Swan Lake First Nation
| People | Annishinabe |
|---|---|
| Treaty | Treaty 1 - seventh signatories |
| Land[1] | |
| Main reserve | Swan Lake 7 |
| Other reserve(s) | Indian Reserves 7A, 8, and 8A
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| Land area | 65.40 km2 |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| On reserve | 408 |
| Off reserve | 1053 |
| Total population | 1461 |
| Government[1] | |
| Chief | Jason Daniels |
| Council | Michael Esquash, Francine Meeches, Sean D. McKinney and Craig Soldier
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| Website | |
| swanlakefirstnation | |
The Swan Lake First Nation (Ojibwe: Gaa-biskigamaag,[2] meaning The lake that is curved) is a Annishinabe(Ojibway) Band Government located in the Lorne Municipality (Manitoba) Swan Lake First Nation and the Pembina Valley Region of Manitoba, Canada.
Its main reserve is Swan Lake 7, which is surrounded by the Municipality of Lorne; the First Nation also has economic initiatives located at their reserve nearby the Rural Municipality of Headingley (IR 8A).
Reserve lands
[edit]Swan Lake 7 | |
|---|---|
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| Coordinates: 49°23′09″N 98°57′18″W / 49.3858131°N 98.9550057°W | |
| Area | |
| • Land | 27.72 km2 (10.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 347 |
Swan Lake First Nation divided into 4 reserve lands:[1]
- Swan Lake 7 (IR 7) — surrounded by the Municipality of Lorne (Swan Lake); totalling 36.35 km2 (8,982 acres) in size, this is the First Nation's main reserve
- Forest Hills (IR 7a) — located by Carberry; totalling 26.36 km2 (6,514 acres) in size, it consists of residential and commercial developments
- Indian Gardens (IR 8) — located by Rathwell; totalling 2.6 km2 (640 acres) in size, most (75%) of this land is under agricultural lease
- Headingley (IR 8a) — located by the RM of Headingley; totalling 100,000 m2 (25 acres) in size, this location is planned to consist of mainly commercial developments
External links
[edit]- Map of Swan Lake 7 at Statcan Archived 2013-07-02 at the Wayback Machine[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About Swan Lake First Nation – Swan Lake First Nation".
- ^ 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 Archived 2022-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
- ^ Statistics Canada (2012), 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-142-XWE, Ottawa, Ontario (published October 24, 2012), archived from the original on July 2, 2013, retrieved February 16, 2017
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- Swan Lake Development | Developing the comminity, archived from the original on May 22, 2016, retrieved February 15, 2017
- Swan Lake First Nation - Band History[dead link]
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