Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation (
Cree
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ᐘᐢᑿᐩ ᓰᐲᕽ waskway-sîpîhk, ''meaning: at the Birch River'') is a
Swampy Cree First Nations
band government
In Canada, an Indian band or band (french: bande indienne, link=no), sometimes referred to as a First Nation band (french: bande de la Première Nation, link=no) or simply a First Nation, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subjec ...
whose reserve community is located northeast
Birch River, Manitoba
Birch River is a local urban district in the northern portion of the Rural Municipality of Mountain, Manitoba, Canada. It is around 40 kilometers from Swan River, Manitoba.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Stati ...
, along the western shores of Swan Lake. The
Rural Municipality of Mountain (North) forms the western and southern borders of the reserve. As of April, 2011, the First Nation had a total registered population of 623 people, of which 197 people lived on their own
Indian reserve. The current Chief for the First Nation is Elwood Zastre.
Reserves
* Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation No. 1
* Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation 2
* Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation 3A
* Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation 3B
* Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation 3C
* Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation 3D
* Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation 3E
* Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation 3F
* Wuskwi Sipihk 4
* Wuskwi Sipihk 5
* Wuskwi Sipihk 6
* Wuskwi Sipihk No. 7
* Wuskwi Sipihk 8
* Swan Lake 65C, which serves as their main reserve, containing the settlement of
Indian Birch at .
* Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77, near
Fort Qu'Appelle,
Saskatchewan, shared with 32 other First Nations.
External links
Map of Swan Lake 65C at Statcan
Swampy Cree Tribal Council
First Nations governments in Manitoba
Cree governments
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