Hollow Water First Nation
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Hollow Water First Nation is an Anishinaabe
(Ojibwa
) First Nation located on the east side of Lake Winnipeg
, Canada
, 75 kilometres (46.6 mi) north of Pine Falls, Manitoba, and 190 kilometres (118.1 mi) north of Winnipeg
. As of February 2009, the First Nation had a registered population of 1,620 people, of which the on-reserve
population was 1,021. The main economic base of the community remains hunting, fishing, trapping and wild rice
harvesting.
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Anishinaabe
Anishinaabe or Anishinabe—or more properly Anishinaabeg or Anishinabek, which is the plural form of the word—is the autonym often used by the Odawa, Ojibwe, and Algonquin peoples. They all speak closely related Anishinaabemowin/Anishinaabe languages, of the Algonquian language family.The meaning...
(Ojibwa
Ojibwa
The Ojibwe or Chippewa are among the largest groups of Native Americans–First Nations north of Mexico. They are divided between Canada and the United States. In Canada, they are the third-largest population among First Nations, surpassed only by Cree and Inuit...
) First Nation located on the east side of Lake Winnipeg
Lake Winnipeg
Lake Winnipeg is a large, lake in central North America, in the province of Manitoba, Canada, with its southern tip about north of the city of Winnipeg...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, 75 kilometres (46.6 mi) north of Pine Falls, Manitoba, and 190 kilometres (118.1 mi) north of Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
. As of February 2009, the First Nation had a registered population of 1,620 people, of which the on-reserve
Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." The Act also specifies that land reserved for the use and benefit of a band which is not...
population was 1,021. The main economic base of the community remains hunting, fishing, trapping and wild rice
Wild rice
Wild rice is four species of grasses forming the genus Zizania, and the grain which can be harvested from them. The grain was historically gathered and eaten in both North America and China...
harvesting.
Reserves
The First Nation have reserved for themselves one reserveIndian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." The Act also specifies that land reserved for the use and benefit of a band which is not...
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- 1622.9 ha Hole Water 10 Indian Reserve or Hollow Water 10 Indian Reserve, which serves as their main reserve and contains the community of Wanipigow. The reserve is adjacent to and bounded in the southwest by SeymourvilleSeymourville, ManitobaSeymourville is a community in the Canadian province of Manitoba. A designated place in Canadian census data, the community had a population of 132 in the Canada 2006 Census....
, and across the river from AghamingAghaming, ManitobaAghaming is a community in the Canadian province of Manitoba. A designated place in Canadian census data, the community had a population of 15 in the Canada 2006 Census....
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Governance
Hollow Water First Nation is goverened by the Act Electoral System of government. The current leadership is Chief Larry Barker and four Councilors: Furlon Barker, Derek Bushie, Geoffrey Bushie and Henry Moneas, Jr. Their two-year term concludes on January 30, 2010. Hollow Water First Nation is a member of the Southeast Resource Development Council and a signatory to Treaty 5Treaty 5
Treaty 5 is a treaty that was first established in September, 1875, between Queen Victoria and Saulteaux and Swampy Cree non-treaty tribes and peoples around Lake Winnipeg in the District of Keewatin. Much of what is today central and northern Manitoba was covered by the treaty, as were a few small...
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