Hollow Water First Nation

Hollow Water First Nation
Band No. 263
TreatyTreaty 5
HeadquartersWanipigow, Manitoba
Land[1]
Main reserveHole or Hollow Water 10
Land area16.229 km2
Population (2019)[1]
On reserve1,072
Off reserve964
Total population2,036
Government[1]
ChiefLarry Barker
Council
  • Furlon Barker
  • Wesley moneyas
  • Henry Moneas
  • Maurice Williams
Tribal Council[1]
Southeast Resource Development Council

Hollow Water First Nation (Ojibwe: Waanibiigaaw[2] also spelt as Wanipigow[3]) is an Anishinaabe (Ojibwa) First Nation located on the east side of Lake Winnipeg, Canada, 75 km (47 mi) north of Pine Falls, Manitoba, and 217 km (135 mi) north of Winnipeg.

The main economic base of the community remains hunting, fishing, trapping and wild rice harvesting.[1]

  1. ^ a b "SERDC - Hollow Water".
  2. ^ Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre - Traditional Names, Modern Means https://mfnerc.org/2013/03/traditional-names-modern-means/ Archived 2022-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre - Traditional First Nation Community Names Map Link