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Black River First Nation
Black River First Nation
O'Hanley, Manitoba
R0E 1K0
www.black-river.ca
Phone: (204) 367-4411
Fax: (204) 367-2000
- Location: at the banks of the O'Hanley and Black Rivers, along the east shore of Lake Winnipeg, 32 kilometers north of Pine Falls, and 150 kilometers north of Winnipeg.
- Reserve: I.R. No. 9
- Area: 2000 acres
- Language: Ojibway
- Economic Base: Band Office, Commercial, Trapping agricultural development, wild rice harvesting, hunting and commercial fishing.
- Population:
- On-reserve - 750
- Off-reserve - 281
- Total Population - 1,031 (as of March 31, 2009)
- Transportation: Black River is accessible by an all-weather road via PTH #304 and 4 km of municipal road.
Commercial Businesses and/or Services:
- Black River Band Office
- Black River School (Nursery to Grade 9)
- Black River Health Centre
- Headstart Program
- Truss Plant
- Clarence Bird Sr. (Grader Operations)
- Moppa's Store
- Water Treatment Plant
- Alternative Education Program