Black Lake Denesuline First Nation Explained

Band Name:	Black Lake Denesuline First Nation
Band Number:	359
Endonym:	Tazen Tuwé
Map:	NASA Saskatchewan Canada.A2002236.1810.721.250m (1)-001.jpg
People:	Chipewyan
Treaty:	Treaty 8
Headquarters:	Black Lake
Province:	Saskatchewan
Reserve:	Chicken 224 Chicken 225 Chicken 226
Area:	322.197
Pop Year:	2019
On Reserve:	1638
Off Reserve:	617
Chief:	Coreen Sayazie
Tribal Council:	Prince Albert Grand Council
Website:	blacklakefirstnation.ca
Footnotes:	^[1]

Black Lake (Chipewyan; Dene Suline: Tazen Tuwé) is a Denesuline First Nations band government in the boreal forest of northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located on the northwest shore of Black Lake where the Fond du Lac River leaves the lake to flow to Lake Athabasca.

It is the main administrative headquarters of the Black Lake Denesuline Nation reserve with a land base of over 32000ha.^[2] Formerly, the Black Lake band used the name "Stony Rapids", which is now the name of a separate community 20km (10miles) northwest and downstream on the Fond du Lac River, not on reserve land.

Black Lake Dene Nation

Black Lake Dene Nation is a band government with territory at three locations: Chicken 224, Chicken 225 and Chicken 226.^[3]

• Chicken 224 is 25819.4ha . It includes the village of Black Lake (population 1.070 in 2011) and extends from Black Lake up to the border of the village of Stony Rapids and includes territory on both sides of the Fond du Lac River.^[4]
• Chicken 225 is 2183.4ha (population 0 in 2011) on the north side of Stony Lake on the Fond du Lac River ^[3]
• Chicken 226 is 4216.9ha on the eastern end of Black Lake

Black Lake First Nation had a total registered membership of 2,044 with 1,592 members residing on-reserve and 452 members residing at locations off-reserve in September, 2013.^[5] It is a member of the Prince Albert Grand Council.^[5]

Demographics

The 2011 census reported 1,040 residents of Black Lake chose Dene as their mother tongue in 2011. All but 5 residents spoke English.^[3]

Infrastructure

Transportation

Black Lake is accessible via road year round following the completion of secondary Highway 905 (Previously a seasonal road). Black Lake is also accessible from the community of Stony Rapids (which is accessible by air) by road.

The community is served by air by Black Lake Water Aerodrome, and by Stony Rapids Airport.

Health care

The Athabasca Health Facility completed in 2003 at the cost of $12.7 million provides health care services to the Athabasca region. The hospital, located on reserve land (Chicken 224) adjacent to the northern hamlet of Stony Rapids, is part of the Athabasca Health Authority.^{[6] [7]}

Education

Father Porte Memorial School offers kindergarten to 12 and has an enrolment of 460 students.^[8]

See also

• Denesuline
• Denesuline language
• Treaty 8

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: First Nation Detail. September 10, 2019. Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada.
2. http://scaa.usask.ca/gallery/northern/content?pg=ex04-2 Denesuliné in Treaty Eight
3. Web site: 2011 Community Profiles . Statistics Canada . Government of Canada . 2013-04-05 . December 26, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181226131643/http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E%0A . dead .
4. Web site: Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Query by Geographical Name). 2015-02-04.
5. Web site: AANDC (First Nation Detail). Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 2013-10-15.
6. Web site: Athabasca Health Authority . 2014-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140827052655/http://www.athabascahealth.ca/home.html . 2014-08-27 . dead .
7. Web site: New Health Centre opens in Athabasca Basin . NEWS RELEASE - JULY 16, 2003 . Government of Saskatchewan . 2014-09-09.
8. Web site: Northern Saskatchewan school excelling in 'mathletics' . CBC News (Oct 01, 2014) . 2014-10-01.