Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation
Keeseekoowenin 61 | |
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| Indian Reserve 61 | |
| Coordinates: 50°33′09″N 100°18′06″W / 50.552598°N 100.301743°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Westman |
| Area | |
| • Land | 57.2 km2 (22.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 386 |
| • Density | 17.5/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central (CDT)) |
| Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation Giizhigowininiing | |
| People | Anishinabe / Ojibway |
| Treaty | Treaty 2 |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Land | |
| Main reserve | Keeseekoowenin 61 |
| Other reserve(s) | IR 61A and IR 61B
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| Tribal Council | |
| West Region Tribal Council | |
| Website | |
| keeseekoowenin | |
Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation (KOFN; also known as Riding Mountain Band, Ojibwe: Giizhigowininiing) is a First Nations community primarily located on Keeseekoowenin 61 (Indian Reserve 61A), situated near Elphinstone, Manitoba, south of Riding Mountain National Park.
The reserve is surrounded by territory of the Rural Municipality of Yellowhead, in whose northeastern portion it lies. The KOFN also two smaller reserves: IR 61A, which is located within Riding Mountain National Park, on the northwest shore of Clear Lake; and IR 61B, which is located between the two other reserves by Bottle Lake.