Ebb and Flow First Nation

Ebb and Flow First Nation (Ojibwe: Gaa-gwekwekejiwang) is an Anishinaabe First Nations community in Manitoba. It is located on the eponymous Ebb and Flow Lake, northeast of Riding Mountain National Park.^[2] It is about 180 km from Winnipeg, and lies on the west side of Lake Manitoba, on Manitoba Provincial Road 278.

Ebb and Flow First Nation
Band No. 280
Gaa-Gwekwekejiwang

People	Anishinaabe
Treaty	Treaty 2
Land[1]
Main reserve	Ebb and Flow 52
Population[1]
On reserve	1869
Total population	3,268
Government[1]
Chief	Wayne Desjarlais
Tribal Council[1]
West Region Tribal Council
Website
www.ebbandflowfn.com

The reserve is known as Ebb and Flow 52, which is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Alonsa.

Crisis

Wildfire 2025: In May of 2025 Ebb and Flow First Nation had a record-breaking wildfire season, the band had to issue a State of emergency. It was also believed that a standby evacuation was in place, with the help of many fire crews coming from surrounding communities the fire was put out the same day.

Water Crisis 2025: In January-February 2025, Ebb and Flow First Nation, had a water crisis resulting in week =s of no water, weeks of no school, and weeks of waiting. With the help of the band, free jugs of water were handed out to community members that were affected by the water crisis.

Asbestos crisis EFS 2016: In March of 2016 Ebb and Flow School was found to contain dangerous amounts of Asbestos, for many years before the findings, staff made reports of headaches, dizziness, Etc.. The school was shut down but classes resumed at the local community complex until it was safe to return.

New Changes

Ebb and Flow Elementary School (New) In the spring of 2022 Ebb and Flow broke ground to introduce a new elementary school for the community members, after years of meetings and planning. The whole project alone costed 55 million dollars to build, with the help of NDL, and Architecture 49. The building was completed in 2024 with classes starting in September 2024. The Grand Opening was in October with a Indoor feast for all students, and for a time where the High School students can take a look at the finished school. https://wcmbnews.com/dauphin-herald-news/item/823-ebb-and-flow-first-nation-breaks-ground-on-55-million-educational-complex-project

Ebb and Flow High School (renovation) The Ebb and Flow High School which is the old building which used to take in K-12 students now accommodates 7-12 students with a new cafeteria, 4 new classes for High School, an extension on the north wing, and a new tipi entrance.

New Splash pad. A New splash pad was built for children and was finished in 2025, and opened in 2025, the new splash pad is located at the north end of Central RD.

Notable people

• Kyle Edwards, writer and journalist^[3]

See also

• List of Indian reserves in Canada