First Nations in Manitoba constitute of over 130,000 registered people, about 60% of whom live on

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. There are 63 First Nations in the province and five indigenous linguistic groups. The languages are Nēhiyawēwin,

Ojibwe The Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa, or Saulteaux are an Anishinaabe people in what is currently southern Canada, the northern Midwestern United States, and Northern Plains. According to the U.S. census, in the United States Ojibwe people are one of ...

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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 d ...

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Dene The Dene people () are an indigenous group of First Nations who inhabit the northern boreal and Arctic regions of Canada. The Dene speak Northern Athabaskan languages. ''Dene'' is the common Athabaskan word for "people". The term "Dene" ha ...

. 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.

Reserves in Manitoba

There are about 63 reserves in Manitoba: *

Barren Lands First Nation Barren Lands First Nation ( cr, ᑭᓯᐸᑲᒫᕽ, kisipakamâhk) is a First Nation located on the north shore of Reindeer Lake in northern Manitoba close to the Saskatchewan border. It has one reserve land called Brochet 197, which is in size ...

Berens River First Nation Berens River First Nation ( oj, Mememwi-ziibiing) is a First Nations band government in Manitoba, Canada. The First Nation has two reserves: Berens River 13 and Pigeon River 13A, located in the boreal forest east of Lake Winnipeg. The First Nat ...

* Birdtail Sioux First Nation *

Bloodvein First Nation The Bloodvein First Nation is a First Nations community located on the east side of Lake Winnipeg, along the Bloodvein River in Manitoba, Canada. There are many caribou, bears, wolves, bald eagles, lynx, owls, and various species of fish in the ...

Brokenhead Ojibway Nation Brokenhead Ojibway Nation (BON, oj, Baaskaandibewi-ziibiing, meaning ''at the brokenhead River'') is an Anishinaabe (Saulteaux/ Ojibwa) First Nation located approximately northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The main reserve of Brokenhead 4 is ...

Buffalo Point First Nation Buffalo Point First Nation is an Ojibwa or Saulteaux First Nations located in the southeastern corner of Manitoba, along the shores of Lake of the Woods. It is bordered largely by the unorganized portion of Division No. 1, Manitoba, and also has ...

* Bunibonibee Cree Nation *

Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation The Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation or Chanupa Wakpa ('Pipestone River', a pipe was found along the river) is a First Nations in western Manitoba, located on Oak Lake Reserve - 59A (a smaller, non-developed 59B land parcel is located North of 59A ne ...

Chemawawin Cree Nation The Chemawawin Cree Nation (Cree: ᒌᒧᐑᐏᐣ, cîmowîwin. ''Meaning: fishing with two canoes across from each other pulling a net'')Ogg, Arden (August 19 2015) Cree Names of Cree-speaking Communities across CanadLink/ref> is a First Nations c ...

* Cross Lake First Nation *

Dakota Plains First Nation Dakota Plains First Nation, Dakota Plains Wahpeton Oyate, or Wakhpetunwin Otinta (Waȟpéthuŋwaŋ Otina Dakhóta Oyáte, "Leaf dwellers") is a Wahpeton band Dakota First Nations entity southwest of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. It borders the somew ...

* Dakota Tipi First Nation * Dauphin River First Nation * Ebb and Flow First Nation * Fairford First Nation * Fisher River Cree Nation * Fox Lake Cree Nation * Gamblers First Nation * Garden Hill First Nation * God's Lake First Nation * Grand Rapids First Nation * Hollow Water First Nation *

Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation (KOFN; also known as Riding Mountain Band, oj, Giizhigowininiing) is a First Nations community primarily located on Keeseekoowenin 61 (Indian Reserve 61A), situated near Elphinstone, Manitoba, south of Riding ...

Kinonjeoshtegon First Nation The Kinonjeoshtegon First Nation ( oj, Ginoozhewishtigwaaning)Andy Thomas Thomas, Florence Paynter. The Significance of Creating First Nation Traditional Names Maps. Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inchttps://mfnerc.org/wp-content/u ...

Lake Manitoba First Nation Lake Manitoba First Nation ( oj, Animo-ziibiing)Andy Thomas Thomas, Florence Paynter. The Significance of Creating First Nation Traditional Names Maps. Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inchttps://mfnerc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05 ...

* Lake St. Martin First Nation * Little Black River First Nation *

Little Grand Rapids First Nation Little Grand Rapids First Nation ( oj, Mishi-baawitigong) is a remote Anishinaabe (Saulteaux/ Ojibwa) First Nation community in northeast Manitoba, located approximately northeast of Winnipeg. It is a fly-in community. On 4 October 2020, ...

Little Saskatchewan First Nation Little Saskatchewan First Nation ( oj, Kaakiiskakamigaag) is a First Nations community in the Interlake Region of central Manitoba. Its main reserve is the Little Saskatchewan 48. It is a signatory of Treaty 2 ''Treaty 2'' was entered in t ...

Long Plain First Nation The Long Plain First Nation ( oj, Gaa-ginooshkodeyaag) is an Ojibway and Dakota First Nations band government whose reserve is located in the Central Plains Region of Manitoba, Canada. Its reserve lands include the Long Plain Reserve #6, the Kees ...

Manto Sipi Cree Nation Gods River is a remote, isolated settlement in Northern Manitoba, Canada, and the primary settlement of the Manto Sipi Cree Nation ( cr, ᒪᓂᑐ ᓰᐱᐩ, manito sîpiy) () First Nations community. The settlement is on Gods Lake at the point ...

* Marcel Colomb First Nation * Mathias Colomb First Nation * Mosakahiken Cree Nation *

Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation The Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (NCN; cr, ᓂᓯᒐᐚᔭᓯᕽ, nisicawâyasihk; formerly the Nelson House First Nation) is a Cree First Nations community centered in Nelson House, Manitoba, Canada. Its main reserve is Nelson House 170. Nelson H ...

Northlands First Nation The Northlands Denesuline First Nation ( chp, ᓂ ᗂᘚ ᑌᓀ, Nįh hots’į Dene) is a First Nations band government in northwestern Manitoba, Canada. This Dene or Denesuline population were part of a larger group once called the "Caribou-eate ...

Norway House Cree Nation The Norway House Cree Nation ( cr, Kinosao Sipi, ᑭᓄᓭᐏ ᓰᐱᐩ. SRO: kinosêwi-sîpiy) is based at Norway House, Manitoba, which is located on the Playgreen Lake section of the Nelson River system. The people are Swampy Cree from the Ro ...

O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation The O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation (spelt as ''Ojijaako-ziibiing'' in standardized double-vowel Ojibwe OrthographyAndy Thomas Thomas, Florence Paynter. The Significance of Creating First Nation Traditional Names Maps. Manitoba First Nations Educat ...

* Opaskwayak Cree Nation *

Pauingassi First Nation Pauingassi First Nation ( oj, Bawingaasi)Translate Ojibwe Online dictionary - "Pauingassihttps://www.translateojibwe.com/en/dictionary-english-ojibwe/Pauingassi/ref> is an Anishinaabe (Saulteaux/ Ojibwa) First Nation community located approximat ...

* Peguis First Nation * Pinaymootang First Nation *

Pine Creek First Nation The Pine Creek First Nation is a Saulteaux First Nation in Manitoba, Canada. The First Nation's homeland is the Pine Creek 66A reserve, located approximately 110 kilometres north of Dauphin along the southwestern shore of Lake Winnipegosis bet ...

Poplar River First Nation Poplar River First Nation (Ojibwe: ''Azaadiwi-ziibing'') is an Ojibwa First Nation in Manitoba, Canada. It is named after the Poplar River, which is the main river on which it resides. Its landbase is the Poplar River 16, an Indian reserve loca ...

* Red Sucker Lake First Nation *

Rolling River First Nation The Rolling River First Nation ( oj, Ditibineya-ziibiing) is an Ojibwe First Nations community in Manitoba , image_map = Manitoba in Canada 2.svg , map_alt = Map showing Manitoba's location in the centre of Sou ...

Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation (Ojibwe: ''Okwewanashko-ziibiing'', meaning: "Rag Weed River")Ross, Jordan. “Aug 2021: Roseau River First Nation Organizes Honour Walk.” The Carillon, August 7, 2021https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/the-car ...

Sagkeeng First Nation The Sagkeeng First Nation (also known as Sagkeeng Anicinabe) is a Treaty-1 First Nation in the Eastman Region of Manitoba, Canada, that is composed of the Anishinaabe people indigenous to the area at or near the Fort Alexander Indian Reserve #3 ...

Sandy Bay First Nation Sandy Bay First Ojibway Nation (Ojibwe: ''Gaa-wiikwedaawangaag'') is an Ojibway/Dakota/mixed-blood First Nation in Manitoba, Canada. As of the 2016 Canadian Census, it had a population of 2,515; while the First Nation's website reported a members ...

Sapotaweyak Cree Nation The Sapotaweyak Cree Nation (SCN, cr, ᓵᐳᐦᑕᐍᔮᕽ, sâpohtawêyâhk, ''meaning: "golden eagle"'') is a First Nations band government whose reserves are located in northern Manitoba, north-east of Swan River, approximately 400 kilometr ...

* Sayisi Dene First Nation *

Shamattawa First Nation The Shamattawa First Nation ( cr, ᑭᓭᒫᑖᐘ, kisêmâtâwa) () is a remote First Nations community in northern Manitoba, Canada, located in the reserve of Shamattawa 1. Shamattawa 1 is located on the banks of the Gods River where the E ...

* Sioux Valley Dakota Nation *

Skownan First Nation Skownan First Nation ( oj, Ishkwaawinaaning) is a Saulteaux (Ojibwe) First Nations band government whose reserve community, Waterhen 45, is located 288 km north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on the south shore of Waterhen Lake, between Lake ...

* St. Theresa Point First Nation *

Swan Lake First Nation The Swan Lake First Nation ( oj, Gaa-biskigamaag, meaning ''The lake that is curved'') is a Saulteaux band government located along Swan Lake in the Pembina Valley Region of Manitoba, Canada. Its main reserve is Swan Lake 7, which is surrounded ...

Tataskweyak Cree Nation The Tataskweyak Cree Nation ( cr, ᑕᑕᐢᑿᔭᕽ, tataskwayak) (Formerly known as ''Split Lake Cree First Nation'' in English) is a First Nations band government whose primary community is located at Split Lake, Manitoba, on the Nelson River ...

* Tootinaowaziibeeng First Nation *

War Lake First Nation The War Lake First Nation ( cr, ᒨᓱᑯᐟ, môsokot) is a First Nations community located within the boundaries of Ilford, Manitoba Ilford is an Indian settlement in northern Manitoba, Canada. The Mooseocoot Indian reserve is located within th ...

* Wasagamack First Nation *

Waywayseecappo First Nation The Waywayseecappo First Nation ( oj, Wewezhigaabawing) is a First Nations band government whose reserve is located twenty miles (32 km) east of Russell, Manitoba, Canada. The First Nation's reserve is 10,059 hectare (24,856 acres) and is loca ...

York Factory First Nation York Factory First Nation (Cree: )—sometimes referred to as York Landing First Nation or York Factory Cree Nation—is a First Nations community in northern Manitoba, Canada. Its main reserve is York Landing (; ), which is located along the ea ...

External links

Manitoba Chiefs website regarding the history of Treaties in Manitoba
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Reserves in Manitoba

See also

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