Brokenhead Ojibway Nation

Brokenhead Ojibway Nation is an Anishinaabe (Saulteaux/Ojibwa) First Nation located approximately 64 kilometres (40 mi) northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba. As of May 2010, the First Nation had a registered population of 1,733 people, of which their own on-reserve population was 598. The main reserve of Brokenhead 4 is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of St. Clements, except for a small lakeshore on Lake Winnipeg.

Reserves

The First Nation have reserved for themselves three reserves:

272 hectares (670 acres) Birch Landing Indian Reserve (surrounded by Alexander)(50°39′30″N 96°35′25″W / 50.658214°N 96.59016°W / 50.658214; -96.59016)
5,412.8 hectares (13,375 acres) Brokenhead 4 Indian Reserve, which serves as their main reserve, containing the settlement of Scanterbury, Manitoba
3 hectares (7.4 acres) Na-Sha-Ke-Penais Indian Reserve (surrounded by East St. Paul) (49°57′33″N 97°01′09″W / 49.959091°N 97.01918°W / 49.959091; -97.01918)

Governance

Brokenhead Ojibway Nation is governed by the Act Electoral System of government. The current leadership is Chief James (jim) Bear and Councillors Paul Harvey Chief, Winston DesJarlais, Wendell Sinclair SR and Wendell Sinclair JR. The Chief's and Councillors' two-year elected term began on April 11, 2014, and will conclude in April 2016. Brokenhead Ojibway Nation is a member of the Southeast Resource Development Council and a signatory to Treaty 1.

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First Nations in Southern Manitoba

Barren Lands First Nation Birdtail Sioux First Nation Brokenhead Ojibway Nation Buffalo Point First Nation Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation Crane River First Nation Dakota Plains First Nation Dakota Tipi First Nation Dauphin River First Nation Ebb and Flow First Nation Fairford First Nation Gamblers First Nation Keeseekoowenin First Nation Lake Manitoba First Nation Lake St. Martin First Nation Little Saskatchewan First Nation Long Plain First Nation Mathias Colomb First Nation Northlands First Nation Pinaymootang First Nation Pine Creek First Nation Rolling River First Nation Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation Sagkeeng First Nation Sandy Bay First Nation Sapotaweyak Cree Nation Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Skownan First Nation Swan Lake First Nation Tootinaowaziibeeng First Nation Waywayseecappo First Nation

The following regions of Manitoba are defined as constituting Southern Manitoba for the purposes of this template: Winnipeg Capital Region Central Plains Eastman Interlake Parkland Pembina Valley Westman

Southeast Resource Development Council

Berens River Black River Bloodvein Brokenhead Buffalo Point Hollow Water Little Grand Rapids Pauingassi Poplar River

The Numbered Treaties: Treaty One

Numbered Treaties	Treaty 1 Treaty 2 Treaty 3 Treaty 4 Treaty 5 Treaty 6 Treaty 7 Treaty 8 Treaty 9 Treaty 10 Treaty 11

Treaty One Nations	Brokenhead Ojibway Nation Sagkeeng First Nation Long Plain First Nation Peguis First Nation Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation Sandy Bay First Nation Swan Lake First Nation

Subdivisions of Manitoba

Subdivisions	Regions Census divisions Municipalities Communities Indian reserves Population centres Designated places

Cities	Brandon Dauphin Flin Flon Morden Portage la Prairie Selkirk Steinbach Thompson Winkler Winnipeg

Towns	Altona Arborg Beausejour Carberry Carman Churchill Gillam Grand Rapids Lac du Bonnet Leaf Rapids Lynn Lake Melita Minnedosa Morris Neepawa Niverville The Pas Powerview-Pine Falls Snow Lake Ste. Anne Swan River Teulon Virden Winnipeg Beach Former towns: Birtle Boissevain Deloraine Emerson Erickson Gilbert Plains Gladstone Grandview Gretna Hamiota Hartney MacGregor Manitou Minitonas Oak Lake Pilot Mound Plum Coulee Rapid City Rivers Roblin Rossburn Russell Souris Sainte Rose du Lac Treherne

Villages	Dunnottar St-Pierre-Jolys Former villages: Benito Binscarth Bowsman Cartwright Crystal City Elkhorn Ethelbert Glenboro McCreary Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Riverton Somerset St. Claude St. Lazare Waskada Wawanesa Winnipegosis

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Coordinates: 50°20′42″N 96°36′14″W / 50.34500°N 96.60389°W / 50.34500; -96.60389

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