Skownan First Nation ( oj, Ishkwaawinaaning) is a
Saulteaux (
Ojibwe)
First Nations
band government
In Canada, an Indian band or band (french: bande indienne, link=no), sometimes referred to as a First Nation band (french: bande de la Première Nation, link=no) or simply a First Nation, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subjec ...
whose reserve community,
Waterhen 45
Waterhen 45 is a First Nations reserve in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
Geography
Waterhen 45 is on the south shore of Waterhen Lake at the northern terminus of Provincial Road 276. The Waterhen River flows into Waterhen Lake near the ...
, is located 288 km north of
Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada, on the south shore of
Waterhen Lake, between
Lake Winnipeg and
Lake Winnipegosis. As of May, 2015, the First Nation had 1,464 registered members, of which 750 lived on-reserve.
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The Skownan First Nation is a member of the West Region Tribal Council.
History
Originally, the First Nation was known as the Waterhen River Band of Saulteaux and later simply as Waterhen First Nation (not to be confused with the Waterhen Lake Band of Cree in Saskatchewan, known today as the Waterhen Lake First Nation). The Skownan First Nation is a signatory to Treaty 2. Their name comes from ''Ne-biimiskonaan'', meaning 'to turn around the point' or 'turning point' in the Anishinaabe language.
Governance
The Skownan First Nation elect their council on a now four*-year term under the authority of the Act Electoral System. The current Chief is Cameron Catcheway; the Councillors are Ken Catcheway, Sterling Catcheway, Jimmy Chartrand and Charlotte Nepinak. The Chief and Councillors' terms began on November 3, 2016 and will expire on November 5, 2020.
List of Chiefs
Reserves
The Skownan First Nation has only one Indian reserve, the 1,856.7-hectare Waterhen Indian Reserve No. 45.
References
External links
AANDC profile
Statistics Canada's 2006 Census for Waterhen 45
Map of Waterhen 45 at Statcan
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West Region Tribal Council
First Nations governments in Manitoba
Saulteaux