Brokenhead Ojibway Nation (BON, oj, Baaskaandibewi-ziibiing, meaning ''at the brokenhead River'') is an

Anishinaabe The Anishinaabeg (adjectival: Anishinaabe) are a group of culturally related Indigenous peoples present in the Great Lakes region of Canada and the United States. They include the Ojibwe (including Saulteaux and Oji-Cree), Odawa, Potawat ...

( Saulteaux/ Ojibwa)

First Nation Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...

located approximately northeast of

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. The main reserve of Brokenhead 4 is surrounded by the

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, except for a small lakeshore on

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 ...

Reserves

The First Nation have reserved for themselves three reserves: * Birch Landing () — totalling a size of ; surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Alexander. * Brokenhead 4 — serves as their main reserve, totalling a size of ; it is surrounded by the

and contains the settlement of Scanterbury, Manitoba. * Na-Sha-Ke-Penais () — totalling a size of ; surrounded by East St. Paul.

Brokenhead 4

Brokenhead 4 serves as the main reserve of Brokenhead Ojibway Nation. It is situated along

Manitoba Highway 59 Provincial Trunk Highway 59 (PTH 59) is a major provincial highway in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from the Lancaster-Tolstoi Border Crossing (where it meets with U.S. Highway 59), through the city of Winnipeg, north to 8th Avenue ...

(PTH 59), with

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, ...

located to its south and Grand Beach, Patricia Beach, and Victoria Beach to its north, all along PTH 59. Totalling a size of , it is surrounded by the

and extends north to the shores of

. It contains the settlement of Scanterbury, Manitoba, as well as part of the Netley Creek Marsh area. Within Scanterbury is

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, which is owned by the several First Nations of the Southeast Resource Development Council (including BON). The Brokenhead River runs through the core area of the community, while both PTH 59 and the CN Rail line cross through the northwest portion of the reserve.

Governance

Brokenhead Ojibway Nation is governed by the Act Electoral System of government. The current leadership is Chief Gordon Bluesky and Councillors Allen (Sam) Hocaluk, Christopher Kent, Wendell Sinclair Jr (Ogimma)and Remi Olson. The Chief's and Councillors' two-year elected term began on April 18, 2022 and will conclude in April 2024. Brokenhead Ojibway Nation is a member of the Southeast Resource Development Council and a signatory to Treaty 1.

References

External links

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AANDC profile

Map of Brokenhead 4 at Statcan
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