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Hollow Water First Nation
Band No. 263
Treaty Treaty 5
Headquarters Wanipigow, Manitoba
Land
Main reserve Hole or Hollow Water 10
Land area 16.229 km2
Population (2019)
On reserve 1,072
Off reserve 964
Total population 2,036
Government
Chief Larry Barker
Council
  • Furlon Barker
  • Geoff Bushie
  • Henry Moneas
  • Maurice Williams
Tribal Council
Southeast Resource Development Council

Hollow Water First Nation (Ojibwe: Wanipigow) is an Anishinaabe (Ojibwa) First Nation located on the east side of Lake Winnipeg, Canada, 75 km (47 mi) north of Pine Falls, Manitoba, and 217 km (135 mi) north of Winnipeg.

The main economic base of the community remains hunting, fishing, trapping and wild rice harvesting.

Hole or Hollow Water 10

The First Nation has one reserve: Hole or Hollow Water 10 (51°10′5″N 96°16′59″W / 51.16806°N 96.28306°W / 51.16806; -96.28306), which has a total size of 16.38 km2 (4,050 acres) and contains the community of Wanipigow (itself meaning 'hollow water' or 'hole in the water' in Cree). The reserve is adjacent to and bounded in the southwest by Seymourville, and across the river from Aghaming.

Governance

Hollow Water First Nation is governed by the Act Electoral System of government. The current leadership, as of 2021, is Chief Larry Barker and four Councilors: Furlon Barker, Geoffrey Bushie, Henry Moneas, and Maurice Williams.

Hollow Water First Nation is a member of the Southeast Resource Development Council and a signatory to Treaty 5.

Former Chiefs of the Hollow Water First Nation include Rod Bushie, who was later elected Grand Chief of Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs in August 1997.

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