Sandy Bay First Nation
Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation
Marius, Manitoba | |
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| Reserve No. 5 | |
| Motto: All the Way | |
| Coordinates: 50°33′00″N 98°38′50″W / 50.55000°N 98.64722°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Settled | 1872, 1882 |
| White Mud River Totogun | 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
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| Website | |
| sandybayfirstnation | |
50°33′1″N 98°39′57″W / 50.55028°N 98.66583°WSandy Bay Ojibway First Nation (Ojibwe: Gaa-wiikwedaawangaag) is an Ojibwa First Nation in Manitoba, Canada. As of the 2016 Canadian Census, it had a population of 2,515; while the First Nation's website reported a membership of 6,905 individuals as of December 2019.
It is located on the western shore of Lake Manitoba. Adjacent rural municipalities are Alonsa and WestLake - Gladstone. The main reserve of Sandy Bay (Indian Reserve No. 5)—or Marius, Manitoba—is located at 50°33′00″N 98°38′50″W / 50.55000°N 98.64722°W.