Peguis First Nation is the largest First Nations community in Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

, Canada

Canada

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with a population of approximately 7,338 people. It is located approximately 145 kilometres north of Winnipeg

Winnipeg

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...

. The citizens of Peguis are of Ojibway and Cree

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...

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On August 3, 1871, Mis-Koo-Kinew (or Henry Prince) signed Treaty 1

Treaty 1

Treaty 1 is a controversial agreement established August 3, 1871 between Queen Victoria and various First Nations in South Eastern Manitoba including the Chippewa and Swampy Cree tribes.-History:...

 on behalf of the "St. Peter's Band", the name of the Peguis First Nation at the time.
Treaty 1 specified that Peguis would be given 160 acre (0.6474976 km²) of land for each family of five people.

In 2008, Peguis First Nation announced the finalization of a land claims settlement with the Canadian federal government.