Bah-gah-wi-noo-gum | Poplar River First Nation

Poplar River First Nation is an Ojibwe community in northeastern Manitoba, located on the east side of Lake Winnipeg, with a rich traditional culture and strong connection to the boreal forest landscape.

POPULATION

2,210

Rank #168 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

15.4 KM²

Rank #364 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

11/03/2028

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-08-06 13:07:02 UTC

Name

Poplar River First Nation (ISC Code: 277)

Former Names

Poplar River Band, Poplar River Indian Reserve

Band Style

Ojibwe (Anishinaabe)

Cultural Area

Boreal Forest / Canadian Shield

Indigenous Language

Ojibwe (Anishinaabemowin)

Number of Registered Members

2210

Band Website

https://www.prfn.ca/

Phone Number

(204) 244-2267

Fax Number

(204) 244-2690

Address

PO BOX 90, NEGGINAN, MB

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

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Chief

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Term Expires

11/03/2028

Number of Council Members

DARCY BRUCE

Councillor

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DARRELL BRUCE

Councillor

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GUY DOUGLAS

Councillor

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DEBBIE FAVELL

Councillor

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KELLY HINDMARCH

Councillor

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NORWAY RABLIAUSKAS

Councillor

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

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Band Council Remuneration

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Band Owned Corporations

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Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

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Intergovernmental Agreements

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Active Court Cases

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Downloadable Court Records

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Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6391
POPLAR RIVER 16
1537.8 Hectares
EAST SHORE/RIVE EST OF/DE LAKE WINNIPEG
[52.9895513, -97.2873025]

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Media Reports

Reserves in Manitoba

Conservation Spotlight Shines on Canada’s Pimachiowin Aki Region

Manitoba Indigenous groups among bids seeking control of money-losing federal Freshwater Fish Marketing Corp.

8 First Nations say they'll withdraw from Southern Chiefs' unless summit held before grand chief's return

Indigenous Leadership Driving Boreal Forest Conservation in Canada

Full evacuation ordered as wildfire gets closer to Poplar River First Nation

Inside One Couple’s Quest to Protect Canada’s Boreal Forest

More than 1,600 evacuees leaving 4 Manitoba First Nations as wildfires burn near Ontario border

In Canada’s Boreal Forest, Every Day Is Earth Day

'Just the beginning': The new Manitoba monument honouring MMIWG2S

Some wildfire evacuees return home to northeast Manitoba, but more than 2,000 stuck in limbo

'The best medicine': 10 Indigenous comedians on how they use humour for healing

Reserves in Nova Scotia

We want to hear your story!

In the Boreal Forest, A Developing Storm

Most of Poplar River First Nation forced from homes by forest fire

Expect more Indigenous requests to rename places, advocate says

Poplar River evacuation order to be lifted Tuesday, chief says

Inside One Couple’s Quest to Protect Canada’s Boreal Forest

Jan 2017: Provincial initiative aims to give more prominence to indigenous place names

Video: Take Flight Over Pimachiowin Aki, the Land That Gives Life

Jul 2010: Rolling River firefighters place 2nd at regionals

Wildfire damage may be causing power outages on Manitoba First Nations

City of Winnipeg says 2024 sewage spill had no significant impact on Lake Winnipeg's health

Jun 2019: Opinion: National Indigenous Peoples Day: 23 reasons to celebrate

Need a Laugh? Here are five Indigenous Comics to check out

Bird Recorder Project Will Support Education and Conservation in Fisher River Cree Nation

Reserves in Alberta

Free Press Head Start for May 5, 2025

Manitoba First Nation starts rationing after declaring state of emergency

City of Winnipeg says 2024 sewage spill had no significant impact on Lake Winnipeg's health

Canadian Sophia Rabliauskas fights to protect her First Nation territory

Bipole III becomes high-voltage issue

Manitoba Chiefs react to sewage leak in Red River

'Why can't they just speak out?' Family of Poplar River homicide victim makes plea to witnesses

Creators Who Inspire: Meet Paul Rabliauskas

Sharing the stories of Poplar River First Nation: Communities in Focus

7 eastern Manitoba communities without power due to wildfires amid more evacuations

Manitoba protects First Nation's territory

Poplar River couple paddle to Winnipeg to bring attention to missing, murdered Indigenous males

Perimeter Aviation's terminal expansion praised by some First Nations, others say service needs improving

NGO campaigns to boost funding for Indigenous-led nature conservancy programs

Manitoba amends Child and Family Services Act to support parents, keep children with kin

Communities in Focus heading to Poplar River First Nation

Management fees eat up First Nation casino profits

Seven Oaks grad powwow an uplifting, eye-opening experience for students from all backgrounds

Southeast Collegiate celebrates grand opening of $24M campus

Anishinaabe comedian back in front of live audiences at Just For Laughs Montreal festival

From 'running around on the rez being silly' to starring in his own sitcom, Paul Rabliauskas is here

Figure 1: Landscape photographs of West Moberly First Nations; Poplar...

Ontario, Pikangikum First Nation and Canada Partnering to Advance Construction of Berens River Bridge

Joke Around and Find Out contest aims to open doors for new Indigenous comedians

'Summit' called to discuss Grand Chief Jerry Daniels' leadership

Fire near Bloodvein one of the largest on record, Manitoba government says

Cree lawyer Brad Regehr becomes 1st Indigenous president of Canadian Bar Association

Education

'They are the Manitoba story': Advocate says province needs to do more for Indigenous tourism

In Winnipeg for Manito Ahbee? Here are 5 events you can check out

Mermen of Manitoba First Nations a new species surfacing on social media

Poplar River fire under control as community prepares to go home

Reserves in New Brunswick

In Canada’s Boreal Forest, Every Day Is Earth Day

Manitoba Embraces Indigenous Planning as Key to Boreal Conservation

Remote Manitoba First Nation with no ambulance service gets new emergency medical response vehicle

First Nation Members of AMC

'A lot of fun': Manitoba-based Indigenous-led sitcom returns for 2nd season

First Nations comedian ready to showcase 'deadly humour' in new comedy series

Community garden in Poplar River First Nation sows seeds for more sustainable future

Poplar River First Nation students reflect on effects of residential schools

Commercial fisher from Poplar River First Nation navigates challenging fall season

Manitoba First Nations suing over Lake Winnipeg pollution

Leveraging Payments for Ecosystem Services: Poplar River First Nation leads the way with innovative conservation

Concerns raised as compensation for children-in-care settlement set to roll out next year

Making the most from a moose at a wellness camp

Parents on 400km walk for missing son stopped by police, say they were mistaken for protesters

Serving up Indigenous food and representation

'Come home to mama': Family seek help in finding missing 14-year-old girl

Interprofessional Collaboration Experience on First Nations opens Rady students’ eyes, builds collaboration

‘Panic mode’: unpredictable winters sever a lifeline in Canada’s North

Ontario NDP's Sol Mamakwa wants provincial holiday for truth and reconciliation day

Artwork, writing by Poplar River First Nation students reflects on lingering effects of residential schools

Teen survivor Rinelle Harper joins call for national missing-women inquiry

Little hope for survivors in plane crash

Man charged in Rinelle Harper attack raised by child welfare system, says biological father

Canada launches Indigenous-led nature conservation partnership

Northerners chip in on project to preserve chirping

Asbestos insulation blamed for cancer on reserves

May/June 2013: The Battle for Canada’s North

Manitoba First Nations chiefs, advocate seek child-welfare changes after tribunal ruling

AIM leader who visited Iran now grand chief of Manitoba chiefs organization

Concerns raised as compensation for children-in-care settlement set to roll out next year

Raven Thundersky, indigenous health advocate, dies at 50

UNESCO declares Pimachiowin Aki Canada's first ‘mixed’ cultural and natural World Heritage Site

Indigenous craft businesses aim to uplift, support communities

Original Indigenous place names collected in Manitoba

MANFF loses federal funding: Flood evacuee, critics seek answers

Brokenhead Ojibway Nation transfers police responsibilities to Manitoba First Nations Police Service

Sep 2022: 600-kilometre commute for some First Nations students in quest for high school diploma

Red Cross supporting evacuations for 16 First Nation communities in wake of 'catastrophic' snowstorm

Standup comedian and mother team up for Anishinaabemowin lessons in new podcast

'These women are powerful': Record number of female chiefs leading Manitoba First Nations

Unresolved: Barbara Keam

What’s an intact forest worth? The tricky task of quantifying Canada’s nature-based climate solutions

Reserves in Canada (Plain-Language Summary)

The importance of recognizing urban Indigenous identities

Winnipeg's new Indigenous relations manager determined to 'build a staircase' for his people

Newest UNESCO World Heritage Site is boreal forest important to First Nations cultures

'A lot of fun': Manitoba-based Indigenous-led sitcom returns for 2nd season

8 First Nations say they'll withdraw from Southern Chiefs' unless summit held before grand chief's return

Anishinaabe territory straddling Manitoba and Ontario named Canada’s first mixed UNESCO World Heritage site

First Nations comedian ready to showcase ‘deadly humour’ in new comedy series

Majority of Manitoba homicide victims are Indigenous men, but 'it's not really talked about': advocate

Vanishing birdsong: How climate change is altering Canada’s soundscape

Indigenous churches in northern Manitoba a world apart from south

PomeGran Group and Broadband Communications North Secure Federal Funding to Boost Connectivity in Remote Indigenous Regions

Pimachiowin Aki

'We were treated like little kids': First Nations want better relationship with government on East Road

Parents raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous men, boys at unveiling of MMIWG monument

News / News From Around The Nations

All-season road for fly-in First Nation remains on community's wish list

Forest fire smoke prompts 285 to leave Poplar River First Nation

Parents make 350-km canoe journey to raise awareness about missing son

Reserves in Manitoba

Pimachiowin Aki is Canada’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site

Charges against priest further erode relationship between Roman Catholic church and First Nations

Forest fire evacuees from Poplar River First Nation head home

Apr 2022: Documentary tells stories of Indigenous communities' connection to Lake Winnipeg

Costs soar in 2 Manitoba First Nations after barge explosion, delayed ferry service cut transport options

'A new beginning' as 3 Manitoba First Nations set to break ground on new schools

First Nations sue Canada over child-welfare system's destruction of culture, language

Documentary explores Indigenous life and connection to one of the largest freshwater lakes on earth

Indigenous Leadership Driving Boreal Forest Conservation in Canada

Pimachiowin Aki

Poplar River in 'dire straits' after explosion on barge that serves isolated First Nation: chief

First Nations creators from Manitoba pick up TV deals

Manitoba Chiefs react to sewage leak in Red River

Conservation Spotlight Shines on Canada’s Pimachiowin Aki Region

2 generations of an Anishinaabe family discuss the state of reconciliation and where we go from here

Manitoba First Nations seek billions in damages over Winnipeg sewage spill

Manitobans come together to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day

Indigenous creators in Fort William First Nation share their stories with help from a mobile film studio

Poplar River's lands guardian works to protect pristine wilderness

'We all loved her': Poplar River First Nation grieves death of recently elected Chief Tanya Bittern

‘Get off your phone and listen’: chiefs call out minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations

‘ENVIRONMENTAL TRAGEDY’: First Nations launch $4B lawsuit over Lake Winnipeg

Despite challenges, fishing on Lake Winnipeg 'just a way of life' for many in this northern First Nation

First Nations Take Legal Action Against Government Over Lake Winnipeg Pollution

Canadian First Nations Seek to Protect Forest Homeland

Manitoba First Nations suing over Lake Winnipeg pollution

Inside One Couple’s Quest to Protect Canada’s Boreal Forest

‘Water is life’: First Nations launch $4-B suit over Lake Winnipeg pollution

Serial murders leave mark on First Nations: chiefs

Miss Indigenous Canada contestant helps First Nations in emergency situations

A Rainbow Over Pimachiowin Aki

Two Manitoba First Nations seek $1B from city, province, feds over pollution

Poplar River First Nation still dreams of all-season road, and the political will to make it happen

Lands guardian from Poplar River First Nation works to help protect World Heritage Site

Academic Research

“Strange fruit hangin'from the poplar trees”: Cecily Nicholson's From the Poplars

The incalculable weight of small numbers: hunters, land use, and the Poplar River First Nation proposal for a world heritage site

From the Poplars

Using the global to support the local: community development at Poplar River and the establishment of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northern Manitoba

Energy transition complexities in rural and remote Indigenous communities: a case study of Poplar Hill First Nation in northern Ontario

An indigenous perspective: The case of Pimachiowin Aki Mixed cultural and natural heritage, Canada

Issues Related to Water Affecting Indigenous Peoples of North America

Leveraging Payments for Ecosystem Services

Linguistic vitality in Manitoba: a survey of knowledge, use, and attitudes in the Ojibwa community of Poplar River First Nation

The significance of creating First Nation traditional names maps

The incalculable weight of small numbers: hunters, land use, and the Poplar River First Nation proposal for a world heritage site

Metagame analysis of the Poplar River conflict

Investigating Disease Experience in Aboriginal Populations in Canada: The 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Berens River and Poplar River, Manitoba

'Strange Fruit Hangin'from the Poplar Trees': Cecily Nicholson's From the Poplars

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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