Montreal Lake Cree Nation Explained

Band Name:Montreal Lake Cree Nation
Band Number:354
Endonym:ᒨᓂᔮᐏ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ
People:Cree
Treaty:Treaty 6
Headquarters:Montreal Lake
Province:Saskatchewan
Area:60.96 km2 (23.54 sq mi)
Pop Year:2013
On Reserve:2,261
Off Reserve:1,417
Total Pop:3,678
Chief:Chief Joyce Naytowhow McLeod
Tribal Council:Prince Albert Grand Council
Website:https://mlcn.ca/
Council Size:8

The Montreal Lake Cree Nation (Cree: ᒨᓂᔮᐏ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ, môniyâwi-sâkahikanihk[1]) is a Woodland Cree First Nation in northern Saskatchewan. The administrative centre of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation is located in the community of Montreal Lake.

Band government

The village is the administrative centre of the Montreal Lake First Nations band government. Chief William Charles and his councillors signed an adhesion to Treaty 6 in 1889 on behalf of Montreal Lake First Nation.[2] and is a member of the Prince Albert Grand Council.

As of March 2013 the total membership of the Montreal Lake First Nation was 3,678 with 2,261 members living on-reserve or on crown land and 1,417 living off reserve.[3] It is governed by a Chief and 8 councillors. It has territory at Montreal Lake 106 (population 999),[4] Montreal Lake 106 B (population 389) and Timber Bay (population 93).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cree Place Names Project. Cree Literacy Network. Arden. Ogg. August 19, 2015. October 21, 2021.
  2. Web site: Prince Albert Grand Council website . 2013-03-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120207092823/http://www.pagc.sk.ca/pagc.asp?ID=19 . 2012-02-07.
  3. Web site: AANDC (Montreal Lake). Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 2013-04-18.
  4. Web site: Canada Census 2011 (community profiles). 2013-04-18.