Lake St. Martin First Nation

Lake St. Martin First Nation (Ojibwe: Obashkodeyaang)^[1] is a Canadian First Nations government and Treaty 2 signatory.

The First Nation was based primarily at Lake St. Martin about 225 kilometres (140 mi) northwest of Winnipeg until May 2011. When a massive flood hit Manitoba, the Government of Manitoba decided to divert water to Lake St. Martin in order to protect cottage, and agricultural properties on other bodies of water. ^[2] As a result all the housing at Lake St. Martin First Nation was destroyed. As of 2019, approximately 1,000 flood evacuees are still displaced.^[3]

Reserves

• The Narrows 49 2,613.30 hectares (6,457.6 acres)
• The Narrows 49A 982 hectares (2,430 acres)

References

1. Andy Thomas Thomas, Florence Paynter. The Significance of Creating First Nation Traditional Names Maps. Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inc. https://mfnerc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/The-Significance-of-Creating-First-Nation-Traditional-Names-Maps.pdf Archived 2022-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
2. Thompson, Shirley; Myrle Ballard; Donna Martin (2014). "Lake St. Martin First Nation Community Members' Experiences of Induced Displacement: "We're like refugees"". Refuge. 29 (2): 75–86. doi:10.25071/1920-7336.38168.
3. "Deal for a new Lake St. Martin - Winnipeg Free Press". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 13 November 2014.

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