Little Grand Rapids First Nation

Little Grand Rapids 14
Indian Reserve 14
Little Grand Rapids 14 is located in Manitoba
Little Grand Rapids 14
Little Grand Rapids 14
Coordinates: 52°00′00″N 95°25′01″W / 52.000°N 95.417°W / 52.000; -95.417
Area
 • Land22.43 km2 (8.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total810
Little Grand Rapids First Nation
Band No. 270
TreatyTreaty 5
HeadquartersLittle Grand Rapids
ProvinceManitoba
Population
On reserve1368 (2019)[2]
Off reserve385
Total population1753
Government
ChiefOliver Owen
Tribal Council
Southeast Resource Development Council

Little Grand Rapids First Nation (Ojibwe: Mishi-baawitigong)[3] is a remote Anishinaabe (Saulteaux/Ojibwa) First Nation community in northeast Manitoba, located approximately 370 kilometres (230 mi) northeast of Winnipeg.[2]

It is a fly-in community.[4]

On 4 October 2020, a COVID-19 outbreak was declared in Little Grand Rapids. With 33 confirmed cases at the time, it had the highest number of cases of any First Nation in Manitoba.[2]

  1. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
  2. ^ a b c "SERDC - Little Grand Rapids".
  3. ^ https://mfnerc.org/community-map/
  4. ^ "Grand chief sounds alarm as COVID-19 outbreak in Little Grand Rapids grows to 33 cases". CBC News.