Little Grand Rapids First Nation Explained

Little Grand Rapids 14

Official Name:

Indian Reserve 14

Settlement Type:

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Band Name:	Little Grand Rapids First Nation
Band Number:	270
Treaty:	Treaty 5
Headquarters:	Little Grand Rapids
Province:	Manitoba
Tribal Council:	Southeast Resource Development Council
Chief:	Oliver Owen
On Reserve:	1368 (2019)
Off Reserve:	385
Total Pop:	1753

Coordinates:

52°N -95.417°W

Pushpin Map:

Canada Manitoba

Area Land Km2:

22.43

Population Total:

810

Population As Of:

2016

Population Footnotes:

^[1]

Little Grand Rapids First Nation (oj|Mishi-baawitigong)^[2] is a remote Anishinaabe (Saulteaux/Ojibwa) First Nation community in northeast Manitoba, located approximately 370km (230miles) northeast of Winnipeg.^[3]

It is a fly-in community.^[4]

On 4 October 2020, a COVID-19 outbreak was declared in Little Grand Rapids. With 33 confirmed cases at the time, it had the highest number of cases of any First Nation in Manitoba.^[3]

Reserve

The First Nation has one reserve: Little Grand Rapids 14, which is located across the channel in the Family Lake from the community of Little Grand Rapids.

Governance

Little Grand Rapids First Nation is governed by the Act Electoral System of government. The current leadership as of 2021 includes Chief Oliver Owen, and Councillors Clinton Keeper, Diane Keeper, Roy Dunsford, Hilda Crow, Cher Kejick, and Blair Owen.^[3]

Little Grand Rapids First Nation is a member of the Southeast Resource Development Council and a signatory to Treaty 5.

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error.
https://mfnerc.org/community-map/ https://mfnerc.org/community-map/
Web site: SERDC - Little Grand Rapids.
Web site: Grand chief sounds alarm as COVID-19 outbreak in Little Grand Rapids grows to 33 cases . CBC News.