Buffalo Point First Nation

Reed River 36A
Buffalo Point IR 1
Buffalo Point IR 2
Buffalo Point IR 3
Agency 30

GovernmentChiefJohn ThunderCouncil

Herman Green
Drew Thunder

Websitebuffalopoint-firstnation.ca

Buffalo Point First Nation is an Ojibwa or Saulteaux First Nations located in the southeastern corner of Manitoba, along the shores of Lake of the Woods. It is bordered largely by the unorganized portion of Division No. 1, Manitoba, and also has smaller borders with the Rural Municipality of Piney, as well as the northeast corner of Roseau County, Minnesota.

The main reserve of Buffalo Point 36 (49°0′59″N 95°15′42″W / 49.01639°N 95.26167°W / 49.01639; -95.26167)^[1] contains the resort community of Buffalo Point, Manitoba (49°0′40″N 95°14′20″W / 49.01111°N 95.23889°W / 49.01111; -95.23889).^[2]^[3]

The First Nation is independent,^[2] but was once a member of the Southeast Resource Development Council. Though a signatory to Treaty 3, the First Nation is not a member of the Grand Council of Treaty 3.

Reserves

Indian reserve in Manitoba, Canada

Buffalo Point 36 Neyaashiing
Indian reserve
Buffalo Point 36
Coordinates: 49°00′59″N 95°15′42″W / 49.016389°N 95.261667°W / 49.016389; -95.261667
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Eastman
Government
• Type	Band government
Area ^[4]
• Land	16.33 km² (6.31 sq mi)
Population (2016)^[4]
• Total	481
• Density	29.5/km² (76/sq mi)

The First Nation has six reserve lands:

Buffalo Point 36 (Ojibwe: Neyaashiing) — serves as their main reserve; with a total size of 1,633 hectares (4,040 acres), it contains the resort community of Buffalo Point, Manitoba.
Reed River 36A — with a total size of 1,161.6 hectares (2,870 acres)
Buffalo Point First Nation Indian Reserve 1 — total size of 37.4 hectares (92 acres)
Buffalo Point First Nation Indian Reserve 2 — total size of 347.9 hectares (860 acres)
Buffalo Point First Nation Indian Reserve 3 — total size of 91.6 hectares (226 acres)
Agency 30 — a reserve shared with 12 other First Nations; it has a total size of 379 hectares (940 acres) and is located on the Aulneau Peninsula in the Lake of the Woods in Ontario.

Governance

Buffalo Point First Nation is governed by a traditional system of government where the leadership is determined by a traditional, hereditary system. The number of councillors is determined by the federal Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs department. The current leadership is Chief John Thunder and two Councillors.

Notable citizens

Eddy Cobiness (1933–1996), visual artist

References

^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Buffalo Point 36". www4.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "History | Buffalo Point First Nation". www.buffalopoint-firstnation.ca. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
^ "Our Location | Southern Lake of the Woods in Manitoba - Buffalo Point Resort". Buffalo Point Resort: Lake of the Woods Resorts, Cottages, Golf, Fishing. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Census Profile, 2016 Census, Statistics Canada - Buffalo Point 36, Indian Reserve". Statistics Canada. Retrieved June 30, 2022.

External links

AANDC profile
Map of Buffalo Point 36 at Statcan
Buffalo Point First Nation

Grand Council of Treaty 3

Anishinabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council

Bimose Tribal Council

Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services

Non-member Treaty 3 First Nations

v t e The Numbered Treaties: Treaty Three
Numbered Treaties	Treaty 1 Treaty 2 Treaty 3 Treaty 4 Treaty 5 Treaty 6 Treaty 7 Treaty 8 Treaty 9 Treaty 10 Treaty 11
Anishinabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council	Animakee Wa Zhing 37 (Northwest Angle 37) Big Grassy Naongashiing (Big Island) Northwest Angle 33 Onigaming Wauzhushk Onigum
Bimose Tribal Council	Asubpeeschoseewagong (Grassy Narrows) Eagle Lake Iskatewizaagegan (Shoal Lake) 39 Lac des Mille Lacs Naotkamegwanning (Whitefish Bay) Obashkaandagaang Bay Niisaachewan Shoal Lake 40 Wabaseemoong (Whitedog) Wabauskang Wabigoon Lake
Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services	Couchiching Lac La Croix Mitaanjigamiing Naicatchewenin Nigigoonsiminikaaning Rainy River Seine River
Other Treaty 3 Nations	Buffalo Point Lac Seul Saugeen

v t e Southeast Resource Development Council
Berens River Black River Bloodvein Brokenhead Buffalo Point Hollow Water Little Grand Rapids Pauingassi Poplar River

v t e First Nations in Southern Manitoba
Barren Lands First Nation Birdtail Sioux First Nation Brokenhead Ojibway Nation Buffalo Point First Nation Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation Dakota Plains First Nation Dakota Tipi First Nation Dauphin River First Nation Ebb and Flow First Nation Fairford First Nation Gamblers First Nation Keeseekoowenin First Nation Lake Manitoba First Nation Lake St. Martin First Nation Little Saskatchewan First Nation Long Plain First Nation Mathias Colomb First Nation Northlands First Nation O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation Pinaymootang First Nation Pine Creek First Nation Rolling River First Nation Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation Sagkeeng First Nation Sandy Bay First Nation Sapotaweyak Cree Nation Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Skownan First Nation Swan Lake First Nation Tootinaowaziibeeng First Nation Waywayseecappo First Nation
The following regions of Manitoba are defined as constituting Southern Manitoba for the purposes of this template: Winnipeg Capital Region Central Plains Eastman Interlake Parkland Pembina Valley Westman

First Nations in Southern Manitoba

The following regions of Manitoba are defined as constituting Southern Manitoba for the purposes of this template:

v t e Kenora District, Ontario
Cities	Dryden Kenora
Towns	Red Lake Sioux Lookout
Townships	Ear Falls Ignace Machin Pickle Lake Sioux Narrows–Nestor Falls
First Nations	Animakee Wa Zhing 37 Asubpeeschoseewagong Attawapiskat Bearskin Lake Big Grassy Buffalo Point Cat Lake Deer Lake Eabametoong Eagle Lake Fort Albany Fort Severn Iskatewizaagegan 39 Kasabonika Lake Kashechewan Keewaywin Kingfisher Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug Lac Seul Marten Falls Mishkeegogamang Muskrat Dam Lake Naongashiing Naotkamegwanning Neskantaga Nibinamik Niisaachewan North Caribou Lake North Spirit Lake Northwest Angle 33 Obashkaandagaang Bay Onigaming Pikangikum Poplar Hill Sachigo Lake Sandy Lake Shoal Lake 40 Slate Falls Wabaseemoong Wabauskang Wabigoon Lake Wapekeka Wauzhushk Onigum Wawakapewin Webequie Weenusk Wunnumin Lake
Indian reserves	Agency 30 Attawapiskat 91 Attawapiskat 91A Bearskin Lake Cat Lake 63C The Dalles 38C Deer Lake Eagle Lake 27 English River 21 Fort Albany 67 (part) Fort Hope 64 Fort Severn 89 Kasabonika Lake Kee-Way-Win Kenora 38B Kingfisher 2A Kingfisher 3A Kingfisher Lake 1 Kitchenuhmaykoosib Aaki 84 Lac Seul 28 Lake of the Woods 31B Lake of the Woods 31C Lake of the Woods 31G Lake of the Woods 35J Lake of the Woods 37 Lake of the Woods 37B Marten Falls 65 Muskrat Dam Lake Naongashing 35A Neskantaga North Spirit Lake Northwest Angle 33B Northwest Angle 34C & 37B Obabikong 35B One Man Lake 29 Osnaburgh 63B Pikangikum 14 Poplar Hill Rat Portage 38A Sabaskong Bay 35C (part) Sabaskong Bay 35D Sabaskong Bay 35F (part) Sachigo Lake 1 Sachigo Lake 2 Sachigo Lake 3 Sandy Lake 88 Shoal Lake 31J Shoal Lake 34B1 Shoal Lake 34B2 Shoal Lake 37A (part) Shoal Lake 39 (part) Shoal Lake 39A (part) Shoal Lake 40 (part) Swan Lake 29 Wabaseemoong Wabauskang 21 Wabigoon Lake 27 Wapekeka 1 Wapekeka 2 Wawakapewin Weagamow Lake 87 Webequie Winisk 90 Whitefish Bay 32A Whitefish Bay 33A Whitefish Bay 34A Wunnumin 1 Wunnumin 2 Yellow Girl Bay 32B
Indian settlements	Kashechewan Kee Way Win Lansdowne House McDowell Lake Peawanuck Slate Falls Summer Beaver
Unorganized areas	Unorganized Kenora
Local services boards	Greater Oxdrift KeeMan Melgund Minaki Pellatt, Pelican, Umbach, Gidley Redditt Round Lake Wabigoon
Unincorporated communities	Balmertown Borups Corners Central Patricia Cochenour Dyment Eagle River Eton–Rugby Hudson Jaffray–Mellick Keewatin Madsen McKenzie Island Minnitaki Nestor Falls Norman Oxdrift Pickle Crow Rat Portage Sioux Narrows Starratt–Olsen Superior Junction Vermilion Bay
See also Communities in Kenora District Census divisions of Ontario

v t e Division No. 1, Manitoba (Eastern Manitoba)
Towns	Lac du Bonnet Powerview–Pine Falls
Local government districts	Pinawa
Rural municipalities	Alexander Lac du Bonnet Piney Reynolds Stuartburn Victoria Beach Whitemouth
First Nations	Animakee Wa Zhing 37 Buffalo Point Iskatewizaagegan 39 Shoal Lake 40
Indian reserves	Buffalo Point 36 Shoal Lake 37A (part) Shoal Lake 39 (part) Shoal Lake 39A (part) Shoal Lake 40 (part)
Unorganized areas	Unorganized Division No. 1
Unincorporated communities	Arbakka Badger Caliento Elma Gardenton Hadashville Hillside Beach Piney Prawda River Hills Ste. Rita St. Georges Seven Sisters Falls South Junction Sprague Stuartburn Sundown Vassar Vita Whitemouth Zhoda (part)
See also: Municipalities in Manitoba Census divisions of Manitoba 2015 municipal amalgamations