Buffalo Point First Nation
- Buffalo Point First Nation
Buffalo Point First Nation is an Ojibwa or Saulteaux First Nation located in southeastern corner of Manitoba, along the shores of Lake of the Woods.
Total registered population in September, 2007, was 110, of which the on-reserve Status population was 41. The first Nation is a member of the Southeast Resource Development Council. Though a signatory to Treaty 3, the First Nation is not a member of the Grand Council of Treaty 3.
Reserves
The First Nation have reserved for themselves six reserves:
* 2332.2 ha Buffalo Point Indian Reserve 36, which serves as their main Reserve and contains the community of Buffalo Point, Manitoba.
* 1161.6 ha Reed River Indian Reserve 36A
* 37.4 ha Buffalo Point First Nation Indian Reserve 1
* 347.9 ha Buffalo Point First Nation Indian Reserve 2
* 91.6 ha Buffalo Point First Nation Indian Reserve 3
* 379 ha Agency Indian Reserve 30 on the Aulneau Peninsula in the Lake of the Woods in Ontario, which is shared with 12 other First Nations.
Governance
Buffalo Point First Nation is goverened by a hereditary system of government. The current leadership is Chief John Thunder and two Councilors: the former Chief Jim Thunder and Robert Kakaygeesick.
Official address
Buffalo Point First Nation
PO Box 1037
Buffalo Point, MB R0A 2W0
:Phone: 1-204-437-2133
:Fax: 1-204-437-2368 [http://www.buffalopoint-firstnation.ca/welcome.html website]
External links
* [http://sdiprod2.inac.gc.ca/fnprofiles/FNProfiles_DETAILS.asp?BAND_NUMBER=265 profile from INAC]
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