Band Name: | Chapleau Cree First Nation |
Band Number: | 221 |
People: | Cree |
Treaty: | Treaty 9 |
Headquarters: | Chapleau |
Province: | Ontario |
Main Reserve: | Chapleau Cree Fox Lake |
Reserve: | Chapleau 75 |
Area: | 11.249 |
Pop Year: | October 2019 |
On Reserve: | 57 |
On Other Land: | 4 |
Off Reserve: | 437 |
Chief: | Keith Corston |
Council: |
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Tribal Council: | Mushkegowuk Council |
Website: | http://chapleaucree.ca/ |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Chapleau Cree First Nation (cr|ᔕᑊᓗ ᐃᓂᓂᐗᐠ, šaplo ininiwak) is a Mushkegowuk Cree First Nation located by Chapleau Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada. The First Nation have reserved for themselves the 108.1ha Chapleau 75 Indian Reserve and the 1016.8ha Chapleau Cree Fox Lake Indian Reserve., their on-reserve population was 57[1] compared to 2011 with 79 and 2006 with 92.
The flag of the tribe bears the text in cr|"ᔓᑊᓗ ᐠᕆ ᒪᑫᔑᐤ ᓴᑲᐃᑲᐣ" ("šaplo kri makishiw sakahikan"), which refers to its main reserve, Chapleau Cree Fox Lake.
Chapleau Cree First Nation is policed by the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, an Aboriginal-based service.
The First Nation is led by a Chief and five Councillors. Chapleau Cree First Nation is member of Mushkegowuk Council, a regional tribal council affiliated with the Nishnawbe Aski Nation.