Hollow Water First Nation

Hollow Water First Nation
Band No. 263

Treaty	Treaty 5
Headquarters	Wanipigow, Manitoba
Land[1]
Main reserve	Hole or Hollow Water 10
Land area	16.229 km^2
Population (2019)[1]
On reserve	1,072
Off reserve	964
Total population	2,036
Government[1]
Chief	Larry Barker
Council	Furlon Barker Wesley moneyas Henry Moneas Maurice Williams
Tribal Council[1]
Southeast Resource Development Council

Hollow Water First Nation (Ojibwe: Waanibiigaaw^[2] also spelt as Wanipigow^[3]) is an Anishinaabe (Ojibwa) First Nation located on the east side of Lake Winnipeg, Canada, 75 km (47 mi) north of Pine Falls, Manitoba, and 217 km (135 mi) north of Winnipeg.

The main economic base of the community remains hunting, fishing, trapping and wild rice harvesting.^[1]

Hole or Hollow Water 10

The First Nation has one reserve: Hole or Hollow Water 10 (51°10′5″N 96°16′59″W),^[4] which has a total size of 16.38 km² (4,050 acres)^[5] and contains the community of Wanipigow (itself meaning 'hollow water' or 'hole in the water' in Cree).^[6][7][8][9] The reserve is adjacent to and bounded in the southwest by Seymourville, and across the river from Aghaming.

Governance

Hollow Water First Nation is governed by the Act Electoral System of government. The current leadership, as of 2021^[update], is Chief Larry Barker and four Councilors: Furlon Barker, Geoffrey Bushie, Henry Moneas, and Maurice Williams.^[1]

Hollow Water First Nation is a member of the Southeast Resource Development Council and a signatory to Treaty 5.^[1]

Former Chiefs of the Hollow Water First Nation include Rod Bushie, who was later elected Grand Chief of Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs in August 1997.^[10]

References

1. "SERDC - Hollow Water".
2. Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre - Traditional Names, Modern Means https://mfnerc.org/2013/03/traditional-names-modern-means/ Archived 2022-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
3. Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre - Traditional First Nation Community Names Map Link
4. Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Hole or Hollow Water 10". www4.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
5. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2017-02-08). "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Hole or Hollow Water 10, Indian reserve [Census subdivision], Manitoba and Manitoba [Province]". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
6. "Wanipigow Lake Archaeological Site". www.gov.mb.ca. Provincial Heritage Sites, Historic Resources Branch. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
7. "Wanipigow Lake Archaeological Site | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
8. Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Wanipigow". www4.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
9. Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Wanipigow East". www4.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
10. "Former grand chief Rod Bushie dies". Winnipeg Free Press. 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2013-07-06.

External links

• AANDC profile
• Map of Hole or Hollow Water 10 at Statcan Archived 2010-10-06 at the Wayback Machine