The Opaskwayak Cree Nation is a First Nation in Manitoba, Canada. Opaskwayak means, "where the two rivers meet". The First Nation has territory near The Pas, Manitoba, along the North Saskatchewan River. The First Nation hosts the Opaskwayak Indian Days annually each August. The band's chief is Francis Flett. The OCN Blizzard, a Manitoba Junior Hockey League team is based on the reserve. First Nations is the current title used by Canada to describe the various societies of the indigenous peoples, called Native Americans in the U.S. They have also been known as Indians, Native Canadians, Aboriginal Americans, Amer-Indians, or Aboriginals, and are officially called Indians in the Indian Act, which... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Area 647,797 km² (8th) Land 553,556 km² Water 64,241 km² (14. ... The Pas is a town in Manitoba, Canada, located at 54 N 101 W, some 630 km north of the provincial capital, Winnipeg. ... The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river flowing east from the Canadian Rockies to Lake Winnipeg. ... The OCN Blizzard are a Manitoba Junior Hockey League team playing out of the Gordon Lathlin Memorial Centre on the Opaskwayak Cree Nation near The Pas, Manitoba. ... The Manitoba Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Manitoba. ...
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