Skownan First Nation

"Waterhen First Nation" redirects here. Not to be confused with the Waterhen Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan.
Skownan First Nation
Band No. 281
PeopleSaulteaux
TreatyTreaty 2
HeadquartersSkownan, Manitoba
Land
Main reserveWaterhen 45
Population (2015)
On reserve750
Total population1,464
Government
ChiefCameron Cacheway
Tribal Council
West Region Tribal Council
Website
skofn.com

Skownan First Nation (Ojibwe: Ishkwaawinaaning)[1] is a Saulteaux (Ojibwe) First Nations band government whose reserve community, Waterhen 45, is located 288 km north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,[2] on the south shore of Waterhen Lake, between Lake Winnipeg and Lake Winnipegosis.[3] As of May, 2015, the First Nation had 1,464 registered members, of which 750 lived on-reserve.[4][5]

The Skownan First Nation is a member of the West Region Tribal Council.[4]

Skownan First Nation also owns and operates a local radio station, known as 98.7 SKO FM. The radio station services the community.

  1. ^ Andy Thomas Thomas, Florence Paynter. The Significance of Creating First Nation Traditional Names Maps. Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inc. https://mfnerc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/The-Significance-of-Creating-First-Nation-Traditional-Names-Maps.pdf
  2. ^ "Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  3. ^ "Waterhen 45". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  4. ^ a b "AANDC (Aboriginal Peoples & Communities) First Nation Profiles". Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  5. ^ INAC Registered Population for Skownan First Nation