Blue Quills First Nation Indian Reserve

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Blue Quills
Indian reserve
Blue Quills First Nation Indian Reserve
CAN AB 63 BLUE QUILLS FIRST NATION INDIAN RESERVE.svg
Location in Alberta
First Nations Beaver Lake Cree
Cold Lake
Frog Lake
Heart Lake
Kehewin Cree
Saddle Lake Cree
Treaty 6
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Municipal district St. Paul
Area
[1]
 • Total96.2 ha (237.7 acres)

Blue Quills First Nation is an Indian reserve shared by the Beaver Lake Cree, Cold Lake, Frog Lake, Heart Lake, Kehewin Cree, and Saddle Lake Cree First Nations in Alberta, located within the County of St. Paul No. 19. [2] [3] It is 3 kilometers west of St. Paul. [1]

It is the site of Canada's only Indigenous-owned post-secondary institution, University nuhelotʼįne thaiyotsʼį nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. Retrieved August 12, 2019. Web site inactive 8 Feb. 2023.
  2. ↑ CGNDB listing
  3. ↑ Government of Alberta (May 25, 2019). Municipal Boundaries (Map). AltaLIS.

59°08′14″N112°25′53″W / 59.1371°N 112.4314°W / 59.1371; -112.4314 (Blue Quills First Nation)


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