Buffalo River Dene Nation Explained

Band Name:Buffalo River Dene Nation
Band Number:398
People:Dene
Treaty:Treaty 10
Headquarters:Dillon
Province:Saskatchewan
Reserve:Buffalo River Dene Nation 193
Area:82.597
Pop Year:2019
On Reserve:798
Off Reserve:701
Chief:Elmer Campbell
Tribal Council:Meadow Lake Tribal Council
Footnotes:[1]

The Buffalo River Dene Nation (Chipewyan; Dene Suline: Ɂëjëre dësché) is a Dene First Nations band government in Saskatchewan, Canada. The band's main community, Dillon, is located on the western shore of Peter Pond Lake at the mouth of the Dillon River,[2] and is accessed by Highway 925 from Highway 155.

History

The North West Company had a post near Dillon in 1790. It was called Lac des Boeufs Post (Buffalo Lake Post).[3] The Hudson's Bay Company had a post nearby in 1791.

In 1819–1820 Sir John Franklin noted the position of the North West Company Post on Buffalo Lake (Peter Pond Lake) where Buffalo River (Dillon River) is located. (see map)

The first post office opened under the name of Buffalo River in 1926 and closed in 1929. In 1954 the post office was re-opened under the name of Dillon.[4]

Name changes

In 1932 the name of the community was officially changed from Buffalo River to Dillon, the name of the river was changed from Buffalo River to Dillon River and Buffalo Lake was renamed Peter Pond Lake. A lake on the Dillon River just west of Vermette Lake also received its official name of Dillon Lake in 1932.[5]

The source of the Dillon River is in Alberta east of Lake Winefred near co-ordinates .[5]

Buffalo River Dene Nation

Buffalo River Dene Nation has a total registered membership of 1,273 with 689 members residing on-reserve and 584 members residing at locations off-reserve as of May, 2012 [6] The total territory of the Buffalo River Dene Nation 193 is 8259.70 hectares.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First Nation Detail. September 10, 2019. Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada.
  2. Web site: Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Dillon River). 2014-08-29.
  3. Web site: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SASKATCHEWAN (list of forts in Northern Saskatchewan). 2012-10-12 .
  4. Web site: Library and Archives Canada (Post Offices and Postmasters) . 2012-10-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103143635/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/post-offices/001001-119.01-e.php . 2012-11-03.
  5. Web site: Geographical Names Query. 2013-04-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20130406011703/http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geography-boundary/geographical-name/11680. 2013-04-06. dead.
  6. Web site: AANDC (Registered Population) . . Government of Canada . 2012-10-12 .
  7. Web site: AANDC Reserves/Settlements/Villages . . Government of Canada . 2013-03-14 .