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Pauingassi First Nation BOX 60 Pauingassi, Manitoba R0B 2G0 |
Current Chief & Council:
- Chief Michael Owens
- Roddy Owens
- Moses Owens
- Benson Pascal
Location:
Approximately 280 kilometers northeast of Winnipeg & 24 kilometers north of Little Grand Rapids, on a peninsula jutting southward into Fishing Lake, a tributary of Berens River.
Band No: 327
Reserve: I.R. Pauingassi First Nation
Language: Anishinabe
Economic Base: Trapping, fishing and seasonal rice harvesting
Population:
- On-reserve - 624
- Off-reserve - 66
- Total Population - 690 (Effective December, 31 2019 as per ISC)
Transportation:
There is no permanent access road to the Pauingassi First Nation, although winter roads are constructed annually from Pine Dock and Bloodvein. There is a 3000 foot airstrip approximately 24 kilometers south of Pauingassi at Little Grand Rapids. Access to the community via the airport is restricted to boat or float plane during the summer and by snowmobile during the winter.
Commercial Businesses and/or Services:
- Pauingassi Band Office
- Dojo's Store
- Northern Store
- Pauingassi Nursing Station
- Sanitation Service
- NDL Building (New Dream Lodge)
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