WASAGAMACK ANISININEW NATION

Wasagamack, MB R0B 1Z0

Ph: (204) 457-2337

Fax: (204) 457-2255

Current Chief and Council:

Chief Walter Harper

Vice-Chief Kelvin Harper

Councillor Violet Harper

Councillor Dustin Knott

Councillor Christine Harper

Councillor Phyllis Harper

Councillor Madeline Knott

Wasagamack First Nation

The Wasagamack First Nation is located on the western shore of Island Lake, about 12 kilometers to the north of St. Theresa Point, 281 kilometers southeast of Thompson, and 607 kilometers northeast of Winnipeg.

History

The First Nation is a signatory of the 1909 adhesion to Treaty 5.

Language

The native language is the Island Lake dialect of Oji-Cree.

Population

As of December 2014 the registered population of the Wasagamack First Nation was 2,017, of which 1,823 lived on their own reserve