Woodland Cree First Nation

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.

This article is about a particular band government. For the ethnic group, see Woodland Cree.
Woodland Cree First Nation
Band No. 474
PeopleCree
TreatyTreaty 8
HeadquartersCadotte Lake
ProvinceAlberta
Land[1]
Reserve(s)
  • Woodland Cree 226
  • Woodland Cree 227
  • Woodland Cree 228
Land area161.06 km2
Population (2019)[2]
On reserve814
On other land6
Off reserve356
Total population1176
Government[3]
ChiefIsaac Laboucan-Avirom
Tribal Council[4]
Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council
Website
woodlandcree.net

As of September 2010, 986 people are registered in Woodland Cree First Nation,[5] 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.[6]

Reserves
Woodland Cree First Nation reserves
ReserveLocal NameLocationArea(hectares)
Woodland Cree 226Cadotte Lake48 km NE of Peace River11660.0
Woodland Cree 227Golden Lake60 km NE of Peace River660.0
Woodland Cree 228Marten Lake75 km NE of Peace River3786.0

Angelique Merasty

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

See also

References
  1. "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  2. "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  3. "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  4. "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  5. Registered Population Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
  6. Indigenous Knowledge Remediation, Reclamation and the AER: A Project with the Woodland Cree First Nation
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