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Fox Lake Cree Nation () (formerly Gillam Band) is a First Nations
band government In Canada, an Indian band (), First Nation band () or simply band, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subject to the ''Indian Act'' (i.e. status Indians or First Nations). Bands are typically small groups of people: the largest in ...
whose
reserve Reserve or reserves may refer to: Places * Reserve, Kansas, a US city * Reserve, Louisiana, a census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish * Reserve, Montana, a census-designated place in Sheridan County * Reserve, New Mexico, a US v ...
is located in Fox Lake, Bird,
Manitoba Manitoba is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population ...
, Canada. The Fox Lake Training Centre, offers courses and programs delivered by the
University College of the North University College of the North (UCN)—formerly Keewatin Community College—is a post-secondary institution located in Northern Manitoba, Canada, with two main campuses in The Pas and Thompson, Manitoba, Thompson, respectively. UCN has a studen ...
.


History

In 1947, Canada recognized the Gillam Band as an independent
band Band or BAND may refer to: Places *Bánd, a village in Hungary * Band, Iran, a village in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Band, Mureș, a commune in Romania * Band-e Majid Khan, a village in Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, ...
and renamed it as the ''Fox Lake'' Band in 1949. On November 8, 2007, Fox Lake Cree Nation dedicated a monumental statue in
Gillam, Manitoba Gillam is a town on the Nelson River in northern Manitoba, Canada. It is situated between Thompson and Churchill on the Hudson Bay Railway line. Many residents of Gillam are employed by Manitoba Hydro at one of their many facilities or suppo ...
. This was to honor the Fox Lake Cree Nation members who died during the development of
Manitoba Hydro The Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board (), operating as Manitoba Hydro, is the electric power and natural gas public utility, utility in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1961, it is a provincial Crown Corporation, governed by the Manitoba ...
in Fox Lake Cree Nation's territory and did not live to see the signing of an Impact Settlement Agreement between Fox Lake Cree Nation, Manitoba Hydro, and the Government of Manitoba in 2004.


Indian Reserves

Fox Lake Cree Nation's primary reserve is called Bird located in Northern Manitoba, around
Gillam, Manitoba Gillam is a town on the Nelson River in northern Manitoba, Canada. It is situated between Thompson and Churchill on the Hudson Bay Railway line. Many residents of Gillam are employed by Manitoba Hydro at one of their many facilities or suppo ...
. The band is in charge of the following reserves: *A Kwis Ki Mahka Indian Reserve — 1.30 ha. *Fox Lake Indian Reserve No. 1 — 192 km northeast of Thompson 561.70 ha. *Fox Lake Indian Reserve No. 2, — all portions of unsurveyed TWP 86, Range 21 E OF WPM 39.50 ha. *Fox Lake Indian Reserve No. 3 — TWP 77 & 78, Ranges 4&5, EPM 1138.80 ha. *Gillam Indian Settlement — 0 ha.


See also

*
Cree The Cree, or nehinaw (, ), are a Indigenous peoples of the Americas, North American Indigenous people, numbering more than 350,000 in Canada, where they form one of the country's largest First Nations in Canada, First Nations. They live prim ...


References


External links


Map of Fox Lake 2 at Statcan


Keewatin Tribal Council First Nations governments in Manitoba Cree governments {{FirstNations-stub First Nations in Northern Region, Manitoba