First Nations in Saskatchewan
Appearance
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First Nations in Saskatchewan constitute many
Atsina and Blackfoot
could also be found at various times.
"In 1992, the federal and provincial governments signed a historic land claim agreement with Saskatchewan First Nations. Under the Agreement, the First Nations received money to buy land on the open market. As a result, about 761,000 acres have been turned into reserve land and many First Nations continue to invest their settlement dollars in urban areas."[1]
List of band governments
Treaty 4
Treaty 5
Nation | Main reserves | Population (2019)[2] | |||
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Total | On reserve | On other land | Off reserve | ||
Cumberland House Cree Nation | 1,749 | 912 | 0 | 837 | |
Red Earth Cree Nation
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1,892 | 1,586 | 0 | 306 | |
Shoal Lake Cree Nation | 1,119 | 874 | 1 | 244 |
Treaty 6
Treaty 8
Nation | Main reserves | Population (2019)[2] | |||
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Total | On reserve | On other land | Off reserve | ||
Black Lake Denesuline First Nation | 2,255 | 1,638 | 0 | 617 | |
Clearwater River Dene Nation | 2,309 | 986 | 0 | 1,323 | |
Fond du Lac Dene Nation
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2,128 | 1,133 | 0 | 995 |
Treaty 10
Nation | Main reserves | Population (2019)[2] | |||
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Total | On reserve | On other land | Off reserve | ||
Birch Narrows Dene Nation | 833 | 439 | 0 | 394 | |
Buffalo River Dene Nation | 1,499 | 798 | 0 | 701 | |
Canoe Lake First Nation
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English River First Nation | 1,625 | 778 | 0 | 847 | |
Hatchet Lake Dene Nation
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See also
References
- ^ "Treaty Land Entitlement – The English River Story, Saskatchewan" Archived 2012-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, accessed 25 November 2011
- ^ a b c d e "First Nation Profiles". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.