Black River First Nation

Black River First Nation (sometimes Little Black River First Nation; Ojibwe: Makadewaagamijiwanoonsing) is an Ojibwa First Nation located around O'Hanley, Manitoba, along the O'Hanley and Black Rivers, on the eastern shore of Lake Winnipeg.

It is 32 km (20 mi) north of Pine Falls, and around 150 km (93 mi) north of Winnipeg.^[1] Though geographically situated in Eastern Manitoba, it is more so administratively a part of Northern Manitoba. Its reserve is called Black River 5 Indian Reserve, which spans 8.093 km² (2,000 acres) and whose population was 521 as of the 2011 census.

In January 2008, the total registered population of the First Nation was 977, of which the on-reserve population was 701.

The settlement is accessible by an all-weather road (via PR 304) and 4 km of municipal road.

Governance

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The First Nation's current chief and council as of 2 August 2017 are Chief Sheldon Kent, Councillors Mildred Cook, Oral Johnston, and Leah Fontaine.^[1]

Black River First Nation is a member of Southeast Resource Development Council Corporation.^[1]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c "SERDC - Black River". www.serdc.mb.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-13.

External links

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50°49′34″N 96°19′23″W / 50.826°N 96.323°W / 50.826; -96.323

v t e Southeast Resource Development Council
Berens River Black River Bloodvein Brokenhead Buffalo Point Hollow Water Little Grand Rapids Pauingassi Poplar River

v t e The Numbered Treaties: Treaty Five
Numbered Treaties	Treaty 1 Treaty 2 Treaty 3 Treaty 4 Treaty 5 Treaty 6 Treaty 7 Treaty 8 Treaty 9 Treaty 10 Treaty 11
Manitoba	Berens River First Nation Black River First Nation Bloodvein First Nation Bunibonibee Cree Nation Chemawawin Cree Nation Cross Lake First Nation Fisher River Cree Nation Fox Lake Cree Nation Garden Hill First Nation God's Lake First Nation Grand Rapids First Nation Hollow Water First Nation Kinonjeoshtegon First Nation Little Grand Rapids First Nation Manto Sipi Cree Nation Mosakahiken Cree Nation Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation Norway House Cree Nation Opaskwayak Cree Nation Pauingassi First Nation Poplar River First Nation Red Sucker Lake First Nation St. Theresa Point First Nation Sayisi Dene First Nation Shamattawa First Nation Tataskweyak Cree Nation War Lake First Nation Wasagamack First Nation York Factory First Nation
Saskatchewan	Cumberland House First Nation Red Earth First Nation Shoal Lake First Nation
Ontario	Deer Lake First Nation North Spirit Lake First Nation Pikangikum First Nation Poplar Hill First Nation Sandy Lake First Nation

v t e Division No. 19, Manitoba (North East Manitoba)
First Nations	Berens River Black River Bloodvein Chemawawin Dauphin River Fisher River Hollow Water Kinonjeoshtegon Lake St. Martin Little Grand Rapids O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi Pauingassi Peguis Pinaymootang Pine Creek Poplar River Sagkeeng Sapotaweyak Skownan Wuskwi Sipihk
Indian reserves	Berens River 13 Black River 9 Bloodvein 12 Chemawawin 3 Crane River 51 Dauphin River 48A Fairford 50 (part) Fisher River 44 Fisher River 44A Fort Alexander 3 Hole or Hollow Water 10 Jackhead 43 Little Grand Rapids 14 The Narrows 49 Pauingassi First Nation Peguis 1B Pine Creek 66A Poplar River 16 Shoal River 65A Swan Lake 65C Waterhen 45
Unorganized areas	Unorganized Division No. 19
Unincorporated communities	Berens River Dauphin River Fort Alexander Little Grand Rapids Manigotagan Pine Creek
See also: Municipalities in Manitoba Census divisions of Manitoba 2015 municipal amalgamations