Fisher River, Manitoba
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Fisher River is a Cree
first nations reserve located approximately 193 km (2 hours and 15 minutes) north of Manitoba’s capital city, Winnipeg. The Fisher River Cree Nation is composed of two reserves; Fisher River 44 and Fisher River 44A. The reserve population is 1709, the off reserve population is 1389 for a total of 3098 band members.
Fisher River is named after the animal called a "Fisher", which belongs to the same family as weasels and skunks.
It is also known as its shape
The Chief of Fisher River is David Crate.
Fisher River is 15,614 acres (6,319 hectares).
Cree
The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations / Native Americans in North America, with 200,000 members living in Canada. In Canada, the major proportion of Cree live north and west of Lake Superior, in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories, although...
first nations reserve located approximately 193 km (2 hours and 15 minutes) north of Manitoba’s capital city, Winnipeg. The Fisher River Cree Nation is composed of two reserves; Fisher River 44 and Fisher River 44A. The reserve population is 1709, the off reserve population is 1389 for a total of 3098 band members.
Fisher River is named after the animal called a "Fisher", which belongs to the same family as weasels and skunks.
It is also known as its shape
The Chief of Fisher River is David Crate.
Fisher River is 15,614 acres (6,319 hectares).