Little Grand Rapids 14 | |
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Indian Reserve 14 | |
Coordinates: 52°00′00″N 95°25′01″W / 52.000°N 95.417°W | |
Area | |
• Land | 22.43 km2 (8.66 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 810 |
Little Grand Rapids First Nation Band No. 270 | |
Treaty | Treaty 5 |
Headquarters | Little Grand Rapids |
Province | Manitoba |
Population | |
On reserve | 1368 (2019)[2] |
Off reserve | 385 |
Total population | 1753 |
Government | |
Chief | Oliver 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]