The Sagkeeng First Nation (also known as Sagkeeng Anicinabe) [3] is a Treaty-1 First Nation in the Eastman Region of Manitoba, Canada, that is composed of the Anishinaabe people indigenous to the area at or near the Fort Alexander Indian Reserve #3 (or Fort Alexander) [4]: 14 located along the Winnipeg River and Traverse Bay. [3]

Dec 4, 2024 · Sagkeeng Anicinabe Nation is comprised of Anicinabe people who have resided at or near the Fort Alexander Indian Reserve #3 located along the Winnipeg River and Traverse Bay, since time immemorial. Anicinabe people of Sagkeeng signed Treaty 1 in 1871.

A short history of Fort Alexander Manitoba The Sagkeeng Area was originally settled with native camps used for fishing, hunting, and trade. In 1807, during the fur trading era, the Hudson Bay Company built Fort Alexander to facilitate trade with the natives in the area.

Treaty 1 was signed in 1871 by ancestors of the people of Sagkeeng. The reserve is located on both north and south shores at the mouth of the Winnipeg River. Derived from the Ojibwe term Zaagiing, the name Sagkeeng means “mouth of the river.”

The Fort Alexander School was built on land on the Fort Alexander Reserve (now the Sagkeeng First Nation) in southeastern Manitoba in 1905. Up until then, many children from the reserve had gone to the St. Boniface Industrial School. From its …

Fort Alexander, Manitoba R0E-0P0 Tel: 204-367-2287/ Fax: 204-367-4315 Toll Free number: 1-866-878-2911. Sagkeeng is comprised of Anicinabe people who have resided at or near the Fort Alexander Indian Reserve #3 located along the Winnipeg River and …

Fort Alexander, Manitoba, R0E 0P0 (204) 367-2287 (204) 367-4315 : www.sagkeeng.ca : Population : 8,771 ... Reserves: FORT ALEXANDER 3 (8,771 Ha) NAAWI-OODENA (40 Ha) Region: Prairies: Signatory Communities Map . Lands Advisory Board ...

May 29, 2015 · Hudson’s Bay Company built Fort Alexander on the South Shore of the Winnipeg River. 1822 Hudson’s Bay Company amalgamated with North West Company’s Fort Bas de la Rivière, and it was renamed Fort Alexander.

Fort Alexander is a community in Manitoba, Canada, located on the Sagkeeng First Nation, on the south bank of the Winnipeg River. The Sagkeeng area, or the mouth of the Winnipeg River, was originally settled with native camps used for fishing, hunting, and trade.

Fort Alexander may refer to: Fort Alexander (Hawaii) Fort Alexander, Manitoba; Fort Alexander (St. Petersburg)