Official Name: | God's Lake |
Native Name: | manto sakahigan ᒪᓂᑐ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ |
Settlement Type: | Indian reserve |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Manitoba |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of God's Lake in Manitoba |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Manitoba |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Northern |
Leader Title: | MP (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) |
Leader Name: | Niki Ashton (NDP) |
Leader Title1: | MLA (Keewatinook) |
Leader Name1: | Ian Bushie (NDP) |
Area Total Km2: | 47.06 |
Population As Of: | 2016[1] |
Population Total: | 982 |
Population Density Km2: | 20.9 |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Coordinates: | 54.5706°N -94.4647°W |
Elevation M: | 178 |
God's Lake First Nation (Cree: manto sakahigan, ᒪᓂᑐ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ) is a First Nations band government whose reserve is primarily located at an area known as God's Lake Narrows, about 250 kilometers southeast of Thompson, Manitoba. There are about 2,638 registered members of First Nation #296. They are Swampy Cree, and more specifically, Rocky Cree (Asinīskāwiyiniwak). The First Nation is a member of the Keewatin Tribal Council.
As of September 2014 the total registered population of God's Lake First Nation was 2,638 with 1,482 members living on reserve or Crown Land and 1,156 members living off reserve.[2]
The 2011 Canada Census reported 1,341 inhabitants in the reserve known as God's Lake 23, the largest of 15 reserves of God's Lake First Nation.[3]