Waywayseecappo First Nation

{{Short description|First Nations band government in Manitoba, Canada}}

{{Infobox First Nation

| band_name = Waywayseecappo First Nation

| endonym = Wewezhigaabawing

| band_number = 285

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| treaty = Treaty 4

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| province = Manitoba

| main_reserve = Waywayseecappo Reserve

| reserve = Waywayseecappo Highway 10

| area = 100.613

| pop_year = 2021

| on_reserve = 1,743

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| off_reserve = 1,397

| total_pop = 3,140

| chief = Murray Clearsky

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| footnotes = {{Cite web|title=First Nation Detail|access-date=November 29, 2021|website=Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada|publisher=Government of Canada|url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=285&lang=eng}}

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The Waywayseecappo First Nation ({{IPAc-en|,|w|eI|w|eI|s|i|'|k|ae|p|oU}}; {{langx|oj|Wewezhigaabawing}}) is a First Nations band government whose reserve is located {{convert|20|mi|km|spell=in}} east of Russell, Manitoba, Canada. The First Nation's reserve is {{convert|10,059|ha|acre|abbr=off}} and is located near the southwestern corner of the Riding Mountain National Park. It is bordered by the Rural Municipality of Rossburn and the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West. The First Nation also hold interest together with 32 other First Nations on the {{convert|37.1|ha|acre|abbr=off}} Treaty Four Reserve Grounds (Indian Reserve No. 77), located adjacent to Fort Qu'Appelle. Its population was 1,219 in 2011.{{cite web |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4616017&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Waywayseecappo&SearchType=Contains&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |title=Census Profile |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=May 2, 2016}} They are home of the MJHL team Waywayseecappo Wolverines. There are several businesses located in the Birdtail valley near PTH 45, such as a gas station, food mart, gaming centre, health centre, daycare, and community arena complex. As of April 1, 2014, the RCMP is no longer in the community, being replaced by the Manitoba First Nations Police Service.