Big Horn 144A Explained

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
  • Bearspaw
  • Chiniki
  • Wesley
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]

References

52.3793°N -116.2522°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail. August 12, 2019. Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada.
  2. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census . . February 8, 2017 . 2019-08-10.
  3. Government of Alberta. Municipal Boundaries. May 25, 2019. AltaLIS.
  4. Book: Sturtevant. William C.. DeMallie. Raymond J.. Handbook of North American Indians, V. 13, Plains, Pt. 1-2 (Two Books). 2001. Government Printing Office. 9780160504006. 596. 12 December 2017. en.
  5. Book: Mason. Courtney W.. Spirits of the Rockies: Reasserting an Indigenous Presence in Banff National Park. 2014. University of Toronto Press. 9781442626683. 164. 12 December 2017. en.
  6. Web site: Canada . Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs . The Community Well-Being (CWB) Index, 1981-2011 . www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca . en . 2018-07-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180716232147/https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1419864229405/1419864303946 . 2018-07-16 . dead .