Woodland Cree First Nation

Woodland Cree First Nation
Band No. 474
People	Cree
Treaty	Treaty 8
Headquarters	Cadotte Lake
Province	Alberta
Land
Other reserves	Woodland Cree 226; Woodland Cree 227; Woodland Cree 228;
Land area	161.06 km2 (62.19 sq mi)
Population (2019)
On reserve	814
On other land	6
Off reserve	356
Total population	1176
Government
Chief	Isaac Laboucan-Avirom
Tribal Council
	Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council
Website
	woodlandcree.net

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

Woodland Cree First Nation reserves
Reserve	Local Name	Location	Area(hectares)
Woodland Cree 226	Cadotte Lake	48 km NE of Peace River	11660.0
Woodland Cree 227	Golden Lake	60 km NE of Peace River	660.0
Woodland Cree 228	Marten Lake	75 km NE of Peace River	3786.0

Notable people

Angelique Merasty (1924–1996), birchbark biting artist

References

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

External links

[1] "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 11, 2019.

[2] Registered Population Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

[3] Indigenous Knowledge Remediation, Reclamation and the AER: A Project with the Woodland Cree First Nation

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v t e The Numbered Treaties: Treaty Eight
Numbered Treaties	Treaty 1 Treaty 2 Treaty 3 Treaty 4 Treaty 5 Treaty 6 Treaty 7 Treaty 8 Treaty 9 Treaty 10 Treaty 11
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Reserves

Notable people

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References

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