Bloodvein Unit

Location

Bloodvein River First Nation is accessible by gravel road and is located approximately 210 kilometers North of Winnipeg on the East shore of Lake Winnipeg.

Population

Bloodvein First Nation has a large on-reserve population of 1,176 and an off-reserve population of 742, with a total of 1,198 members.

Chief and CFS Portfolio Councillor

Chief is Roland Hamilton and CFS Portfolio Councillor is Ellen Young.

Bloodvein River First Nation

Bloodvein River First Nation infrastructure includes the Band Office Bloodvein Health Centre/Nursing Station Jordan's Principle Program Water Treatment Plant and Sanitation; Mikisi Towing; Keller & Sons Grocery Store; LBC Smoke Shop; Anishinaabe Coffee Shop; Bloodvein River Lodge; RCMP Detachment; SECFS office; and, Shawenim Abinoojii homes.

The Miskooseepi School which provides nursery to grade 9 and is operated by the Manitoba First Nation Education Resource Centre school system. When children complete grade 9 at the local level, transition begins to attend high school located outside the community usually in Winnipeg, Selkirk, and Brandon. Children leaving their community to attend high school often have difficulties in adjusting to their new environment and often experience culture shock. Southeast Student Services provides direct financial assistance (sponsorship), transition (relocation), social support, counseling for students entering regular high school and vocational programs; university/college entrance programs and university/professional training programs; as well as a variety of clerical and technical programs.