Sandy Bay First Nation

Sandy Bay First Nation (Ojibwe: Gaa-wiikwedaawangaag) is an Ojibway/mixed-blood First Nation in Manitoba, Canada. As of the 2016 Canadian Census, it had a population of 2,515;[1] while the First Nation's website reports a membership of 6,776 individuals as of April 2018.[2]

Sandy Bay
Marius, Manitoba
Indian reserve
Reserve No. 5
Sandy Bay
Coordinates: 50.55000°N 98.64722°W / 50.55000; -98.64722
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Settled1872, 1882
White Mud River1883
Government
 • TypeBand government
Population
 (2018)
 • Total6,776
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code
R0H 0T0
Area code(s)204
Sandy Bay First Nation
Gaa-wiikwedaawangaag
PeopleOjibway/Red River Métis
TreatyTreaty 1
Land
Main reserveSandy Bay
Government
ChiefTrevor Prince
Council
Jason Starr Sr., Randal Roulette, Michael Dumas
Website
sandybayfirstnation.com

It is located on the western shore of Lake Manitoba. Adjacent rural municipalities are Alonsa and Lakeview. The main reserve of Sandy Bay (Indian Reserve No. 5)—or Marius, Manitoba—is located at 50°33′00″N 98°38′50″W.

Early history

Sandy Bay's original roots began after the signing of Treaty 1, in 1870 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.

In 1871, the Ojibway/French mixed-bloods, or "half-breeds," of the Portage Band requested a reservation be set aside for them. While the request was accepted, the half-breeds were required "to move North, not nearer than 20 miles" where the current-day town of Westbourne is located. The new half-breed reserve was named Whitemud. In 1873, the reserve and its members were relocated again, straight north this time. In 1877, the residents of Whitemud were told to move again after the surveyor told them he made a mistake; this time, they were to head just one mile southeast, at the present-day location of Sandy Bay. The Ojibway/French mixed-blood reserve was thereafter renamed Sandy Bay.

On 21 July 1884, Sandy Bay had its very first elections. Francois Demarais won and became the first elected Chief, with Baptiste Spence and Wah-sah-hook winning for the first-ever councilor positions.

References
  1. "Sandy Bay 5, Indian reserve [Census subdivision], Manitoba and Division No. 8, Census division [Census division], Manitoba". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  2. "Band membership". Sandy Bay First Nation.
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