Woodland Cree First Nation Explained

Band Name:Woodland Cree First Nation
Band Number:474
People:Cree
Treaty:Treaty 8
Headquarters:Cadotte Lake
Province:Alberta
Reserve:
Area:161.06
Pop Year:2019
On Reserve:814
On Other Land:6
Off Reserve:356
Chief:Isaac Laboucan-Avirom
Tribal Council:Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council
Website:woodlandcree.net
Footnotes:[1]

The Woodland Cree First Nation is a First Nation in Alberta, Canada, in Northern Sunrise County northeast of the town of Peace River, encompassing the hamlet of Cadotte Lake. As of September 2010, 986 people are registered in Woodland Cree First Nation,[2] 697 of them on 16,106 hectarces of reserve.

Woodland Cree First Nation was recognized by Canada on August 28, 1989. On August 20, 1991, it signed a land entitlement treaty with the federal government and received three reserves.[3]

Reserves

Colspan=8 Align=Center Bgcolor=#ccccffWoodland Cree First Nation reserves
Colspan=2 Align=CenterReserveLocal NameLocationArea(hectares)
Colspan=2 Align=LeftWoodland Cree 226Cadotte Lake48 km NE of Peace River11660.0
Colspan=2 Align=LeftWoodland Cree 227Golden Lake60 km NE of Peace River660.0
Colspan=2 Align=LeftWoodland Cree 228Marten Lake75 km NE of Peace River3786.0

Angelique Merasty

Angelique Merasty (1924–1996) was birchbark biting artist.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First Nation Detail. September 11, 2019. Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada.
  2. https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/FNP/Main/Search/FNRegPopulation.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=474&lang=eng Registered Population
  3. https://static.aer.ca/prd/documents/reports/Indigenous%20Knowledge%20Remediation%20Reclamation%20and%20AER%205%2023%2019.pdf Indigenous Knowledge Remediation, Reclamation and the AER: A Project with the Woodland Cree First Nation