Fisher River Cree Nation
ᐅᒉᑯ ᓰᐱᐩ ocêko-sîpiy Band number: 264 | |
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Fisher River Cree Nation Manitoba | |
Coordinates: 51°26′20″N 97°22′00″W / 51.43889°N 97.36667°W | |
Country | Canada |
Government | |
• Type | First Nations Council |
• Chief | David Crate[1] |
• Councillors | Delaney Mason, Hillary Murdock, Darrell Thaddeus, Barry Wilson[1] |
Time zone | [[UTCUTC−6]] (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | DST |
Postal code span | R0C 1S0 |
Area code | 204 |
Website | Official Website |
Box 367, Koostatak, MB, R0C 1S0 |
Fisher River (Cree: ᐅᒉᑯ ᓰᐱᐩ, ocêko-sîpiy) is a Cree First Nations reserve located approximately 193 km north of Manitoba's capital city, Winnipeg. The Fisher River Cree Nation is composed of two reserves; Fisher River 44 and Fisher River 44A. The reserve population is 1945, the off reserve population is 1934 for a total of 3879 band members as of June 2017. Fisher River is 15,614 acres (6,319 hectares).
Fisher River is named after the fisher, a North American mammal which belongs to the same family as weasels and skunks.
The Chief of Fisher River is David Crate.