Hollow Water First Nation

Furlon Barker
Wesley moneyas
Henry Moneas
Maurice Williams

Tribal Council^[1]Southeast Resource Development Council

Hollow Water First Nation (Ojibwe: Waanibiigaaw^[2] also spelt as Wanipigow^[3]) is an Anishinaabe (Ojibwa) First Nation located on the east side of Lake Winnipeg, Canada, 75 km (47 mi) north of Pine Falls, Manitoba, and 217 km (135 mi) north of Winnipeg.

The main economic base of the community remains hunting, fishing, trapping and wild rice harvesting.^[1]

Hole or Hollow Water 10

The First Nation has one reserve: Hole or Hollow Water 10 (51°10′5″N 96°16′59″W / 51.16806°N 96.28306°W / 51.16806; -96.28306),^[4] which has a total size of 16.38 km² (4,050 acres)^[5] and contains the community of Wanipigow (itself meaning 'hollow water' or 'hole in the water' in Cree).^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9] The reserve is adjacent to and bounded in the southwest by Seymourville, and across the river from Aghaming.

Governance

Hollow Water First Nation is governed by the Act Electoral System of government. The current leadership, as of 2021^[update], is Chief Larry Barker and four Councilors: Furlon Barker, Geoffrey Bushie, Henry Moneas, and Maurice Williams.^[1]

Hollow Water First Nation is a member of the Southeast Resource Development Council and a signatory to Treaty 5.^[1]

Former Chiefs of the Hollow Water First Nation include Rod Bushie, who was later elected Grand Chief of Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs in August 1997.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "SERDC - Hollow Water".
^ Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre - Traditional Names, Modern Means https://mfnerc.org/2013/03/traditional-names-modern-means/
^ Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre - Traditional First Nation Community Names Map Link
^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Hole or Hollow Water 10". www4.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2017-02-08). "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Hole or Hollow Water 10, Indian reserve [Census subdivision], Manitoba and Manitoba [Province]". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
^ "Wanipigow Lake Archaeological Site". www.gov.mb.ca. Provincial Heritage Sites, Historic Resources Branch. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
^ "Wanipigow Lake Archaeological Site | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Wanipigow". www4.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Wanipigow East". www4.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
^ "Former grand chief Rod Bushie dies". Winnipeg Free Press. 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2013-07-06.

External links

AANDC profile
Map of Hole or Hollow Water 10 at Statcan

First Nations in the Northern Region of Manitoba

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 The Numbered Treaties: Treaty Five
Numbered Treaties	Treaty 1 Treaty 2 Treaty 3 Treaty 4 Treaty 5 Treaty 6 Treaty 7 Treaty 8 Treaty 9 Treaty 10 Treaty 11
Manitoba	Berens River First Nation Black River First Nation Bloodvein First Nation Bunibonibee Cree Nation Chemawawin Cree Nation Cross Lake First Nation Fisher River Cree Nation Fox Lake Cree Nation Garden Hill First Nation God's Lake First Nation Grand Rapids First Nation Hollow Water First Nation Kinonjeoshtegon First Nation Little Grand Rapids First Nation Manto Sipi Cree Nation Mosakahiken Cree Nation Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation Norway House Cree Nation Opaskwayak Cree Nation Pauingassi First Nation Poplar River First Nation Red Sucker Lake First Nation St. Theresa Point First Nation Sayisi Dene First Nation Shamattawa First Nation Tataskweyak Cree Nation War Lake First Nation Wasagamack First Nation York Factory First Nation
Saskatchewan	Cumberland House First Nation Red Earth First Nation Shoal Lake First Nation
Ontario	Deer Lake First Nation North Spirit Lake First Nation Pikangikum First Nation Poplar Hill First Nation Sandy Lake First Nation

v t e Division No. 19, Manitoba (North East Manitoba)
First Nations	Berens River Black River Bloodvein Chemawawin Dauphin River Fisher River Hollow Water Kinonjeoshtegon Lake St. Martin Little Grand Rapids O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi Pauingassi Peguis Pinaymootang Pine Creek Poplar River Sagkeeng Sapotaweyak Skownan Wuskwi Sipihk
Indian reserves	Berens River 13 Black River 9 Bloodvein 12 Chemawawin 3 Crane River 51 Dauphin River 48A Fairford 50 (part) Fisher River 44 Fisher River 44A Fort Alexander 3 Hole or Hollow Water 10 Jackhead 43 Little Grand Rapids 14 The Narrows 49 Pauingassi First Nation Peguis 1B Pine Creek 66A Poplar River 16 Shoal River 65A Swan Lake 65C Waterhen 45
Unorganized areas	Unorganized Division No. 19
Unincorporated communities	Berens River Dauphin River Fort Alexander Little Grand Rapids Manigotagan Pine Creek
See also: Municipalities in Manitoba Census divisions of Manitoba 2015 municipal amalgamations