Chicken 224 Explained

Chicken 224
Official Name:Chicken Indian Reserve No. 224
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:Black 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:25819.4
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:1379
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name:Community Well-Being Index[3]
Blank Info:42

Chicken 224 is an Indian reserve of the Black Lake Denesuline First Nation in Saskatchewan.[1] [4] It is 170 kilometres southeast of Uranium City. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 1379 living in 263 of its 280 total private dwellings.[2] In the same year, its Community Well-Being index was calculated at 42 of 100, compared to 58.4 for the average First Nations community and 77.5 for the average non-Indigenous community.[3]

Etymology

The three Chicken reserves were named after a Chief Chicken, early leader of the Black Lake band.[5]

See also

References

59.1988°N -105.6259°W

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.
  5. Book: Barry. Bill. Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. registration. September 2005. People Places Publishing, Ltd.. Regina, Saskatchewan. 1-897010-19-2. 82.