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

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at the headwaters of the Hayes River and is approximately northeast of

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. The residents are predominantly

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and, more specifically Rocky Cree (''Asinīskāwiyiniwak''). The First Nation is a signatory to the 1909 Treaty 5 Adhesion. Bunibonibee Cree Nation has offices in Oxford House, Manitoba. The registered population as of August 2013 was 2,892, of which 2,424 resided on their own

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Governance

The First Nation's governing council are elected under the Indian Act Electoral System, Section 74, of the ''

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'' of Canada. consisting of a Chief and six Councillors for a four-year term. The current administration, whose term expires December 4, 2023, are Chief Richard Hart, and Councillors Howard Grieves Jr, Donald Hart, Marion Wood, Anthony Weenusk, Paul Weenusk Sr, and an unfilled Councillor position due to the death of Gabriel Hart on April 16, 2021. The band council of Bunibonibee Cree Nation, in turn, is a member of

Keewatin Tribal Council Keewatin Tribal Council is a tribal council representing 11 First Nation band governments in the province of Manitoba. Its head offices are located in Thompson, Manitoba, with a secondary office in Winnipeg. Members The Keewatin Tribal Counci ...

(KTC), a regional technical/political council; Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO), a northern regional political council; the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC), the provincial political council; and

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(AFN), the federal political council.

Indian Reserves

The First Nation have reserved for themselves 13 separate tracts, of which Oxford House 24 IR serves as their main reserve, containing the Settlement of Oxford House, Manitoba. * High Hill Lake IR — * Kisipikamak IR — * Munro Lake IR — * Notin Sakahekun IR — * Opischikonayak Nation IR — * Oxford House 24 IR — * Oxford House 24A IR — * Oxford House 24B IR — * Oxford House 24C IR — * Oxford House 24D IR — * Oxford Lake North Shore IR — * Wapisew Lake IR — * Whitemud Lake IR —

References

External links

Bunibonibee Cree Nation
profile at

Bunibonibee Cree Nation
profile at Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Community profile at Kitayan CFDC

Oxford House at Weather Network

Map of Oxford House 24 at Statcan
{{Authority control Keewatin Tribal Council First Nations governments in Manitoba