Skownan First Nation ()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 is a Saulteaux (Ojibwe) First Nations band government whose reserve community, Waterhen 45, is located 288 km north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on the south shore of Waterhen Lake, between Lake Winnipeg and Lake Winnipegosis. As of May, 2015, the First Nation had 1,464 registered members, of which 750 lived on-reserve.INAC Registered Population for Skownan First Nation
The Skownan First Nation is a member of the West Region Tribal Council.
Skownan First Nation also owns and operates a local radio station, known as 98.7 SKO FM. The radio station services the community.
History Originally, the First Nation was known as the Waterhen River Band of Saulteaux and later simply as Waterhen First Nation (not to be confused with the Waterhen Lake Band of Cree in Saskatchewan, known today as the Waterhen Lake First Nation). The Skownan First Nation is a signatory to Treaty 2. Their name comes from Ne-biimiskonaan, meaning 'to turn around the point' or 'turning point' in the Anishinaabe language.
Governance The Skownan First Nation elect their council on a now four*-year term under the authority of the Act Electoral System. The current Chief is Cameron Catcheway; the Councillors are Ken Catcheway, Sterling Catcheway, Jimmy Chartrand and Charlotte Nepinak. The Chief and Councillors' terms began on November 3, 2016, and will expire on November 5, 2020.
The First Nation is a member of West Region Tribal Council, a regional tribal council.
List of Chiefs PeriodChiefNotes1871Francois/Broken Fingerssignatory of Treaty 21872–1885Katahkahwaynaas1885–1922Baptiste O'kitchekeshowenin/Nepinak1922–1950Hermus Nepinak1951–1955Alex Catchewayterms 1–21955–1959Moise Catchewayterms 1–21959–1961Alex Catchewayterm 31961–1963Joe Catcheway1963–1965Carl Gabriel1965–1967Alphonse Catcheway1967–1969Moise Catchewayterm 31969–1971Donald Catcheway1971–1979Moise Catchewayterms 4–71979–1983Harvey Nepinakterms 1–21983–1987Larry Catagas1987–1999Harvey Nepinakterms 3–81999–2003Bernard Catchewayterms 1–22003–2005Robert Lavallee2005–2010Harvey Nepinakterms 9–11.52010–incumbentCameron Catcheway
Reserves The Skownan First Nation has only one Indian reserve, the 1,856.7-hectare Waterhen Indian Reserve No. 45.
References
External links AANDC profile Statistics Canada's 2006 Census for Waterhen 45 Skownan First Nation History from West Manitoba Genealogy Seeing the path: the Skownan Vision Seekers Initiative Map of Waterhen 45 at Statcan