Roseau River Treaty 1 - 150 Year’s Later - Sept 24/21 PM

Topic: Roseau River Treaty 1 - 150 Year’s Later
Time: Sep 23 & 24, 2021 from 10 AM - 3 PM

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Amongst a number of other presenters, I will be presenting on what I know of Treaty 1.

Also, important is the conversion of land into Reserve status. There is over 1.3 million acres of Treaty Land Entitlement in Manitoba First Nations that will create new reservation lands.

Manitoba First Nations who have TLE Agreements with Canada

Southern First Nations who have TLE

Long Plains, 26,437 acres 1994
Swan Lake, 13,035 acres 1995
Roseau River 16,218 acres 1996
Brokenhead 14,481 acres Part of the 19 who signed in 1997
Rolling River 47,112 acres Part of the 19 who signed in 1997
Buffalo Point 4,039 acres Part of the 19 who signed in 1997
Peguis 166,794 acres 2008
Total 288,116 acres

12 First Nations in northern Manitoba that signed TLE together in 1997

Barren Lands 66,420
Bunibonibee 35,434
God’s Lake 42,600
Manto Sipi 8,725
Mathias Colomb 217,364
Nishichawayasihk 61,761
Northlands 94,084
Norway House 104,784
Opaskwayak 56,068
Sapotaweyak 144,179
War Lake 7,156
Wuskwi Sipihk 56,890
Total 897,465 acres

6 northern First Nations that signed TLE in 1997 but remain independent TLE

Fox Lake 26,391
Marcel Colomb 17,007
O-pipon-na-piwin 17,674.29
Sayisi-Dene 22,372
Shamattawa 24,912
York Factory 29,173
Total 137,529.29 acres

Total Manitoba TLE Acreage

288,116 Southern First Nations combined
894,465 Northern First Nations combined
137,529.29 Northern Independent TLEs

1,320,110.29 Acres Total of Manitoba TLE Agreements