Red Sucker Lake First Nation
Red Sucker Lake (Oji-Cree: Mithkwamepin Thaakkahikan, ᒥᐢᑾᒣᐱᐣ ᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ) is an Oji-Cree First Nation in Manitoba, Canada, located about 706 km (439 mi) northeast of Winnipeg. As of December 2014, the registered population was 1,067 of which 930 lived on their own reserve.
| People | Oji-Cree |
|---|---|
| Treaty | Treaty 5 |
| Headquarters | Red Sucker Lake, Manitoba |
| Land | |
| Main reserve | Red Sucker Lake 1976 |
| Government | |
| Chief | Samuel Knott |
| Tribal Council | |
| Island Lake Tribal Council | |
Its main reserve is Red Sucker Lake 1976, which contains the community of Red Sucker Lake, Manitoba.
Historically, the peoples of Red Sucker Lake were part of the Island Lake Band, which also included nearby First Nations of Garden Hill, St. Theresa Point, and Wasagamack. They are a signatory to the 1909 adhesion to Treaty 5.
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