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====Located in Manitoba==== {{Location map many |Canada Manitoba |caption=Swampy Cree communities in Manitoba |coordinates1={{coord|55.8617|-92.0984}} |label1=[[Shamattawa First Nation|Shamattawa]] |position1=bottom |coordinates2={{coord|56.1443|-96.0538}} |label2=[[Tataskweyak Cree Nation|Tataskweyak]] |position2=top |mark2=Black pog.svg |coordinates3={{coord|56.0520|-96.0606}} |label3=[[York Factory First Nation|York Factory]] |position3=bottom |coordinates4={{coord|53.0614|-99.4756}} |label4=[[Chemawawin Cree Nation|Chemawawin]] |position4=left |coordinates5={{coord|55.4443|-101.1718}} |label5=[[Mathias Colomb First Nation|Mathias Colomb]] |position5=top |coordinates6={{coord|53.0936|-99.1401}} |label6=[[Misipawistik Cree Nation|Misipawistik]] |position6=right |coordinates7={{coord|53.4233|-100.1932}} |label7=[[Mosakahiken Cree Nation|Mosakahiken]] |position7=right |coordinates8={{coord|53.8160|-101.2520}} |label8=[[Opaskwayak Cree Nation|Opaskwayak]] |position8=right |coordinates9={{coord|52.744733|-100.692299}} |label9=[[Sapotaweyak Cree Nation|Sapotaweyak]] |position9=right |coordinates10={{coord|51.2620|-97.2200}} |label10=[[Fisher River Cree Nation|Fisher River]] |position10=bottom |coordinates11={{coord|56.8530|-101.0490}} |label11=[[Marcel Colomb First Nation|Marcel Colomb]] |position11=top |coordinates12={{coord|54.0120|-97.4505}} |label12=[[Norway House Cree Nation|Norway House]] |position12=top |coordinates20={{coord|49.5340|-97.0847}} |label20=Winnipeg |position=top |mark20=Black pog.svg }} [[Keewatin Tribal Council]] is a Tribal Council based in [[Thompson, Manitoba]] that represents eleven First Nations, of which five are Swampy Cree, across northern Manitoba.<ref name="Keewatin Tribal Council">{{cite web|title=Keewatin Tribal Council|url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/TCMain.aspx?TC_NUMBER=1022&lang=eng|website=Tribal Council Detail|date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> [[Fox Lake Cree Nation]] is based in [[Gillam, Manitoba|Gillam]], {{convert|248|km}} northeast of Thompson via [[Manitoba Provincial Road 280|Provincial Road 280 (PR 280)]], and has several reserves along the [[Nelson River]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fox Lake |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=305&lang=eng |website=[[CrownâIndigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> [[Shamattawa First Nation]] is located on their reserve, Shamattawa 1,<ref>{{cite web |title=Shamattawa 1 |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/RVDetail.aspx?RESERVE_NUMBER=06460&lang=eng |website=[[CrownâIndigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> on the banks of the [[Gods River]] where the [[Echoing River]] joins. The community is very remote; only connected via air or via winter ice roads to other First Nation communities. The [[Tataskweyak Cree Nation]] is located in the community of [[Split Lake, Manitoba]] within the Split Lake 171 reserve, {{convert|144|km}} northeast of Thompson on PR 280, on the [[Split Lake (Manitoba)|lake of the same name]] on the Nelson River system.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tataskweyak Cree Nation |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=306&lang=eng |website=[[CrownâIndigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> [[War Lake First Nation]] possess several reserves but are located on the Mooseocoot reserve in the community of [[Ilford, Manitoba]], {{convert|35|km}} east of York Landing.<ref>{{cite web |title=War Lake First Nation |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=323&lang=eng |website=[[CrownâIndigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> [[York Factory First Nation]] is based on the reserve of York Landing, {{convert|30|km}} south of Split Lake via ferry.<ref>{{cite web |title=York Factory First Nation |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=304&lang=eng |website=[[CrownâIndigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> [[York Factory]] was a settlement and Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) trading post, established in 1684, on the shore of Hudson Bay, at the mouth of the [[Hayes River]].<ref>{{CRHP|4481|York Factory National Historic Site of Canada}}</ref> In 1956, the trading post was closed and the community was moved inland to the current site.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our History: The Relocation |url=http://www.yffn.ca/kawechiwasik/our-history/ |publisher=York Factory First Nation |access-date=30 December 2021}}</ref> Swampy Cree Tribal Council is, as the name suggests, a tribal council of seven Swampy Cree First Nations across northern Manitoba and is based in [[The Pas]].<ref name="Swampy TC">{{cite web |title=Swampy Cree Tribal Council Incorporated |url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/TCMain.aspx?TC_NUMBER=1005&lang=eng|website=Tribal Council Detail|date=3 November 2008}}</ref> The [[Chemawawin Cree Nation]] (also Rocky Cree) are based on their reserve Chemawawin 2, adjacent to [[Easterville, Manitoba]], {{convert|200|km}} southeast of The Pas.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chemawawin Cree Nation |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=309&lang=eng |website=[[CrownâIndigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> [[Mathias Colomb First Nation]] (also Rocky Cree) is located in the community of [[Pukatawagan]] on the Pukatawagan 198 reserve.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pukatawagan 198 |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/RVDetail.aspx?RESERVE_NUMBER=06456&lang=eng |website=[[CrownâIndigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> [[Misipawistik Cree Nation]] (also Rocky Cree) is located near [[Grand Rapids, Manitoba]], {{convert|400|km}} north of Winnipeg at the mouth of the [[Saskatchewan River]] as it runs into Lake Winnipeg.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grand Rapids 33 |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/RVDetail.aspx?RESERVE_NUMBER=06436&lang=eng |website=[[CrownâIndigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> [[Mosakahiken Cree Nation]] (also Rocky Cree) is located around the community of [[Moose Lake, Manitoba|Moose Lake]] about {{convert|63|km}} southeast of The Pas on their main reserve, Moose Lake 31A.<ref>{{cite web |title=Moose Lake 31A |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/RVDetail.aspx?RESERVE_NUMBER=06415&lang=eng |website=[[CrownâIndigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> [[Opaskwayak Cree Nation]] (also Rocky Cree) has several reserves but most of the population lives on the Opaskwayak 21E reserve, immediately north of and across the Saskatchewan River from The Pas.<ref>{{cite web |title=Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/RVDetail.aspx?RESERVE_NUMBER=06427&lang=eng |website=[[CrownâIndigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> The [[Sapotaweyak Cree Nation]] is located in the Shoal River 65A reserve adjacent to the community of [[Pelican Rapids, Manitoba|Pelican Rapids]], about {{convert|82|km}} south of The Pas.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shoal River 65A |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/RVDetail.aspx?RESERVE_NUMBER=06438&lang=eng |website=[[CrownâIndigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> [[Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation]] has several reserves but the main reserve is Swan Lake 65C which contains the settlement of Indian Birch, about {{convert|150|km}} south of The Pas.<ref>{{cite web |title=Swan Lake 65C |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/RVDetail.aspx?RESERVE_NUMBER=06442&lang=eng |website=[[CrownâIndigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> Not affiliated with any Tribal Council: [[Fisher River Cree Nation]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Fisher River |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=264&lang=eng |website=[[CrownâIndigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> [[Marcel Colomb First Nation]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Marcel Colomb First Nation |date=14 November 2008 |website=[[CrownâIndigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=328&lang=eng}}</ref> and [[Norway House Cree Nation]].<ref name="Norway">{{cite web |title=Norway House Cree Nation |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=278&lang=eng |website=[[CrownâIndigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> [[Fisher River Cree Nation]], located approximately {{convert|177|km}} north of [[Winnipeg]] in Koostatak on [[Lake Winnipeg]], control the Fisher River 44 and 44A reserves.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fisher River |date=14 November 2008 |website=[[CrownâIndigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=264&lang=eng}}</ref> [[Marcel Colomb First Nation]] is located outside of Lynn Lake on the Black Sturgeon reserve on Hughes Lake, {{convert|289|km}} northwest of Thompson via [[Manitoba Provincial Road 391|Provincial Road 391]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Black Sturgeon |date=14 November 2008 |website=[[CrownâIndigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/RVDetail.aspx?RESERVE_NUMBER=09000&lang=eng}}</ref> [[Norway House Cree Nation]] is located in [[Norway House]] which is located on the [[Playgreen Lake]] section of the [[Nelson River]] system on the north side of Lake Winnipeg.<ref name="Norway"/> In 1821, Norway House became the principal inland fur trading depot for the Hudson's Bay Company.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Lyon |first=D.M. |title=Norway House |encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia |date=16 April 2015 |publisher=Historica Canada |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/norway-house}}</ref> Norway House was also where [[Treaty 5]] was signed.<ref>{{CRHP|12041|Norway House National Historic Site of Canada}}</ref> They control more than 80 reserves from less than {{convert|2|ha|acre}} to their largest, Norway House 17, at over {{convert|7600|ha|acre}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Norway House Cree Nation |date=14 November 2008 |website=[[CrownâIndigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=278&lang=eng}}</ref> The Nation is one of the most populous in Canada with 8,599 people {{as of|November 2021|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Norway House Cree Nation |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNRegPopulation.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=278&lang=eng |website=[[CrownâIndigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref>
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