Sandy Bay First Nation

Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation
Marius, Manitoba
Reserve No. 5
Motto: 
All the Way
Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation is located in Manitoba
Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation
Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation
Coordinates: 50°33′00″N 98°38′50″W / 50.55000°N 98.64722°W / 50.55000; -98.64722
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Settled1872, 1882
White Mud River Totogun1883
Government
 • TypeBand government
Population
 (2018)
 • Total6,776
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code
R0H 0T0
Area code204
Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation
Gaa-wiikwedaawangaag
PeopleOjibway/Dakota
TreatyTreaty 1
Land
Main reserveSandy Bay
Government
ChiefTrevor Prince
Council
Jason Starr Sr., Randal Roulette, Michael Dumas
Website
sandybayfirstnation.com

50°33′1″N 98°39′57″W / 50.55028°N 98.66583°W / 50.55028; -98.66583Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation (Ojibwe: Gaa-wiikwedaawangaag) is an Ojibwa First Nation in Manitoba, Canada. As of the 2016 Canadian Census, it had a population of 2,515;[1] while the First Nation's website reported a membership of 6,905 individuals as of December 2019.[2]

It is located on the western shore of Lake Manitoba. Adjacent rural municipalities are Alonsa and WestLake - Gladstone. The main reserve of Sandy Bay (Indian Reserve No. 5)—or Marius, Manitoba—is located at 50°33′00″N 98°38′50″W / 50.55000°N 98.64722°W / 50.55000; -98.64722.

  1. ^ "Sandy Bay 5, Indian reserve [Census subdivision], Manitoba and Division No. 8, Census division [Census division], Manitoba". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Band membership". Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation.