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Poplar River First Nation (or ''Azaadiwi-ziibi Nitam-Anishinaabe'' in the Anishinaabe language) is an Ojibwa First Nation in Manitoba, Canada. Poplar River First Nation is named after the Poplar River, which is the main river on which it resides. This community is often simply referred to as Poplar River, and at times is affectionately referred to as "Popular River". In addition, it is sometimes also mistakenly referred to as "Popular River". Its landbase is the Poplar River 16 First Nation Reserve, located approximately on the east side of Lake Winnipeg at the mouth of the Poplar River. Geographically, it is located at . The largest city nearest this community is Winnipeg located approximately to the south. The current acting chief of Poplar River is Guy Douglas according to the band website〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Poplar River First Nation )〕 although the Government of Canada website lists Russell Lambert as the current Chief.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Governance )〕 The Tribal Council affiliated with this First Nation is Southeast Resource Development Council. Poplar River is part of Treaty 5 Adhesion, signed on September 20, 1875. ==Demographics== Poplar River is . As of 2006, the total population of registered Indians was 1,363 (50.55% female/49.45% male) with 1093 on reserve (80.2%), and 270 off reserve (19.8%). The primary language spoken is Ojibwe, with some blending of the Cree dialect also known as Ojicree. The majority of surnames are ''Bruce'', ''Franklin'', and ''Berens''. There is an additional population consisting of Métis and non-status First Nations residing within Poplar River. The exact numbers have not been recorded. Poplar River previously had a Métis settlement, but it was abandoned. There is no longer any official Métis settlement. Poplar River has no municipality, district or any other town associated or connected with it. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Poplar River First Nation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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