Poplar River First Nation

Poplar River First Nation
Band No. 277
Azaadiwi-ziibing
Aerial view of Poplar River First Nation looking southwest.
PeopleOjibwe
TreatyTreaty 5
ProvinceManitoba
Land[1]
Main reserveI.R. No. 16
Land area15.378 km2
Population (2019)[1]
On reserve1,340
Off reserve601
Total population1,941
Government[1]
ChiefVera Mitchell
Tribal Council[1]
Southeast Resource Development Council
Website
prfn.ca

Poplar River First Nation (Ojibwe: Azaadiwi-ziibing)[2] is an Ojibwa First Nation in Manitoba, Canada. It is named after the Poplar River, which is the main river on which it resides.

Its landbase is the Poplar River 16, an Indian reserve located approximately on the east side of Lake Winnipeg at the mouth of the Poplar River. The largest city nearest this community is Winnipeg, located approximately 400 kilometres (250 mi) to the south.

The Southeast Resource Development Council is the Tribal Council affiliated with this First Nation. Poplar River is part of Treaty 5 Adhesion, signed on 20 September 1875.[3]

  1. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
  2. ^ "Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inc. - Traditional First Nation Community Names".
  3. ^ "SERDC - Poplar River". www.serdc.mb.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-13.