Ebb and Flow First Nation (
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 ...
: ''Gaa-gwekwekejiwang'') is an
Anishinaabe
The Anishinaabeg (adjectival: Anishinaabe) are a group of culturally related Indigenous peoples present in the Great Lakes region of Canada and the United States. They include the Ojibwe (including Saulteaux and Oji-Cree), Odawa, Potawato ...
First Nations
First Nations or first peoples may refer to:
* Indigenous peoples, for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area.
Indigenous groups
*First Nations is commonly used to describe some Indigenous groups including:
** First Nat ...
community in
Manitoba
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. It is located on the eponymous
Ebb and Flow Lake, northeast of
Riding Mountain National Park
Riding Mountain National Park is a national park in Manitoba, Canada. The park is located within Treaty 2 Territory and sits atop the Manitoba Escarpment. Consisting of a protected area , the forested parkland stands in sharp contrast to the sur ...
.
It is about 180 km from
Winnipeg
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, and lies on the west side of
Lake Manitoba
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, on
Highway 278
The following highways are numbered 278:
Canada
* Manitoba Provincial Road 278
Japan
* Japan National Route 278
United States
* Interstate 278
* U.S. Route 278
* Arkansas Highway 278 (former)
* Florida State Road 278 (former)
* Georgia State ...
.
The reserve is known as Ebb and Flow 52, which is surrounded by the
Rural Municipality of Alonsa.
See also
*
List of Indian reserves in Canada
Canada has numerous Indian reserves for First Nations people, which were mostly established by the ''Indian Act'' of 1876 and have been variously expanded and reduced by royal commissions since. They are sometimes incorrectly called by the Ameri ...
References
External links
Map of Ebb and Flow 52 at Statcan
West Region Tribal Council
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First Nations in Central Manitoba
Anishinaabe communities in Canada