Garden Hill First Nation

Garden Hill
Garden Hill First Nation[1][2]
View of the community
View of the community
Garden Hill is located in Manitoba
Garden Hill
Garden Hill
Map showing Garden Hill in Manitoba
Coordinates: 53°52′17″N 94°38′27″W / 53.87139°N 94.64083°W / 53.87139; -94.64083
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
RegionIsland Lake (Northern Manitoba)
Area
 (2019)[2]
 • Land73.573 km2 (28.407 sq mi)
Population
 • Total3,054
LanguagesOji-Cree and English

Garden Hill is the second largest of three reserves of the Island Lake region of Manitoba.

Garden Hill First Nations (Oji-Cree: ᑭᐢᑎᑲᐣᐘᒋᐣᐠ, Kistiganwacheeng), the reserve's First Nations community, is located in the northeast section of the Canadian province of Manitoba on the shore of Island Lake.

Garden Hill had a population of 3,054 in the 2021 Canadian census.[3] The residents of Garden Hill speak Oji-Cree and English. It is only accessible by winter ice roads via St. Theresa Point and by air. Nearby on Island Lake are the communities of Wasagamack of the Wasagamack First Nation, St. Theresa Point of the St. Theresa Point First Nation, and the northern settlement of Island Lake.

  1. ^ "Garden Hill First Nation". Government of Canada. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Reserves/Settlements/Villages: Garden Hill First Nations". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  3. ^ Statistics Canada. "Canada Census 2021". Retrieved 2023-04-05.