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The Swan Lake First Nation (Ojibwe: Gaa-biskigamaag, 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:

• Swan Lake 7 (IR 7) — surrounded by the Municipality of Lorne (Swan Lake); totalling 36.35 km (8,982 acres) in size, this is the First Nation's main reserve
• Forest Hills (IR 7a) — located by Carberry; totalling 26.36 km (6,514 acres) in size, it consists of residential and commercial developments
• Indian Gardens (IR 8) — located by Rathwell; totalling 2.6 km (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 m (25 acres) in size, this location is planned to consist of mainly commercial developments

External links

• Map of Swan Lake 7 at Statcan Archived 2013-07-02 at the Wayback Machine

References

1. ^ "About Swan Lake First Nation – Swan Lake First Nation".
2. 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
3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
4. Statistics Canada (2012), 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-142-XWE, Ottawa, Ontario (published October 24, 2012), archived from the original on July 2, 2013, retrieved February 16, 2017{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

• Swan Lake Development | Developing the comminity, archived from the original on May 22, 2016, retrieved February 15, 2017
• Swan Lake First Nation - Band History

v t e Division No. 4, Manitoba (Pilot Mound Area)
Towns	Former towns Manitou Pilot Mound
Villages	Former villages Cartwright Crystal City Somerset
Rural municipalities	Argyle Cartwright–Roblin Lorne (part) Louise Pembina Former RMs Lorne Louise Pembina Roblin
First Nations	Swan Lake
Indian reserves	Swan Lake 7
Unincorporated communities	Altamont Baldur Bruxelles Cardinal Clearwater Darlingford Greenway Kaleida La Rivière Mariapolis Mather Neelin Saint Alphonse St. Leon St. Lupicin Snowflake Windygates
See also: Municipalities in Manitoba Census divisions of Manitoba 2015 municipal amalgamations

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