Barren Lands First Nation

Located in far northern Manitoba, on the northern shore of Reindeer Lake, is the mixed Anishinabe-Athabasacan-Inuit barren lands first nation. In history, the first Anishinabek to settle in the Reindeer Lake region of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, possibly did so well before ogima Kinistin led many Anishinabek from much further south, to the Reindeer Lake region. When ogima Kinistin commenced to actively lead many Anishinabek from southern Manitoba and southern Saskatchewan, up to far northern Manitoba, Nunavut, and Saskatchewan is, however, the time period when most Anishinabek commenced that diaspora and that was probably during the 1870s and 1880s. There is one Reserve which makes up this First Nation. It covers 4,339 total hectares or 10,722 total acres. Total population is 1,006, with most (545) supposedly living off reserve, while 401 live on the Reserve, and 20 live on other Reserves, and 40 live on crown land.