Chipewyan Prairie First Nation Explained

Group:	Athabascan
Endonym:	Tł'ógh tëlı́ dënesųłı̨ne
Band Number:	470
Location:	Alberta
Main Reserve:	Janvier 194
Reserve:	Cowper Lake Indian Reserve 194A Winefred Lake 194B
Area:	30.8
On Reserve:	395
Off Reserve:	576
Total Pop:	983
Chief:	Vern Janvier
Council Size:	3
Tribal Council:	Athabasca Tribal Council

The Chipewyan Prairie First Nation (Chipewyan; Dene Suline: Tł'ógh tëlı́ dënesųłı̨ne) is a First Nations band government located in northeast Alberta south of Fort McMurray.

It is a member of the Athabasca Tribal Council and a Treaty 8 nation. The Athabasca Tribal Council represents 5 First Nation bands in northeast Alberta.^[1]

Demographics

As of August 2016 the Chipewyan Prairie First Nation (Tł'ógh tëlı́ dënesųłı̨ne) ca. 31 km² had a total population of 923 with 390 members living on reserve and 533 members living off-reserve.

Reserves

• Cowper Lake 194A on the north shore of Cowper Lake is 143 hectares.
• Janvier 194 the largest territory with 2486.70 hectares and the most populous with 295 residents in 2011 is 97 km southwest of Fort McMurray. 145 of the residents chose Dene as their mother tongue in 2011.^[2]
• Winefred Lake 194B (Ɂuldáze1 tué) on the north end of Winefred Lake is 450 hectares.^[3]

See also

• Chipewyan people
• Chipewyan language
• List of Indian reserves in Alberta

External links

• Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athabasca Tribal Council website. 2013-10-11.
2. Web site: 2011 Community Profiles . Statistics Canada . Government of Canada . 2013-10-11 . 2018-12-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181226131643/http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E%0A . dead .
3. Web site: AANDC (Chipewyan Prairie First Nation). Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 2013-10-14.