Black River First Nation

Black River First Nation is an Ojibwa First Nation located around O'Hanley, Manitoba, along the O'Hanley and Black [River (Red Lake River)|Black River]s, on the eastern shore of Lake Winnipeg.
It is north of Pine Falls, and around north of Winnipeg. Though geographically situated in Eastern Manitoba, it is more so administratively a part of Northern Manitoba. Its reserve is called Black River 5 Indian Reserve, which spans and whose population was 521 as of the 2011 census.
In January 2008, the total registered population of the First Nation was 977, of which the on-reserve population was 701.
The settlement is accessible by an all-weather road and 4 km of municipal road.

Governance

The First Nation's current chief and council as of 2 August 2017 are Chief Sheldon Kent, Councillors Mildred Cook, Oral Johnston, and Leah Fontaine.
Black River First Nation is a member of Southeast [Resource Development Council Corporation].