Blue Quills First Nation Indian Reserve Explained

Blue Quills
Official Name:Blue Quills First Nation Indian Reserve
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:Beaver Lake Cree
Cold Lake
Frog Lake
Heart Lake
Kehewin Cree
Saddle Lake Cree
Subdivision Type1:Treaty
Subdivision Name1:6
Subdivision Type2:Country
Subdivision Name2:Canada
Subdivision Type3:Province
Subdivision Name3:Alberta
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:St. Paul
Seat Type:Community
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Ha:96.2
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population As Of:2016
Population Density Km2:auto

Blue Quills First Nation is an Indian reserve shared by the Beaver Lake Cree, Cold Lake, Frog Lake, Heart Lake, Kehewin Cree, and Saddle Lake Cree First Nations in Alberta, located within the County of St. Paul No. 19.[3] [4] It is 3 kilometers west of St. Paul.[1]

It is the site of Canada's only Indigenous-owned post-secondary institution, University nuhelotʼįne thaiyotsʼį nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills.

References

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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. Web site inactive 8 Feb. 2023.
  2. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census . . February 8, 2017 . 2019-08-10.
  3. http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique.php?id=IAUFC CGNDB listing
  4. Government of Alberta. Municipal Boundaries. May 25, 2019. AltaLIS.