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{{Infobox settlement
'''Little Grand Rapids First Nation''' is an [[Anishinaabe]] ([[Saulteaux]]/[[Ojibwa]]) [[First Nation]] located approximately {{convert|257|km|mi}} northeast of [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]]. As of May 2010, the First Nation had a registered population of 1,454 people, of which their own on-[[Indian reserve|reserve]] population was 1,174.
| name = Little Grand Rapids 14
| official_name = Indian Reserve 14
| settlement_type = [[Indian reserve]]
| module = {{infobox First Nation
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| band_name = '''Little Grand Rapids First Nation'''
| band_number = 270
| treaty = [[Treaty 5]]
| headquarters = [[Little Grand Rapids]]
| province = [[Manitoba]]
| tribal_council = [[Southeast Resource Development Council]]
| chief = Oliver Owen
| on_reserve = 1368 (2019)<ref name="SERDC2"/>
| off_reserve = 385
| total_pop = 1753
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| coordinates = {{coord|52.000|-95.417|region:CA-MB|display=inline,title}}
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| area_land_km2 = 22.43
| population_total = 810
| population_as_of = 2016
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4619051&Geo2=PR&Code2=46&SearchText=Little%20Grand%20Rapids%2014&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=4619051&TABID=1&type=0|title=Census Profile, 2016 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error}}</ref>
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'''Little Grand Rapids First Nation''' ({{langx|oj|Mishi-baawitigong}})<ref>[https://mfnerc.org/community-map/ https://mfnerc.org/community-map/]</ref> is a remote [[Anishinaabe]] ([[Saulteaux]]/[[Ojibwa]]) [[First Nations in Canada|First Nation]] community in northeast [[Manitoba]], located approximately {{convert|370|km|mi}} northeast of [[Winnipeg]].<ref name="SERDC2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.serdc.mb.ca/communities/little-grand-rapids|title = SERDC - Little Grand Rapids}}</ref>
==Reserves==

The First Nation have reserved for themselves one [[Indian Reserve|reserve]]:
It is a [[fly-in community]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/little-grand-rapids-first-nation-1.5757908| title = Grand chief sounds alarm as COVID-19 outbreak in Little Grand Rapids grows to 33 cases |publisher=CBC News}} </ref>
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* {{convert|2005.80|ha|acres}} '''Little Grand Rapids 14 Indian Reserve''', which serves as their main reserve, across the channel in the Family Lake from the community of [[Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba]].

On 4 October 2020, a [[COVID-19 pandemic in Manitoba|COVID-19 outbreak]] was declared in Little Grand Rapids. With 33 confirmed cases at the time, it had the highest number of cases of any [[First Nations in Manitoba|First Nation in Manitoba]].<ref name="SERDC2"/>

== Reserve ==<!--[[Little Grand Rapids 14]] redirects here-->
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The First Nation has one [[Indian reserve|reserve]]: '''Little Grand Rapids 14''', which is located across the channel in the Family Lake from the community of [[Little Grand Rapids]].


==Governance==
==Governance==
Little Grand Rapids First Nation is governed by the Act Electoral System of government. The current leadership is Chief Martin Owens and Councillors Hilda Crow, Diane Keeper, Wendy Keeper, Deon Lam, Howard LeVeque and Robert LeVeque. The Chief's and Councillors' two-year elected term began on July 29, 2009, and will conclude on July 28, 2011. Little Grand Rapids First Nation is a member of the [[Southeast Resource Development Council]] and a signatory to [[Treaty 5]].
Little Grand Rapids First Nation is governed by the Act Electoral System of government. The current leadership as of 2021 includes Chief Oliver Owen, and Councillors Clinton Keeper, Diane Keeper, Roy Dunsford, Hilda Crow, Cher Kejick, and Blair Owen.<ref name="SERDC2"/>

Little Grand Rapids First Nation is a member of the [[Southeast Resource Development Council]] and a signatory to [[Treaty 5]].<ref name="SERDC2" />


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://pse5-esd5.ainc-inac.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=270&lang=eng profile from INAC]
* [https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=270&lang=eng profile from AANDC]
* [http://www.seed.mb.ca/little_grand_rapids.html Southeast Community Futures Development Corporation profile]
* [http://www.seed.mb.ca/little_grand_rapids.html Southeast Community Futures Development Corporation profile]
* [http://geodepot.statcan.gc.ca/GeoSearch2011-GeoRecherche2011/GeoSearch2011-GeoRecherche2011.jsp?lang=E&otherLang=F&searchGeocode=4619051&layerSelected=csd&searchTheme=GeoCode&searchPass=2&boundaryType= Map of Little Grand Rapids 14 at Statcan]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:09, 29 October 2024

Little Grand Rapids 14
Indian reserve
Indian Reserve 14
Little Grand Rapids 14 is located in Manitoba
Little Grand Rapids 14
Little Grand Rapids 14
Coordinates: 52°00′00″N 95°25′01″W / 52.000°N 95.417°W / 52.000; -95.417
Area
 • Land22.43 km2 (8.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
810
Little Grand Rapids First Nation
Band No. 270
TreatyTreaty 5
HeadquartersLittle Grand Rapids
ProvinceManitoba
Population
On reserve1368 (2019)[2]
Off reserve385
Total population1753
Government
ChiefOliver Owen
Tribal Council
Southeast Resource Development Council

Little Grand Rapids First Nation (Ojibwe: Mishi-baawitigong)[3] is a remote Anishinaabe (Saulteaux/Ojibwa) First Nation community in northeast Manitoba, located approximately 370 kilometres (230 mi) northeast of Winnipeg.[2]

It is a fly-in community.[4]

On 4 October 2020, a COVID-19 outbreak was declared in Little Grand Rapids. With 33 confirmed cases at the time, it had the highest number of cases of any First Nation in Manitoba.[2]

Reserve

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The First Nation has one reserve: Little Grand Rapids 14, which is located across the channel in the Family Lake from the community of Little Grand Rapids.

Governance

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Little Grand Rapids First Nation is governed by the Act Electoral System of government. The current leadership as of 2021 includes Chief Oliver Owen, and Councillors Clinton Keeper, Diane Keeper, Roy Dunsford, Hilda Crow, Cher Kejick, and Blair Owen.[2]

Little Grand Rapids First Nation is a member of the Southeast Resource Development Council and a signatory to Treaty 5.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
  2. ^ a b c d e "SERDC - Little Grand Rapids".
  3. ^ https://mfnerc.org/community-map/
  4. ^ "Grand chief sounds alarm as COVID-19 outbreak in Little Grand Rapids grows to 33 cases". CBC News.
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