Red Sucker Lake First Nation

Red Sucker Lake
Band No. 300
PeopleOji-Cree
TreatyTreaty 5
HeadquartersRed Sucker Lake, Manitoba
Land
Main reserveRed Sucker Lake 1976
Government
ChiefSamuel Knott[1]
Tribal Council
Island Lake Tribal Council

Red Sucker Lake (Oji-Cree: Mithkwamepin Thaakkahikan, ᒥᐢᑾᒣᐱᐣ ᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ) is an Oji-Cree First Nation in Manitoba, Canada, located about 706 km (439 mi) northeast of Winnipeg. As of December 2021, the registered population was 1,178 of which 953 lived on their own reserve.[2]

Its main reserve is Red Sucker Lake 1976, which contains the community of Red Sucker Lake, Manitoba.

Historically, the peoples of Red Sucker Lake were part of the Island Lake Band, which also included nearby First Nations of Garden Hill, St. Theresa Point, and Wasagamack. They are a signatory to the 1909 adhesion to Treaty 5.

  1. ^ Laychuk, Riley (December 14, 2020). "Community 'still panicking' as military arrives in Red Sucker Lake First Nation amid COVID-19 outbreak: chief". CBC News. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (14 November 2008). "Red Sucker Lake | First Nation Detail". AANDC. Retrieved 2024-02-25.