Pauingassi First Nation
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Pauingassi First Nation is an Anishinaabe
(Saulteaux
/Ojibwa
) First Nation located approximately 280 kilometres (174 mi) northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and 24 kilometres (14.9 mi) north of Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba
, on a peninsula jutting southward into Fishing Lake, a tributary of Berens River
. As of May 2009, the First Nation had a registered population of 583 people, of which their own on-reserve
population was 544. The main economic base of the community remains hunting, fishing, trapping and wild rice
harvesting.
: Pauingassi First Nation Indian Reserve, which serves as their main Reserve and contains the Settlement of Pauingassi, Manitoba.
, the Pauingassi received reserve status in 1988. They became a separate First Nation from the Little Grand Rapids First Nation on October 7, 1991. Today, Pauingassi First Nation is governed by the Custom Electoral System of government. The current leadership is Chief Harold Crow and Councillors Susanne Keeper, Michael Owens and Robert Owens. The Chief's and Councillors' three-year elected term began on August 27, 2008, and will conclude on August 26, 2011. Pauingassi First Nation is a member of the Southeast Resource Development Council and a signatory to Treaty 5
.
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...
(Saulteaux
Saulteaux
The Saulteaux are a First Nation in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.-Ethnic classification:The Saulteaux are a branch of the Ojibwe nations. They are sometimes also called Anihšināpē . Saulteaux is a French term meaning "people of the rapids," referring to...
/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 approximately 280 kilometres (174 mi) northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and 24 kilometres (14.9 mi) north of Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba
Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba
Little Grand Rapids is a community in east central Manitoba, Canada, near the Ontario border. It is located approximately 280 kilometers or 173 miles north-northeast from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Approximately 1,000 people live in the village and the nearby Indian reserve for the Little Grand Rapids...
, on a peninsula jutting southward into Fishing Lake, a tributary of Berens River
Berens River
The Berens River is a river in the Provinces of Manitoba and Ontario, Canada. It flows west from an unnamed lake in Kenora District, Ontario and discharges its waters into Lake Winnipeg near the village and First Nation of Berens River, Manitoba...
. As of May 2009, the First Nation had a registered population of 583 people, of which their own 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 544. 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...
: Pauingassi First Nation Indian Reserve, which serves as their main Reserve and contains the Settlement of Pauingassi, Manitoba.
Governance
Originally part of Little Grand Rapids First NationLittle Grand Rapids First Nation
Little Grand Rapids First Nation is an Anishinaabe First Nation located approximately northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba. As of May 2010, the First Nation had a registered population of 1,454 people, of which their own on-reserve population was 1,174.-Reserves:The First Nation have reserved for...
, the Pauingassi received reserve status in 1988. They became a separate First Nation from the Little Grand Rapids First Nation on October 7, 1991. Today, Pauingassi First Nation is governed by the Custom Electoral System of government. The current leadership is Chief Harold Crow and Councillors Susanne Keeper, Michael Owens and Robert Owens. The Chief's and Councillors' three-year elected term began on August 27, 2008, and will conclude on August 26, 2011. Pauingassi First Nation is a member of the Southeast Resource Development Council and a signatory to Treaty 5
Treaty 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...
.