First Nations in Manitoba facts for kids
First Nations in Manitoba constitute of over 130,000 registered people, about 60% of whom live on reserve. There are 63 First Nations in the province and five indigenous linguistic groups. The languages are Nēhiyawēwin, Ojibwe, Dakota, Oji-Cree, and Dene.
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
Main page: List of Indian reserves in Manitoba
There are about 63 reserves in Manitoba:
- Barren Lands First Nation
- Berens River First Nation
- Birdtail Sioux First Nation
- Bloodvein First Nation
- Brokenhead Ojibway Nation
- Buffalo Point First Nation
- Bunibonibee Cree Nation
- Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation
- Chemawawin Cree Nation
- Cross Lake First Nation
- Dakota Plains First Nation
- 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
- Kinonjeoshtegon First Nation
- Lake Manitoba First Nation
- Lake St. Martin First Nation
- Little Black River First Nation
- Little Grand Rapids First Nation
- Little Saskatchewan First Nation
- Long Plain First Nation
- Manto Sipi Cree Nation
- Marcel Colomb First Nation
- Mathias Colomb First Nation
- Mosakahiken Cree Nation
- Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation
- Northlands First Nation
- Norway House Cree Nation
- O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation
- Opaskwayak Cree Nation
- Pauingassi First Nation
- Peguis First Nation
- Pinaymootang First Nation
- Pine Creek First Nation
- Poplar River First Nation
- Red Sucker Lake First Nation
- Rolling River First Nation
- Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation
- Sagkeeng First Nation
- Sandy Bay First Nation
- Sapotaweyak Cree Nation
- Sayisi Dene First Nation
- Shamattawa First Nation
- Sioux Valley Dakota Nation
- Skownan First Nation
- St. Theresa Point First Nation
- Swan Lake First Nation
- Tataskweyak Cree Nation
- Tootinaowaziibeeng First Nation
- War Lake First Nation
- Wasagamack First Nation
- Waywayseecappo First Nation
- York Factory First Nation
See also
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