Big Horn 144A

Big Horn 144A
Indian reserve
Big Horn Indian Reserve No. 144A
Location in Alberta
First Nations	Stoney Nakoda Bearspaw Chiniki Wesley
Treaty	6
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Municipal district	Clearwater
Area [1]
• Total	2,127.4 ha (5,257 acres)
Population  (2016) [2]
• Total	237
• Density	11.1/km2 (28.9/sq mi)

Big Horn 144A is an Indian reserve of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation, comprising Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Wesley First Nations in Alberta, located within Clearwater County. ^{[3] [1]} In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 237 living in 44 of its 59 total private dwellings. ^{[2] [4]}

Formed in 1948, Big Horn 144A is roughly 100 miles north of the main Stoney reserve at Morley. ^[5]

According to the 2011 national Community Well Being Index, it is the poorest First Nations community in Canada. ^[6]

References

1. "Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
2. "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
3. Government of Alberta (May 25, 2019). Municipal Boundaries (Map). AltaLIS.
4. Sturtevant, William C.; DeMallie, Raymond J. (2001). Handbook of North American Indians, V. 13, Plains, Pt. 1-2 (Two Books). Government Printing Office. p. 596. ISBN   9780160504006 . Retrieved 12 December 2017.
5. Mason, Courtney W. (2014). Spirits of the Rockies: Reasserting an Indigenous Presence in Banff National Park. University of Toronto Press. p. 164. ISBN   9781442626683 . Retrieved 12 December 2017.
6. Canada, Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs. "The Community Well-Being (CWB) Index, 1981-2011". www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2018-07-24.

52°22′45″N116°15′08″W / 52.3793°N 116.2522°W / 52.3793; -116.2522 (Big Horn 144A)