Rolling River First Nation Explained

Band Name:	Rolling River First Nation
Band Number:	291
Treaty:	Treaty 4
Headquarters:	Erickson, Manitoba
Main Reserve:	Rolling River 67
Reserve:	Rolling River 67A, 67B, and 67C Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77 (shared)
Pop Year:	2021
On Reserve:	348
On Other Land:	5
Off Reserve:	765
Tribal Council:	West Region Tribal Council
Footnotes:	^[1]

The Rolling River First Nation (Ojibwa: Ditibineya-ziibiing)^[2] is an Ojibwe First Nations community in Manitoba, located south of Riding Mountain National Park.^[3]

About half of the members are resident on its reserves, which are located south and east of Erickson, Manitoba.

Reserve lands

Rolling River First Nation is in possession of three reserves:^[4]

• Rolling River 67 (50.4578°N -99.9922°W) — the main reserve, with a total size of 6776.1ha. It is located 64km (40miles) north of Brandon. Bordered mostly by the RM of Harrison, it also has a significant border with the RM of Clanwilliam, as well as a much smaller border with the RM of Minto.
• Rolling River 67A (50.6408°N -99.8575°W) — has a total size of 1017.6ha
• Rolling River 67B (50.4653°N -99.9133°W) — has a total size of 297.1ha
• Rolling River 67C (49.8861°N -97.3444°W) — has a total size of 31.4ha
• Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77 — a reserve shared with several other First Nations; it has a total size of 99.2ha

External links

• Map of Rolling River 67 at Statcan

References

• INAC - Rolling River First Nation

50.4614°N -99.9989°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Home. Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 3 November 2008.
2. Andy Thomas Thomas, Florence Paynter. The Significance of Creating First NationTraditional 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
3. Web site: Parks Canada Agency. Government of Canada. 2020-04-30. Rolling River - Riding Mountain National Park. 2021-08-18. www.pc.gc.ca.
4. Web site: Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. 2019-04-09. Rolling River Reserves/Settlements/Villages. Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 2021-08-18.