White Bear 70 Explained

White Bear 70
Official Name:White Bear Indian Reserve No. 70
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:White Bear
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Saskatchewan
Seat Type:Community
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Ha:17192.2
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:691
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name:Community Well-Being Index[3]
Blank Info:60

White Bear 70 is an Indian reserve of the White Bear First Nations in Saskatchewan.[1] [4] It is about north of Carlyle, is adjacent to Moose Mountain Provincial Park, and surrounds White Bear (Carlyle) Lake. It encompasses a total of . In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 691 living in 237 of its 972 total private dwellings.[2] In the same year, its Community Well-Being index was calculated at 60 of 100, compared to 58.4 for the average First Nations community and 77.5 for the average non-Indigenous community.[3]

The White Bear First Nations signed on to Treaty 4 in 1875 and in 1877 White Bear 70 was established on the east side of Moose Mountain Upland. In the late 1970s, Carlyle Lake Resort became part of the reserve. Since then, several economic developments have occurred on the reserve, such as the opening of White Bear Golf Course, Bear Claw Casino & Hotel, and the founding of White Bear Oil and Gas, Ltd.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail. August 12, 2019. Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. 14 November 2008 . Government of Canada.
  2. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census . . February 8, 2017 . August 10, 2019.
  3. Web site: The Community Well-Being index. Indigenous Services Canada. May 24, 2019 . October 9, 2019.
  4. Web site: Canada Lands Survey System - CLSS Map Browser. Natural Resources Canada. 13 December 2013 . October 9, 2019.
  5. Web site: White Bear First Nation . Indigenous Saskatchewan Encyclopedia . University of Saskatchewan.