Peguis First Nation

Peguis First Nation

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Peguis First Nation


settlement_type = Reserve
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Canada
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Manitoba
leader_title = Chief
leader_name = Glenn Hudson
leader_title1 = Governing Body
leader_name1 = Peguis First Nation Council
established_title =
established_date =
area_total =
TotalArea_sq_mi =
population_as_of =
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population_note =
population_total = 7338
latd=51 |latm=16 |lats=59 |latNS=N
longd=97 |longm=36 |longs=14 |longEW=W
elevation =
elevation_ft =
website = [http://www.peguisfirstnation.ca/ Peguis First Nation]
footnotes =
area_code = 204

Peguis First Nation is the largest First Nations community in Manitoba, Canada,with a population of approximately 7200 people. [http://www.peguis.ca Peguis First Nation] ] It is located approximately 145 kilometres north of Winnipeg. The citizens of Peguis are of Ojibway and Cree descent.

History

On August 3, 1871, Mis-Koo-Kinew (or Henry Prince) signed Treaty 1 on behalf of the "St. Peter's Band", the name of the Peguis First Nation at the time. [http://www.peguis.ca/treatylandentitlement/index.html Peguis First Nation - Treaty Land Entitlement] ] Treaty 1 specified that Peguis would be given convert|160|acre|km2 of land for each family of five people.

In 2008, Peguis First Nation announced the finalization of a land claims settlement with the Canadian federal government. The claim is for land which was surrendered near Selkirk, Manitoba in1907 [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2008/05/23/peguis-deal.html Manitoba native band finalizing largest-ever single compensation claim] ,
CBC, May 23, 2008.] .

Reserves

Peguis First Nation consists of nine reserves: Peguis 1B, Peguis 1C, Peguis 1D, Peguis 1E, Peguis 1F, Pegius 1G, Peguis 1H, Peguis 1I and St. Peters Fishing Station 1A. [http://www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca/acp/community/site.nsf/en/fn269.html Peguis] , Aboriginal Communities Website.] The reserves of Peguis total 30655.7 hectares (75749.2 acres) in area.

ee also

* Muskoday First Nation

Links

* [http://www.peguisfirstnation.ca Peguis First Nation]
* [http://www.fisherriver.com/riverhawks/index.htm Two Nations River Hawks]

References


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