Fox Lake Cree Nation
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Fox Lake Cree Nation is a First Nation located in Fox Lake, Bird, Manitoba
, Canada
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On November 8th, 2007, Fox Lake Cree Nation dedicated a monumental statue in Gillam, Manitoba
. This was to honor the Fox Lake Cree Nation members who died during the development of Manitoba Hydro
in Fox Lake Cree Nation's territory and did not live to see the signing of an Impact Settlement Agreement between Fox Lake Cree Nation, Manitoba Hydro and the Government of Manitoba in 2004.
The Fox Lake Training Centre, offers courses and programs delivered by the University College of the North
.
Fox Lake Cree Nation's primary reserve is called Bird located in Northern Manitoba.
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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On November 8th, 2007, Fox Lake Cree Nation dedicated a monumental statue in Gillam, Manitoba
Gillam, Manitoba
Gillam, Manitoba, Canada, is a community between Thompson and Churchill on the Hudson Bay Railway line. Gillam is a significant community because of the nearby Nelson River Bipole converter station on the Nelson River...
. This was to honor the Fox Lake Cree Nation members who died during the development of Manitoba Hydro
Manitoba Hydro
Manitoba Hydro is the electric power and natural gas utility in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1961, it is a provincial Crown Corporation, governed by the Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board and the Manitoba Hydro Act. Today the company operates 15 interconnected generating stations. It has...
in Fox Lake Cree Nation's territory and did not live to see the signing of an Impact Settlement Agreement between Fox Lake Cree Nation, Manitoba Hydro and the Government of Manitoba in 2004.
The Fox Lake Training Centre, offers courses and programs delivered by the University College of the North
University College of the North
University College of the North is a post-secondary institution located in Northern Manitoba, Canada.UCN has a student body of approximately 2,700 annually, and a staff of approximately 400...
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Fox Lake Cree Nation's primary reserve is called Bird located in Northern Manitoba.