Mathias Colomb First Nation
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The Mathias Colomb First Nation is located on IR Pukatawagan 198 and the main community is at Pukatawagan, Manitoba. The reserve consists of 1536.6 Hectares on the shore of Pukatawagan Lake and lies about 210 kilometers north of The Pas, Manitoba
. There are about 1400 residents who are predominantly of Cree
ancestry.
The Pas, Manitoba
The Pas is a town in Manitoba, Canada, located in Division No. 21, Manitoba in the Northern Region, some 630 kilometres northwest of the provincial capital, Winnipeg, near the border of Saskatchewan. It is sometimes still called Paskoyac by locals as the first trading post was called Fort Paskoyac...
. There are about 1400 residents who are predominantly of Cree
Cree
The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations / Native Americans in North America, with 200,000 members living in Canada. In Canada, the major proportion of Cree live north and west of Lake Superior, in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories, although...
ancestry.