Big Island Lake Cree Territory Explained

Big Island Lake Cree Territory
Official Name:Big Island Lake Cree Territory Indian Reserve
Settlement Type:Indian reserve
Map Alt:A map of the province of Saskatchewan showing 297 rural municipalities and hundreds of small Indian reserves. One is highlighted with a red circle.
Subdivision Type:First Nation
Subdivision Name:Big Island Lake
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Saskatchewan
Seat Type:Community
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Ha:4700.1
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:808
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name:Community Well-Being Index[3]
Blank Info:37

Big Island Lake Cree Territory is an Indian reserve of the Big Island Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan.[1] [4] It is 39 kilometres east of Cold Lake, Alberta. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 808 living in 132 of its 165 total private dwellings.[2] In the same year, its Community Well-Being index was calculated at 37 of 100, compared to 58.4 for the average First Nations community and 77.5 for the average non-Indigenous community.[3]

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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. Web site: The Community Well-Being index. Indigenous Services Canada. 2019-05-24. 2019-10-09.
  4. Web site: Canada Lands Survey System - CLSS Map Browser. Natural Resources Canada. 2019-10-09.