- Source: First Nations in Manitoba
First Nations in Manitoba constitute of over 160,000 registered persons as of 2021, about 57% of whom live on reserve. Manitoba is second to Ontario in total on-reserve population and in total First Nation population.
There are 63 First Nations in the province and five indigenous linguistic groups. The languages are Nēhiyawēwin, Ojibwe, Dakota, Oji-Cree, and Dene.
First Nations are listed by common usage names but other names may be applied in certain areas; for example, "Cree Nation" and "First Nation" is applied to certain bands on the same reserve.
Demographics
As of March 2021, there were 164,289 registered First Nation persons in Manitoba, 57.1% of whom (93,840) live on reserve.
There are 63 First Nations in Manitoba, including 6 of the 20 largest bands in Canada.
There are 5 Indigenous linguistic groups in the province: Cree, Ojibway, Dakota, Oji-Cree, and Dene.
Governance
There are 7 First Nations treaties in the province:
Treaty 1 in the south-central region
Treaty 2 in the central and southwestern region
Treaty 3 in the southeastern region
Treaty 4 in part of west-central Manitoba
Treaty 5 (1875 and 1908) in the central and northern regions
Treaty 6 in the northern region
Treaty 10 along northwestern Manitoba
The Dakota Nations (Birdtail Sioux, Sioux Valley, Canupawakpa, Dakota Tipi, and Dakota Plains) are not signatory to any treaty with Canada, though their land is considered reserve land under the Indian Act.
There are 7 First Nations tribal councils in Manitoba:
Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council
Interlake Reserves Tribal Council
Island Lake Tribal Council
Keewatin Tribal Council
Southeast Resource Development Council
Swampy Cree Tribal Council
West Region Tribal Council
Cross Lake, Dakota Tipi, Fisher River, Sagkeeng, Nisichawayasihk, Norway House, O-Pipon-Na-Piwin, and Tootinaowaziibeeng have no tribal council affiliations.
Additionally, First Nations in Manitoba are represented by 3 active provincial political organizations divided on a north-south basis: the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, and the Southern Chiefs Organization.
Manitoba Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations is the department of the Manitoba government responsible for issues related to Indigenous affairs and reconciliation in the province.
Geography
Seventeen First Nations are not accessible by an all-weather road. This accounts for approximately half of all First Nations people who live on reserve in Manitoba.
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There are about 63 reserves in Manitoba:
Urban reserves
There are currently 14 urban reserves in Manitoba:
Opaskwayak Cree Nation — adjacent to The Pas
Swan Lake First Nation's urban reserve land — within the Rural Municipality of Headingley
Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation's urban reserve land — adjacent to Winnipeg
Sapotaweyak Cree Nation's two parcels of urban reserve land — both within Swan River
Nisichawaysihk Cree Nation's urban reserve land — within Thompson
Birdtail Sioux First Nation's urban reserve land — within Foxwarren in Prairie View Municipality
War Lake First Nation's 40 parcels of urban reserve land — in Ilford
Long Plain First Nation's two urban reserve lands — one adjacent to Portage la Prairie and one within Winnipeg
Gambler First Nation's urban reserve business park — in Brandon
Peguis First Nation's urban reserve land — within Winnipeg
Rolling River First Nation's urban reserve land — in the Rural Municipality of Headingley
Waywayseecappo First Nation's urban reserve land — in the Rural Municipality of Elton
See also
Indian Reserves in Manitoba
References
External links
Manitoba Chiefs website regarding the history of Treaties in Manitoba
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