Montana 139 Explained

Montana 139
Official Name:Montana Indian Reserve No. 139
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 Nation
Subdivision Name:Montana
Subdivision Type1:Treaty
Subdivision Name1:6
Subdivision Type2:Country
Subdivision Name2:Canada
Subdivision Type3:Province
Subdivision Name3:Alberta
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:Ponoka
Seat Type:Community
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Ha:2824.8
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:630
Population Density Km2:auto

Montana 139 is an Indian reserve of the Montana First Nation in Alberta, located within Ponoka County.[3] Part of the Maskwacis community, it is 24 kilometers south of Wetaskiwin.[1] In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 630 living in 137 of its 143 total private dwellings.[2]

Besides Montana 139, the Montana First Nation also has access to Pigeon Lake 138A,[4] a reserve shared by the four nations of Maskwacis. The other three are the Ermineskin First Nation, the Louis Bull First Nation and the Samson Cree Nation.[5]

References

52.7343°N -113.4398°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. Government of Alberta. Municipal Boundaries. May 25, 2019. AltaLIS.
  4. https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/FNP/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=442&lang=eng Indian and Northern Affairs Canada "Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail"
  5. https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/FNP/Main/Search/RVDetail.aspx?RESERVE_NUMBER=06660&lang=eng Indian and Northern Affairs Canada "Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail"