Sandy Bay First Ojibway Nation (Ojibwe: Gaa-wiikwedaawangaag) is an Ojibway/Dakota/mixed-blood First Nation in Manitoba, Canada. As of the 2016 Canadian Census, it had a population of 2,515;[1] while the First Nation's website reported a membership of 6,776 individuals as of April 2018.[2]

Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation Marius, Manitoba
Indian reserve
Reserve No. 5
Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation
Coordinates: 50.55000°N 98.64722°W / 50.55000; -98.64722
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Settled	1872, 1882
White Mud River Tootoogun	1883
Government
• Type	Band government
Population  (2018)
• Total	6,776
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code	R0H 0T0
Area code	204
Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation Gaa-wiikwedaawangaag
People	Ojibway/Dakota
Treaty	Treaty 1
Land
Main reserve	Sandy Bay
Government
Chief	Trevor Prince
Council	Jason Starr Sr., Randal Roulette, Michael Dumas
Website
sandybayfirstnation.com

It is located on the western shore of Lake Manitoba. Adjacent rural municipalities are Alonsa and Gladstone Lakeview. The main reserve of Sandy Bay (Indian Reserve No. 5)—or Marius, Manitoba—is located at 50°33′00″N 98°38′50″W.

Early history

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Sandy Bay's original roots began after the signing of Treaty 1, in 1870 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.

In 1871, the Ojibway/French mixed-bloods, or "half-breeds," of the Portage Band requested a reservation be set aside for them. While the request was accepted, the half-breeds were required "to move North, not nearer than 20 miles" where the current-day town of Westbourne is located. The new half-breed reserve was named Whitemud. In 1873, the reserve and its members were relocated again, straight north this time. In 1877, the residents of Whitemud were told to move again after the surveyor told them he made a mistake; this time, they were to head just one mile southeast, at the present-day location of Sandy Bay. The Ojibway/French mixed-blood reserve was thereafter renamed Sandy Bay.

On 21 July 1884, Sandy Bay had its very first elections. Francois Demarais won and became the first elected Chief, with Baptiste Spence and Wah-sah-hook winning for the first-ever councilor positions.

References

External links

• Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation
• Map of Sandy Bay 5 at Statcan