Red Sucker Lake (

Oji-Cree The Anisininew or Oji-Cree are a First Nation in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba, residing in a band extending from the Missinaibi River region in Northeastern Ontario at the east to Lake Winnipeg at the west. The Oji-Cree pe ...

: Mithkwamepin Thaakkahikan, ᒥᐢᑾᒣᐱᐣ ᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ) is an

First Nation in

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, located about northeast of

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. , the registered population was 1,178 of which 953 lived on their own reserve. Its main

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is Red Sucker Lake 1976, which contains the community of

Red Sucker Lake, Manitoba Red Sucker Lake is a designated place in northeast Manitoba, Canada adjacent to the Red Sucker Lake 1976 Indian Reserve, which is part of the Red Sucker Lake First Nation. It is located approximately southeast of Thompson, Manitoba, Thompson. ...

. Historically, the peoples of Red Sucker Lake were part of the Island Lake Band, which also included nearby First Nations of Garden Hill, St. Theresa Point, and Wasagamack. They are a signatory to the 1909 adhesion to

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History

Red Sucker Lake First Nations once belonged to the Island Lake band, who, on 13 August 1909, became a signatory of

. In 1969, Island Lake split into four separate communities with their own separate administrations: Garden Hill, Wasagamack, St. Theresa Point First Nations, and Red Sucker Lake. Today, the four communities have a

Tribal Council A tribal council is an association of First Nations bands in Canada, generally along regional, ethnic or linguistic lines. An Indian band, usually consisting of one main community, is the fundamental unit of government for First Nations in Can ...

, called

Island Lake Tribal Council The Island Lake Tribal Council (ILTC), or Anishininew Okimawin - Island Lake Tribal Council, is a tribal council in northeastern Manitoba, Canada, representing 4 First Nations communities situated along Island and Red Sucker Lakes. Members The ...

, to collaborate on common interests.

Reserves

The First Nation has eight reserves:

Governance

The First Nation elect their officials through the

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. Their council consists of a Chief and seven councillors. The First Nation maintains political affiliations with the

(ILTC), Manitoba Keewatinohk Okimahkanak (MKO),

Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC; preceded by the Manitoba Indian Brotherhood, MIB) is an association that advocates on issues affecting First Nations in Manitoba. Representing all of the 63 First Nations in the province, it advocates on beha ...

(AMC), and

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(INAC).

Notable people

Elijah Harper Elijah Harper (March 3, 1949 – May 17, 2013) was a Canadian Oji-Cree politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (MLA) from 1981 to 1992 and a member of Parliament (MP) from 1993 to 1997. Harper was elected chi ...

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