Lake St. Martin First Nation

Lake St. Martin First Nation is a First Nations government and Treaty 2 signatory.

The First Nation was based primarily at Lake St. Martin about 225 kilometres (140 mi) northwest of Winnipeg until May 2011. When a massive flood hit Manitoba, the Government of Manitoba decided to divert water to Lake St. Martin in order to protect cottage, and agricultural properties on other bodies of water.^[1] As a result all the housing at Lake St. Martin First Nation was destroyed. As of 2014, the approximately 1,900 flood evacuees are still displaced.^[2]

Reserves

The Narrows 49 2,613.30 hectares (6,457.6 acres)
The Narrows 49A 982 hectares (2,430 acres)

References

↑ Thompson, Shirley; Myrle Ballard; Donna Martin. "Lake St. Martin First Nation Community Members’ Experiences of Induced Displacement: “We’re like refugees”". Refuge. 29 (2): 75–86.
↑ "Deal for a new Lake St. Martin - Winnipeg Free Press". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 13 November 2014.

First Nations in Southern Manitoba

The following regions of Manitoba are defined as constituting Southern Manitoba for the purposes of this template:

The Numbered Treaties: Treaty Two
Numbered Treaties	Treaty 1 Treaty 2 Treaty 3 Treaty 4 Treaty 5 Treaty 6 Treaty 7 Treaty 8 Treaty 9 Treaty 10 Treaty 11
Treaty Two Nations	Dauphin River First Nation Ebb and Flow First Nation Keeseekoowenin First Nation Lake Manitoba First Nation Lake St. Martin First Nation Little Saskatchewan First Nation O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation Pinaymootang First Nation Skownan First Nation

Coordinates: 51°44′53″N 98°26′09″W / 51.748036°N 98.43571°W / 51.748036; -98.43571

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