{{Short description|Tribal council in eastern Manitoba}} {{Infobox organization | name = Southeast Resource Development Council | formation = | headquarters = Scanterbury, Manitoba<br />R0E 1W0 | leader_title = Grand Chief | leader_name = Sheldon Kent<ref>"[https://manitobachiefs.com/about/councils/ Councils]." Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. Retrieved 2023-07-30.</ref> | affiliations = {{plainlist| * Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs * Southern Chiefs' Organization * Assembly of First Nations }} | website = {{URL|https://serdc.mb.ca/}} }}
The '''Southeast Resource Development Council''' ('''SERDC''') is a tribal council in eastern Manitoba, Canada, representing 8 First Nation communities located to the south and east of Lake Winnipeg.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada |first= |date=2021-12-07 |title=SERDC {{!}} First Nation Profiles |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/FNP/Main/Search/TCMain.aspx?TC_NUMBER=9011&lang=eng |website=Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=2023-07-30 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} SERDC |url=https://serdc.mb.ca/ |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=serdc.mb.ca}}</ref>
Seven of the eight band governments of SERDC are signatories to Treaty 5, with one (Brokenhead) being a signatory to Treaty 1.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} SERDC |url=https://serdc.mb.ca/about |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=serdc.mb.ca}}</ref>
== Members == The SERDC represents 8 First Nations communities:<ref name=":0" />
* Berens River First Nation — Berens River * Black River First Nation — O'Hanley * Bloodvein First Nation — Bloodvein * Brokenhead Ojibway Nation — Scanterbury * Hollow Water First Nation — Wanipigow * Little Grand Rapids First Nation — Little Grand Rapids * Pauingassi First Nation — Pauingassi * Poplar River First Nation — Negginan
== Demographics == {{As of|2018|February}}, the total registered population of the 8 member communities was 14,897, including 9,356 members on-reserve and 5,537 residing off-reserve.<ref name=":2" />
Ojibway/Saulteaux is the dominant language used in the SERDC communities, though Cree is also spoken.<ref name=":2" />
== Geography == The 8 member communities are located in eastern Manitoba, to the south and east of Lake Winnipeg, with a majority within the Precambrian Shield region.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
Together, the communities comprise a total land base of approximately {{Convert|15,821.2|ha|acre}}.<ref name=":2" />
== Amenities ==
* Berens River Airport * Bloodvein River Airport * Little Grand Rapids Airport * Southeast Collegiate (Winnipeg), owned by SERDC<ref name=":2" />
== References == <references responsive="1"></references>
== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://serdc.mb.ca/}} {{First Nations in Manitoba}}
Category:Southeast Resource Development Council Category:First Nations tribal councils in Manitoba Category:First Nations in Eastman Region, Manitoba Category:First Nations in Southern Manitoba