The Northlands Denesuline First Nation () 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 ...
in northwestern
Manitoba
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, Canada. This
Dene
The Dene people () are an Indigenous group of First Nations who inhabit the northern boreal, subarctic and Arctic regions of Canada. The Dene speak Northern Athabaskan languages and it is the common Athabaskan word for "people". The term ...
or
Denesuline
The Chipewyan ( , also called ''Denésoliné'' or ''Dënesųłı̨né'' or ''Dënë Sųłınë́'', meaning "the original/real people") are a Dene group of Indigenous Canadian people belonging to the Athabaskan language family, whose ancest ...
population were part of a larger group once called the "Caribou-eaters".
The community of
Lac Brochet or Dahlu T’ua() ('Jackfish Lake') is the administrative centre of the Northlands First Nation. Seven-hundred-twenty residents of Lac Brochet chose
Dene
The Dene people () are an Indigenous group of First Nations who inhabit the northern boreal, subarctic and Arctic regions of Canada. The Dene speak Northern Athabaskan languages and it is the common Athabaskan word for "people". The term ...
as their mother tongue in 2011. English was spoken by most of the population.
Territory
The territories of the First Nation include five parcels of land:
*Lac Brochet 197A — with , contains the community of
Lac Brochet
*Sheth Chok — with
*Thuycholeeni — with
*Thuycholeeni Aze — with
*Tthekale Nu — with
Membership
As of February 2013 the total membership of Northland First Nation was 1,024 with 868 members living on-reserve and 156 members living off-reserve.
The First Nation is governed by a
Chief
Chief may refer to:
Title or rank
Military and law enforcement
* Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force
* Chief of police, the head of a police department
* Chief of the boat ...
and six councillors
and is affiliated with the
Keewatin Tribal Council
Keewatin Tribal Council is a tribal council representing 11 First Nations government (Canada), First Nation band governments in Northern Manitoba.
Its head offices are located in Thompson, Manitoba, with a secondary office in Winnipeg.
Members ...
.
The Keewatin Tribal Council with its head office in
Thompson represents eleven First Nations in Northern Manitoba.
See also
*
Denesuline language
*
Denesuline
The Chipewyan ( , also called ''Denésoliné'' or ''Dënesųłı̨né'' or ''Dënë Sųłınë́'', meaning "the original/real people") are a Dene group of Indigenous Canadian people belonging to the Athabaskan language family, whose ancest ...
References
External links
''Northlands First Nation''''Lac Brochet''Map of Lac Brochet 197A at Statcan
{{First Nations in the Northern Region of Manitoba, Northlands First Nation
Keewatin Tribal Council
First Nations governments in Manitoba
Dene governments
First Nations in Northern Region, Manitoba