"Waterhen First Nation" redirects here. Not to be confused with the Waterhen Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan.
Skownan First Nation Band No. 281
People
Saulteaux
Treaty
Treaty 2
Headquarters
Skownan, Manitoba
Land
Main reserve
Waterhen 45
Population (2015)
On reserve
750
Total population
1,464
Government
Chief
Cameron Cacheway
Tribal Council
West Region Tribal Council
Website
skofn.com
Skownan First Nation (Ojibwe: Ishkwaawinaaning)[1] is a Saulteaux (Ojibwe) First Nations band government whose reserve community, Waterhen 45, is located 288 km north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,[2] on the south shore of Waterhen Lake, between Lake Winnipeg and Lake Winnipegosis.[3] As of May, 2015, the First Nation had 1,464 registered members, of which 750 lived on-reserve.[4][5]
The Skownan First Nation is a member of the West Region Tribal Council.[4]
Skownan First Nation also owns and operates a local radio station, known as 98.7 SKO FM. The radio station services the community.
^Andy Thomas Thomas, Florence Paynter. The Significance of Creating First Nation
Traditional 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
^"Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
^"Waterhen 45". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
^ ab"AANDC (Aboriginal Peoples & Communities) First Nation Profiles". Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
^INAC Registered Population for Skownan First Nation
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