The Swan Lake First Nation ( oj, Gaa-biskigamaag, meaning ''The lake that is curved'') is a

Saulteaux The Saulteaux (pronounced , or in imitation of the French pronunciation , also written Salteaux, Saulteau and other variants), otherwise known as the Plains Ojibwe, are a First Nations band government in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Al ...

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located along

Swan Lake ''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoye ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, link=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failur ...

in the

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. Its main reserve is Swan Lake 7, which is surrounded by the

Municipality of Lorne The Municipality of Lorne (french: Municipalité de Lorne) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. History The RM was created on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Lorne and the villages of Notre-Dam ...

; the First Nation also has economic initiatives located at their reserve nearby the

Rural Municipality of Headingley Headingley (sometimes spelled Headingly) is a rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada. It is located directly west of Winnipeg and had a population of 3,579 people as of the 2016 census. The Trans-Canada Highway and the Assiniboine River run thro ...

(IR 8A).

Reserve lands

Swan Lake First Nation divided into 4

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lands: * Swan Lake 7 ( 7) — surrounded by the

(Swan Lake); totalling in size, this is the First Nation's main reserve * Forest Hills (IR 7a) — located by Carberry; totalling in size, it consists of residential and commercial developments * Indian Gardens (IR 8) — located by Rathwell; totalling in size, most (75%) of this land is under agricultural

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* Headingley (IR 8a) — located by the RM of Headingley; totalling in size, this location is planned to consist of mainly commercial developments

External links

Map of Swan Lake 7 at Statcan
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References

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''Swan Lake First Nation - Band History''
Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council Dakota First Nations governments in Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo-stub First Nations in Southern Manitoba Saulteaux