Skownan First Nation

Skownan First Nation
Band No. 281
People	Saulteaux
Treaty	Treaty 2
Headquarters	Skownan, Manitoba
Land
Main reserve	Waterhen 45
Population (2015)
On reserve	750
Total population	1,464
Government
Chief	Cameron Cacheway
Tribal Council
	West Region Tribal Council
Website
	skofn.com

Skownan First Nation (Ojibwe: Ishkwaawinaaning)^[1] is a Saulteaux (Ojibwe) First Nations band government whose reserve community, Waterhen 45, is located 288 km north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,^[2] on the south shore of Waterhen Lake, between Lake Winnipeg and Lake Winnipegosis.^[3] As of May, 2015, the First Nation had 1,464 registered members, of which 750 lived on-reserve.^[4]^[5]

The Skownan First Nation is a member of the West Region Tribal Council.^[4]

Skownan First Nation also owns and operates a local radio station, known as 98.7 SKO FM. The radio station services the community.

History

Originally, the First Nation was known as the Waterhen River Band of Saulteaux and later simply as Waterhen First Nation (not to be confused with the Waterhen Lake Band of Cree in Saskatchewan, known today as the Waterhen Lake First Nation). The Skownan First Nation is a signatory to Treaty 2. Their name comes from Ne-biimiskonaan, meaning 'to turn around the point' or 'turning point' in the Anishinaabe language.

Governance

The Skownan First Nation elect their council on a now four*-year term under the authority of the Act Electoral System. The current Chief is Cameron Catcheway; the Councillors are Ken Catcheway, Sterling Catcheway, Jimmy Chartrand and Charlotte Nepinak. The Chief and Councillors' terms began on November 3, 2016 and will expire on November 5, 2020.^[4]

The First Nation is a member of West Region Tribal Council, a regional tribal council.^[4]

List of Chiefs

Period	Chief	Notes
1871	Francois/Broken Fingers	signatory of Treaty 2
1872–1885	Katahkahwaynaas
1885–1922	Baptiste O'kitchekeshowenin/Nepinak
1922–1950	Hermus Nepinak
1951–1955	Alex Catcheway	terms 1-2
1955–1959	Moise Catcheway	terms 1-2
1959–1961	Alex Catcheway	term 3
1961–1963	Joe Catcheway
1963–1965	Carl Gabriel
1965–1967	Alphonse Catcheway
1967–1969	Moise Catcheway	term 3
1969–1971	Donald Catcheway
1971–1979	Moise Catcheway	terms 4-7
1979–1983	Harvey Nepinak	terms 1-2
1983–1987	Larry Catagas
1987–1999	Harvey Nepinak	terms 3-8
1999–2003	Bernard Catcheway	terms 1-2
2003–2005	Robert Lavallee
2005–2010	Harvey Nepinak	terms 9-11.5
2010–incumbent	Cameron Catcheway

Reserves

The Skownan First Nation has only one Indian reserve, the 1,856.7-hectare Waterhen Indian Reserve No. 45.^[4]

References

^ Andy Thomas Thomas, Florence Paynter. The Significance of Creating First Nation Traditional Names Maps. Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inc. https://mfnerc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/The-Significance-of-Creating-First-Nation-Traditional-Names-Maps.pdf
^ "Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
^ "Waterhen 45". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "AANDC (Aboriginal Peoples & Communities) First Nation Profiles". Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
^ INAC Registered Population for Skownan First Nation

External links

[1] Andy Thomas Thomas, Florence Paynter. The Significance of Creating First Nation Traditional Names Maps. Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inc. https://mfnerc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/The-Significance-of-Creating-First-Nation-Traditional-Names-Maps.pdf

[2] "Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-05-01.

[3] "Waterhen 45". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.

[Skownan_First_Nation-4] "AANDC (Aboriginal Peoples & Communities) First Nation Profiles". Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

[5] INAC Registered Population for Skownan First Nation

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v t e The Numbered Treaties: Treaty Two
Numbered Treaties	Treaty 1 Treaty 2 Treaty 3 Treaty 4 Treaty 5 Treaty 6 Treaty 7 Treaty 8 Treaty 9 Treaty 10 Treaty 11
Treaty Two Nations	Dauphin River First Nation Ebb and Flow First Nation Keeseekoowenin First Nation Lake Manitoba First Nation Lake St. Martin First Nation Little Saskatchewan First Nation O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation Pinaymootang First Nation Skownan 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