Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation (

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ᐘᐢᑿᐩ ᓰᐲᕽ waskway-sîpîhk, ''meaning: at the Birch River'') is a

Swampy Cree The Swampy Cree people, also known by their Exonym and endonym, autonyms ''Néhinaw'', ''Maskiki Wi Iniwak'', ''Mushkekowuk,'' ''Maškékowak, Maskegon'' or ''Maskekon'' (and therefore also ''Muskegon'' and ''Muskegoes'') or by exonyms includin ...

First Nations

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whose reserve community is located northeast

Birch River, Manitoba Birch River is a local urban district in the northern portion of the Rural Municipality of Mountain, Manitoba, Canada. It is around 40 kilometers from Swan River, Manitoba. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statisti ...

, along the western shores of Swan Lake. The

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(North) forms the western and southern borders of the reserve. As of April, 2011, the First Nation had a total registered population of 623 people, of which 197 people lived on their own

Indian reserve In Canada, an Indian reserve () or First Nations reserve () is defined by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." ...

. The current Chief for the First Nation is Elwood Zastre.

Reserves

* Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation No. 1 * Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation 2 * Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation 3A * Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation 3B * Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation 3C * Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation 3D * Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation 3E * Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation 3F * Wuskwi Sipihk 4 * Wuskwi Sipihk 5 * Wuskwi Sipihk 6 * Wuskwi Sipihk No. 7 * Wuskwi Sipihk 8 * Swan Lake 65C, which serves as their main reserve, containing the settlement of Indian Birch at . * Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77, near

Fort Qu'Appelle Fort Qu'Appelle () is a town in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan located in the Qu'Appelle River valley north-east of Regina, Saskatchewan, Regina, between Echo Lake (Saskatchewan), Echo and Mission L ...

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, shared with 32 other First Nations.

External links

Map of Swan Lake 65C at Statcan
Swampy Cree Tribal Council First Nations governments in Manitoba Cree governments {{FirstNations-stub