Fox Lake Cree Nation Explained

Band Name:Fox Lake Cree Nation
Endonym:ᒪᐦᑫᓯᐤ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ
Makaso Sakahigan
Treaty:Treaty 5
Headquarters:Gillam, Manitoba
Chief:Morris Beardy[1]
Tribal Council:Keewatin Tribal Council

Fox Lake Cree Nation (Cree: ᒪᐦᑫᓯᐤ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ, Makaso Sakahigan (mahkêsiw sâkahikan)) (formerly Gillam Band) is a First Nations band government whose reserve is located in Fox Lake, Bird, Manitoba, Canada.[2]

The Fox Lake Training Centre, offers courses and programs delivered by the University College of the North.

History

In 1947, Canada recognized the Gillam Band as an independent band and renamed it as the Fox Lake Band in 1949.[3]

On November 8, 2007, Fox Lake Cree Nation dedicated a monumental statue in Gillam, Manitoba. This was to honor the Fox Lake Cree Nation members who died during the development of Manitoba Hydro in Fox Lake Cree Nation's territory and did not live to see the signing of an Impact Settlement Agreement between Fox Lake Cree Nation, Manitoba Hydro, and the Government of Manitoba in 2004.[4]

Indian Reserves

Fox Lake Cree Nation's primary reserve is called Bird located in Northern Manitoba, around Gillam, Manitoba. The band is in charge of the following reserves:[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: COVID-19 update from Fox Lake Cree Nation * Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak. 22 January 2021.
  2. https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/FNP/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=305&lang=eng Indian and Northern Affairs Canada "First Nation Profile"
  3. Web site: Fox Lake Cree Nation. 2021-08-16. www.foxlakecreenation.com.
  4. "Fox Lake Cree dedicate monument in Gillam". (November 2007). Fox Tracks, p.1.
  5. Web site: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada "Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail" . . Government of Canada . 2013-07-19 .