Poplar River First Nation
The Poplar River First Nation or Azaadiwi-ziibi Nitam-Anishinaabe is one of the Canadian First Nations in the province of Manitoba . She belongs to the Anishinabe and lives at the confluence of the Poplar River in the Winnipegsee . In the local language the river is called "Asatiwisipe". In the traditional territory of the Poplar River, the North Poplar River ("Opakwepananuswisipe"), the Mukutawa River ("Mukatewisipe") and the Nanowin River ("Maominwisipe") are the main waterways. It is part of the Lac Seul Upland Ecoregion , which stretches on the east side of Lake Winnipeg, and is set to become a World Heritage Site from 2012.
The number of members of the First Nation is given by the tribe itself as 1200, of which 929 live in the 1,537.8 hectare reserve , 223 outside. It can be reached in summer by boat across Lake Winnipeg, from January to March via a winter road , otherwise by plane.
The Manitoba Parks Act distinguishes between wilderness , heritage and backcountry areas for protection . In 1998 the tribe nominated an area of 8,000 km² as a wilderness park reserve . From 2000 the protection regulations were strengthened, since 2005 a protection plan exists.
history
Few archaeological investigations have been undertaken since 1999. They showed that at least since 500 BC In the area of the present tribe there lived people who consider the Poplar River to be their ancestors. They were probably Algonk groups , be it Cree or Anishinabe . This is indicated by the considerable similarities in the way of life. Pottery was also discovered (Laurel, Blackduck, a style that is assigned to the Anishinabe, here the Seaulteaux, Selkirk, which is assigned more to the Cree), as well as the stone components of tools. Numerous rock paintings known as pictographs are known along the rivers . Most of the camps were located at fishing grounds on rivers and lakes, such as the most important site on Weaver Lake, where burial sites were also found in campaigns in 2000, 2002 and 2004, on Wrong Lake and at the mouth of the Big Black River (Mukutawa) . Investigations were carried out there from mid-2000. The Weaver Lake was the most important deposit of the tribe, it contains finds from two and a half millennia.
Trapping was established early, from 1680 the fur trade with Europeans developed . But it wasn't until 1806 that the first trading post was established. Competition between Hudson's Bay and North West Company resulted in at least twelve trading posts in the Berens and Poplar River areas. As early as 1806, William Thomas had built a trading post for the Hudson's Bay Company, and the North West Company also built a post in the same year. They were very close together.
In 1875 the tribe was assigned their current reservation as part of the Numbered Treaties . This was done in Contract No. 5 of September 20, 1875.
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