Swan Lake First Nation

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Swan Lake First Nation
Band No. 293
Land^[1]
People	Saulteaux
Treaty	Treaty 1
Main reserve	Swan Lake 7
Other reserve(s)	Indian Reserves 7A, 8, and 8A
Land area	65.40 km²
Population (2021)^[1]
On reserve	408
Off reserve	1053
Total population	1461
Government^[1]
Chief	Jason Daniels
Council	Michael Esquash, Francine Meeches, Sean D. McKinney and Craig Soldier
Website
swanlakefirstnation.com

The Swan Lake First Nation (Ojibwe: Gaa-biskigamaag,^[2] meaning The lake that is curved) is a Saulteaux band government located along Swan Lake in the Pembina Valley Region of Manitoba, Canada.

Its main reserve is Swan Lake 7, which is surrounded by the Municipality of Lorne; the First Nation also has economic initiatives located at their reserve nearby the Rural Municipality of Headingley (IR 8A).

Reserve lands

Swan Lake First Nation divided into 4 reserve lands:^[1]

Swan Lake 7 (IR 7) — surrounded by the Municipality of Lorne (Swan Lake); totalling 36.35 km² (8,982 acres) in size, this is the First Nation's main reserve
Forest Hills (IR 7a) — located by Carberry; totalling 26.36 km² (6,514 acres) in size, it consists of residential and commercial developments
Indian Gardens (IR 8) — located by Rathwell; totalling 2.6 km² (640 acres) in size, most (75%) of this land is under agricultural lease
Headingley (IR 8a) — located by the RM of Headingley; totalling 100,000 m² (25 acres) in size, this location is planned to consist of mainly commercial developments

v t e Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council
Canupawakpa Dakota Plains Long Plain Roseau River Sandy Bay Sioux Valley Swan Lake Administration & Finance Advisory Department Community Futures Development Corporation Education Services Health Services Housing Authority Police Service Social Development Yellowquill College

v t e The Numbered Treaties: Treaty One
Numbered Treaties	Treaty 1 Treaty 2 Treaty 3 Treaty 4 Treaty 5 Treaty 6 Treaty 7 Treaty 8 Treaty 9 Treaty 10 Treaty 11
Treaty One Nations	Brokenhead Ojibway Nation Sagkeeng First Nation Long Plain First Nation Peguis First Nation Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation Sandy Bay First Nation Swan Lake First Nation

Towns

Former towns	Manitou Pilot Mound

Villages

Former villages	Cartwright Crystal City Somerset

Former RMs	Lorne Louise Pembina Roblin

Unincorporated communities

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