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 Script error: No such module "convert". north of Pine Falls, and around Script error: No such module "convert". 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 Script error: No such module "convert". 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
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]
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