Bunibonibee Cree Nation
| People | Woodland Cree |
|---|---|
| Treaty | Treaty 5 |
| Headquarters | Oxford House, Manitoba |
| Population (2013) | |
| On reserve | 2,424 |
| Total population | 2,892 |
| Government | |
| Chief | Richard Brian Hart Jr. |
| Tribal Council | |
| Keewatin Tribal Council | |
Bunibonibee Cree Nation(Cree:ᐸᓂᑇᓂᐱᐩ, panipwânipiy), formerly known asOxford House First Nationand asOxford House Band of Indians,is aFirst Nationlocated along the eastern shoreline ofOxford Lakeat the headwaters of the Hayes River and is approximately 950 kilometres (590 mi) northeast ofWinnipeg,Manitoba.
The residents are predominantlyWoodland Creeand, more specifically Rocky Cree (Asinīskāwiyiniwak). The First Nation is a signatory to the 1909Treaty 5Adhesion. Bunibonibee Cree Nation has offices inOxford House, Manitoba.
The registered population as of August 2013 was 2,892, of which 2,424 resided on their ownIndian reserve.[1]
Governance
[edit]The First Nation's governing council are elected under the Indian Act Electoral System, Section 74, of theIndian Actof Canada. consisting of a Chief and six Councillors for a four-year term. The current administration, whose term expires December 4, 2023, are Chief Richard Hart, and Councillors Howard Grieves Jr, Donald Hart, Marion Wood, Anthony Weenusk, Paul Weenusk Sr, and an unfilled Councillor position due to the death of Gabriel Hart on April 16, 2021.
The band council of Bunibonibee Cree Nation, in turn, is a member ofKeewatin Tribal Council(KTC), a regional technical/political council;[2]Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak(MKO), a northern regional political council; theAssembly of Manitoba Chiefs(AMC), the provincial political council; andAssembly of First Nations(AFN), the federal political council.
Indian Reserves
[edit]The First Nation have reserved for themselves 13 separate tracts, of which Oxford House 24 IR serves as their main reserve, containing the Settlement ofOxford House, Manitoba.
- High Hill Lake IR — 422 hectares (1,040 acres)
- Kisipikamak IR — 1,879 hectares (4,640 acres)
- Munro Lake IR — 1,491 hectares (3,680 acres)
- Notin Sakahekun IR — 2,822.40 hectares (6,974.3 acres)
- Opischikonayak Nation IR — 254.80 hectares (629.6 acres)
- Oxford House 24IR — 4,876.20 hectares (12,049.4 acres)
- Oxford House 24A IR — 146 hectares (360 acres)
- Oxford House 24B IR — 1,737.60 hectares (4,293.7 acres)
- Oxford House 24C IR — 402 hectares (990 acres)
- Oxford House 24D IR — 4.50 hectares (11.1 acres)
- Oxford Lake North Shore IR — 1,385 hectares (3,420 acres)
- Wapisew Lake IR — 71 hectares (180 acres)
- Whitemud Lake IR — 2,068 hectares (5,110 acres)
References
[edit]- ^"AANDC (First Nation Profiles) Bunibonibee Cree Nation".Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada.Government of Canada. 2013-09-15.
- ^"Keewatin Tribal Council website".2013-09-15.
External links
[edit]- Bunibonibee Cree Nationprofile atKeewatin Tribal Council
- Bunibonibee Cree Nationprofile atIndian and Northern Affairs Canada
- Community profile at Kitayan CFDC
- Oxford House at Weather Network
- Map of Oxford House 24 at Statcan
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