities or support ...
; registered population was 1,165.
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God's Lake First Nation
God's Lake First Nation ( cr, manto sakahigan, ᒪᓂᑐ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ) is a First Nations band government whose reserve is primarily located at an area known as God's Lake Narrows, about 250 kilometers southeast of Thompson, Manitoba. Ther ...
— offices in
Gods Lake Narrows, Manitoba
God's Lake Narrows is a community located in northeastern Manitoba in Canada. The community is located on the shores of Gods Lake, which is the 7th largest lake in the province. God's Lake has a maximum depth of 75 meters.
Located 550 k ...
; registered population was 2,603.
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Manto Sipi Cree Nation — offices in
Gods River, Manitoba
Gods River is a remote, isolated settlement in Northern Manitoba, Canada, and the primary settlement of the Manto Sipi Cree Nation ( cr, ᒪᓂᑐ ᓰᐱᐩ, manito sîpiy) () First Nations community. The settlement is on Gods Lake at the point o ...
; registered population was 646.
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Northlands Dene First Nation — offices in
Lac Brochet, Manitoba
Lac Brochet 197A ( chp, ᑕᐤᕊ ᕤᐧᐁ, Dahlu T’ua) is a Dene Indian reserve of the Northlands Denesuline First Nation, located in the boreal forest of northern Manitoba, Canada. It is situated on the north shore of Lac Brochet, locate ...
; registered population was 1,035.
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Sayisi Dene First Nation — offices in
Tadoule Lake, Manitoba; registered population was 774.
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Shamattawa First Nation
The Shamattawa First Nation ( cr, ᑭᓭᒫᑖᐘ, kisêmâtâwa) () is a remote First Nations community in northern Manitoba, Canada, located in the reserve of Shamattawa 1.
Shamattawa 1 is located on the banks of the Gods River where the E ...
— offices in
Shamattawa, Manitoba; registered population was 1,508.
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Tataskweyak Cree Nation
The Tataskweyak Cree Nation ( cr, ᑕᑕᐢᑿᔭᕽ, tataskwayak) (Formerly known as ''Split Lake Cree First Nation'' in English) is a First Nations band government whose primary community is located at Split Lake, Manitoba, on the Nelson River ...
— offices in
Split Lake, Manitoba; registered population was 3,582.
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War Lake First Nation — offices in
Ilford, Manitoba
Ilford is an Indian settlement in northern Manitoba, Canada. The Mooseocoot Indian reserve is located within the community boundary and is populated by the War Lake First Nation.
Ilford is above sea level.
Demographics
In the 2011 Census, Il ...
; registered population was 286.
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York Factory
York Factory was a settlement and Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) factory (trading post) located on the southwestern shore of Hudson Bay in northeastern Manitoba, Canada, at the mouth of the Hayes River, approximately south-southeast of Churchill. ...
— offices in
York Landing, Manitoba; registered population was 1,239.
References
External links
Keewatin Tribal Council website
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Organizations based in Manitoba
First Nations in Manitoba
Thompson, Manitoba