Chicken 224

Chicken 224
Indian reserve
Chicken Indian Reserve No. 224
Location in Saskatchewan
First Nation	Black Lake
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Area [1]
• Total	25,819.4 ha (63,801 acres)
Population  (2016) [2]
• Total	1,379
• Density	5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
Community Well-Being Index [3]	42

Chicken 224 is an Indian reserve of the Black Lake Denesuline First Nation in Saskatchewan. ^{[1] [4]} It is 170 kilometres southeast of Uranium City. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 1,379 living in 263 of its 280 total private dwellings. ^[2] In the same year, its Community Well-Being index was calculated at 42 of 100, compared to 58.4 for the average First Nations community and 77.5 for the average non-Indigenous community. ^[3]

Etymology

The three Chicken reserves were named after a Chief Chicken, early leader of the Black Lake band. ^[5]

See also

• List of Indian reserves in Saskatchewan

References

1. "Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
2. "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
3. "The Community Well-Being index". Indigenous Services Canada. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
4. "Canada Lands Survey System - CLSS Map Browser". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
5. Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan . Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 82. ISBN   1-897010-19-2.

59°11′56″N105°37′33″W / 59.1988°N 105.6259°W / 59.1988; -105.6259 (Chicken 224)