Buffalo Point First Nation

Buffalo Point First Nation is an Ojibwa or Saulteaux First Nations located in the southeastern corner of Manitoba, along the shores of Lake of the Woods. It is bordered largely by the unorganized portion of Division No. 1, Manitoba, and also has smaller borders with the Rural Municipality of Piney, as well as the northeast corner of Roseau County, Minnesota.

Buffalo Point First Nation

People	Ojibwa or Saulteaux
Treaty	Treaty 3
Headquarters	Buffalo Point, Manitoba
Land
Main reserve	Buffalo Point 36
Other reserve(s)	Reed River 36A Buffalo Point IR 1 Buffalo Point IR 2 Buffalo Point IR 3 Agency 30
Government
Chief	John Thunder
Council	Herman Green Drew Thunder
Website
buffalopoint-firstnation.ca

The main reserve of Buffalo Point 36 (49°0′59″N 95°15′42″W)^[1] contains the resort community of Buffalo Point, Manitoba (49°0′40″N 95°14′20″W).^[2][3]

The First Nation is independent,^[2] but was once a member of the Southeast Resource Development Council. Though a signatory to Treaty 3, the First Nation is not a member of the Grand Council of Treaty 3.

Reserves

Buffalo Point 36 Neyaashiing
Indian reserve
Buffalo Point 36
Coordinates: 49.016389°N 95.261667°W / 49.016389; -95.261667
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Eastman
Government
• Type	Band government
Area [4]
• Land	16.33 km2 (6.31 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	481
• Density	29.5/km2 (76/sq mi)

The First Nation has six reserve lands:

• Buffalo Point 36 (Ojibwe: Neyaashiing) — serves as their main reserve; with a total size of 1,633 hectares (4,040 acres), it contains the resort community of Buffalo Point, Manitoba.
• Reed River 36A — with a total size of 1,161.6 hectares (2,870 acres)
• Buffalo Point First Nation Indian Reserve 1 — total size of 37.4 hectares (92 acres)
• Buffalo Point First Nation Indian Reserve 2 — total size of 347.9 hectares (860 acres)
• Buffalo Point First Nation Indian Reserve 3 — total size of 91.6 hectares (226 acres)
• Agency 30 — a reserve shared with 12 other First Nations; it has a total size of 379 hectares (940 acres) and is located on the Aulneau Peninsula in the Lake of the Woods in Ontario.

Governance

Buffalo Point First Nation is governed by a traditional system of government where the leadership is determined by a traditional, hereditary system. The number of councillors is determined by the federal Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs department. The current leadership is Chief John Thunder and two Councillors.

The First Nation is independent,^[2] but was once a member of the Southeast Resource Development Council. Though a signatory to Treaty 3, the First Nation is not a member of the Grand Council of Treaty 3.

Notable citizens

• Eddy Cobiness (1933–1996), visual artist