Chipewyan 201C | |
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Chipewyan Indian Reserve No. 201C | |
First Nation | Athabasca Chipewyan |
Treaty | 8 |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Specialized municipality | Wood Buffalo |
Area | |
• Total | 18.2 ha (45.0 acres) |
Chipewyan 201C is an Indian reserve of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in Alberta, located within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. [2] It is on the east side of Richardson Lake, about 7 miles south of Lake Athabasca. [1]
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