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The Cree are a North American Indigenous people. They live primarily in Canada, where they form one of the country's largest First Nations.
Fort Folly 1 is a Mi'kmaq Indian reserve located near Dorchester in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
A tribal council is an association of First Nations bands in Canada, generally along regional, ethnic or linguistic lines.
Gordon 86 is a Cree Indian reserve in Saskatchewan, Canada located about 61 kilometres (38 mi) north-west of Fort Qu'Appelle. Also known as the George Gordon Reserve, it is one of three territories of the George Gordon First Nation, as arranged by the signing of Treaty 4. The reserve has an area of 14,438.3 hectares. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 837 living in 218 of its 238 total private dwellings. In the same year, its Community Well-Being index was calculated at 52 of 100, compared to 58.4 for the average First Nations community and 77.5 for the average non-Indigenous community. It is almost completely surrounded by the rural municipality of Touchwood No. 248.
The Waywayseecappo First Nation is a First Nations band government whose reserve is located twenty miles east of Russell, Manitoba, Canada. The First Nation's reserve is 10,059 hectare and is located near the southwestern corner of the Riding Mountain National Park. It is bordered by the Rural Municipality of Rossburn and the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West. The First Nation also hold interest together with 32 other First Nations on the 37.1 hectare Treaty Four Reserve Grounds , located adjacent to Fort Qu'Appelle. Its population was 1,219 in 2011. They are home of the MJHL team Waywayseecappo Wolverines. There are several businesses located in the Birdtail valley near PTH 45, such as a gas station, food mart, gaming centre, health centre, daycare, and community arena complex. As of April 1, 2014, the RCMP is no longer in the community, being replaced by the Manitoba First Nations Police Service.
The Enoch Cree Nation #440 is a First Nations band government in Alberta, Canada. Members of the Nation are of Cree ancestry and speak the Plains Cree dialect of the Cree language group. The band is a signatory of Treaty 6 and is a member of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations. The chief of the Enoch Cree Nation is Cody Thomas.
The Spallumcheen Indian Band, also called the Splats'in First Nations is a member of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation, located in the Central Interior region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its main Indian reserve is located at Enderby, British Columbia. It was created when the government of the then-Colony of British Columbia established an Indian reserve system in the 1860s. It is a member government of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council.
The Eel Ground Band or Eel Ground First Nation is a Mi'kmaq First Nation band government of 977 people located on the Miramichi River in northern New Brunswick, Canada. The community comprises three reserves.
Gesgapegiag is one of two First Nations reserves on the south shore of the Gaspésie, most of whom are of Mi'kmaq ancestry. Most of the members reside on the federal Indian reserve that was set aside by the legislature of Lower Canada in 1853, for the exclusive use of the majority of Mi'kmaq in this region. The remaining Mi'kmaq live off-reserve in the eastern United States and across Canada, but stay connected to the community through modern communications and travel. All community members, regardless of residence, participate in democratic elections held every two years to elect one chief and eight councillors in accordance with Canada's Indian Act Election Regulations. The community is also allied to other Mi'kmaq communities in the Gaspé region of Quebec and in northern New Brunswick. Together, their elected chiefs advance ancestral claims to self-government and to the traditional territory called Gespe'gewa'gi ('Kespékewáki), the last land.
The First Nations of New Brunswick, Canada number more than 16,000, mostly Miꞌkmaq and Maliseet (Wolastoqiyik). Although the Passamaquoddy maintain a land claim at Saint Andrews, New Brunswick and historically occurred in New Brunswick, they have no reserves in the province, and have no official status in Canada.
Muskowekwan First Nation is a Saulteaux (Ojibway) First Nation who inhabit approximately 100 km northwest of Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada. As of May, 2008, the First Nation has 1,517 registered people, of which their on-reserve population was 400.
Brunswick House First Nation is an Ojibway-Cree First Nations in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Sudbury District, 157 km (97.6 mi) northeast of Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. The First Nation have reserved for themselves the 9,054.2 hectares Mountbatten 76A Indian Reserve and the 259.8 hectares Duck Lake 76B Indian Reserve. As of June, 2008, it had a registered population of 639 people, of which their on-Reserve population was 171 people.
Pokemouche 13 is the Statistics Canada census area designation for what is properly termed the Pokemouche Indian Reserve No. 13, located 64 km east of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada in Gloucester County near the community of Pokemouche. The reserve is under the jurisdiction of the Burnt Church First Nation and is 151.4 ha. in size. Nearby localities include Boudreau Road, Cowans Creek, Haut-Sainte-Rose, Landry, and Maltampec.
Indian Island 28 is a Mi'kmaq First Nation reserve on Indian Island in Canada located in Kent County, New Brunswick.
Glooscap 35 is a Mi'kmaq reserve located in Kings County, Nova Scotia.
Dorchester is a civil parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
The Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77 are an Indian reserve in Saskatchewan, Canada, shared by 33 band governments from Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The Reserve Grounds are located adjacent to and west of Fort Qu'Appelle. In the 2016 Canadian Census, they recorded a population of 15 living in 6 of their 8 total private dwellings.
Gambler First Nation is an Ojibway First Nations community in Manitoba. With a population of 334 members, it is one of the smallest indigenous communities in Manitoba.
Muskowekwan 85-26 is an Indian reserve of the Muskowekwan First Nation in Saskatchewan. It is about 64 kilometres (40 mi) north-west of Fort Qu'Appelle. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 0 living in 0 of its 0 total private dwellings.
