Big Horn 144A | |
Official Name: | Big Horn Indian Reserve No. 144A |
Settlement Type: | Indian reserve |
Map Alt: | A map of the province of Alberta showing 80 counties and 145 small Indian reserves. One is highlighted with a red circle. |
Subdivision Type: | First Nations |
Subdivision Name: | Stoney Nakoda
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Subdivision Type1: | Treaty |
Subdivision Name1: | 6 |
Subdivision Type2: | Country |
Subdivision Name2: | Canada |
Subdivision Type3: | Province |
Subdivision Name3: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
Subdivision Name4: | Clearwater |
Seat Type: | Community |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Ha: | 2127.4 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 237 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Big Horn 144A is an Indian reserve of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation, comprising Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Wesley First Nations in Alberta, located within Clearwater County.[3] [1] In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 237 living in 44 of its 59 total private dwellings.[2] [4]
Formed in 1948, Big Horn 144A is roughly 100 miles north of the main Stoney reserve at Morley.[5]
According to the 2011 national Community Well Being Index, it is the poorest First Nations community in Canada. [6]