Red Sucker Lake (

Oji-Cree The Oji-Cree are a First Nation in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba, residing in a narrow band extending from the Missinaibi River region in Northeastern Ontario at the east to Lake Winnipeg at the west. The Oji-Cree people are des ...

: Mithkwamepin Thaakkahikan, ᒥᐢᑾᒣᐱᐣ ᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ) is an

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, located about northeast of

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 749,6 ...

. , the registered population was 1,067 of which 930 lived on their own reserve. Its main

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is Red Sucker Lake 1976, which contains the community of

Red Sucker Lake, Manitoba Red Sucker Lake is a designated place in northeast Manitoba, Canada adjacent to the Red Sucker Lake 1976 Indian Reserve, which is part of the Red Sucker Lake First Nation. It is located approximately southeast of Thompson. Demographics In the ...

. Historically, the peoples of Red Sucker Lake were part of the Island Lake Band, which also included nearby First Nations of Garden Hill,

St. Theresa Point St. Theresa Point First Nation (Oji-Cree: Minithayinikam) is a First Nations community in northern Manitoba. It has 3 reserves in total, the largest and most populated of which is St. Theresa Point, which is bordered by the unorganized portion of ...

, and

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. They are a signatory to the 1909 adhesion to

Treaty 5 ''Treaty Five'' is a treaty that was first established in September, 1875, between Queen Victoria and Saulteaux and Swampy Cree non-treaty band governments and peoples around Lake Winnipeg in the District of Keewatin. A written text is include ...

History

Red Sucker Lake First Nations once belonged to the Island Lake band, who, on 13 August 1909, became a signatory of

. In 1969, Island Lake split into four separate communities with their own separate administrations: Garden Hill,

, St. Theresa Point First Nations, and Red Sucker Lake. Today, the four communities have a Tribal Council, called

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, to collaborate on common interests.

Reserves

The First Nation has eight reserves:

Governance

The First Nation elect their officials through the

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. Their council consists of a Chief and six councillors. The First Nation maintains political affiliations with the

(ILTC),

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(MKO),

Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC; preceded by the Manitoba Indian Brotherhood) is an Advocacy association, association that advocates on issues affecting First Nations in Manitoba. Representing 62 of the 63 First Nations in Manitoba, the prov ...

(AMC), and

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(INAC).

Notable people

Elijah Harper Elijah Harper (March 3, 1949 – May 17, 2013) was a Canadian Oji-Cree politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (MLA) from 1981 to 1992 and a member of Parliament (MP) from 1993 to 1997. Harper was elected chie ...

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