Barren Lands First Nation

Barren Lands First Nation
Band No. 308
ᑭᓯᐸᑲᒫᕽ
kisipakamâhk
PeopleCree
TreatyTreaty 10[1]
HeadquartersBrochet
ProvinceManitoba
Land[2]
Reserve(s)
Land area43.72 km2
Population (2021)[2]
On reserve456
Off reserve739
Total population1195
Government[2]
ChiefMichael Sewap[1]
Tribal Council[2]
Keewatin Tribal Council

Barren Lands First Nation (Cree: ᑭᓯᐸᑲᒫᕽ, kisipakamâhk) is a First Nation located on the north shore of Reindeer Lake in northern Manitoba close to the Saskatchewan border. It has one reserve land called Brochet 197, which is 4,339.40 ha (10,722.9 acres) in size and adjoins the village of Brochet, Manitoba.[2]

Location of Brochet/Brochet 197 on a NASA satellite map of Reindeer Lake
  1. ^ a b "Barren Lands – Keewatin Tribal Council".
  2. ^ a b "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 3 November 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2019.