The Chipewyan are a Dene Indigenous Canadian people of the Athabaskan language family, whose ancestors are identified with the Taltheilei Shale archaeological tradition. They are part of the Northern Athabascan group of peoples, and hail from what is now Western Canada.
Southend is a community in north-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada located at the southern end of Reindeer Lake, the ninth largest lake in Canada. The community is the terminus of Highway 102 and is about 221 kilometres (137 mi) north-east of La Ronge.
The Athabasca Basin is a region in the Canadian Shield of northern Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada. It is best known as the world's leading source of high-grade uranium and currently supplies about 20% of the world's uranium.
Wollaston Lake Airport is located adjacent to Wollaston Lake in Saskatchewan, Canada on the Hatchet Lake Dene Nation.
Wollaston Lake is a lake in the north-eastern part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is about 550 kilometres (340 mi) north-east of Prince Albert. With a surface area of 2,286 square kilometres (883 sq mi), it is the largest bifurcation lake in the world — that is, a lake that drains naturally in two directions.
Highway 995, also known as Welcome Street, is a provincial highway in the far north region of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is one of the few highways in Saskatchewan that is completely isolated from the other highways. Seasonal access is provided to Highway 905 by way of the Wollaston Lake Barge.
Deschambault Lake is a freshwater lake in the north-eastern region of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The identically-named community of Deschambault Lake resides on its shore. There are also four Indian reserves on the lake — Kimosom Pwatinahk 203, Mistik Reserve, Pisiwiminiwatim 207, and Muskwaminiwatim 225 — and a provincial recreation site.
Meadow Lake Provincial Park is a northern boreal forest provincial recreational park along the Waterhen and Cold Rivers in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The park was founded on 10 March 1959, is the largest provincial park in Saskatchewan, and encompasses over 25 lakes in an area of 1,600 km2 (620 sq mi). The park was named "Meadow Lake" after the city of Meadow Lake and Meadow Lake. The city and the lake are not in the park and are located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) south-east of the nearest park entrance, which is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Dorintosh. The length of the park stretches about 113 kilometres (70 mi) from Cold Lake on the Saskatchewan / Alberta border in the west to the eastern shore of Waterhen Lake in the east.
Taylor Beach is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
Cree Lake is a lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The lake is the fourth largest in the province and is located west of Reindeer Lake and south of Lake Athabasca. There is no highway access, but the lake is reachable by float plane.
Doré Lake is a lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in the basin of the Beaver River. Doré is the French Canadian term for 'walleye'. The lake is north-west of Smoothstone Lake and the Waskesiu Upland in the Mid-Boreal Upland ecozone of Canada and is surrounded by boreal forests. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan's largest city, is about 328 kilometres (204 mi) to the south. The northern village of Dore Lake is located on South Bay and is accessed from Highway 924 and Dore Lake Airport.
Hatchet Lake Denesuline Nation is a Denesuline First Nation in northern Saskatchewan. The main settlement, Wollaston Lake, is an unincorporated community on Wollaston Lake in the boreal forest of north-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada.
Sandy Island is a small island in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada; surrounded by Hatchet Lake. The island contains the main site for the Hatchet Lake Lodge. The island is treed, with a small and large sandy beach.
The Wollaston Lake Barge Ferry is a barge ferry that operates in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District of the province. The ferry crosses Wollaston Lake, providing a link between Highways 905 and 995 and the community of Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan.
Geikie River is a river in the northern part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The river's source is Costigan Lake, which is near the uranium producing areas around the Key Lake mine in the Athabasca Basin. It flows in a north-easterly direction and flows into Wollaston Lake.
Fishing Lake 89 is an Indian reserve of the Fishing Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan. It is 119 kilometres (74 mi) north of Fort Qu'Appelle. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 406 living in 128 of its 161 total private dwellings. In the same year, its Community Well-Being index was calculated at 54 of 100, compared to 58.4 for the average First Nations community and 77.5 for the average non-Indigenous community.
Lac la Hache 220 is an Indian reserve of the Hatchet Lake Dene Nation in Saskatchewan. It is about 354 kilometres (220 mi) north of Flin Flon. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 1377 living in 260 of its 282 total private dwellings. In the same year, its Community Well-Being index was calculated at 37 of 100, compared to 58.4 for the average First Nations community and 77.5 for the average non-Indigenous community.
Yellow Quill 90 is an Indian reserve of the Yellow Quill First Nation in Saskatchewan on the eastern shore of Nut Lake. It is about 19 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Kelvington. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 436 living in 110 of its 121 total private dwellings. In the same year, its Community Well-Being index was calculated at 45 of 100, compared to 58.4 for the average First Nations community and 77.5 for the average non-Indigenous community.
Porcupine Hills Provincial Park is the newest provincial park in the Canadian Province of Saskatchewan. It was created in 2018 through the amalgamation of five pre-existing provincial recreation sites south-east of the town of Hudson Bay. The park is in the Porcupine Provincial Forest in the Porcupine Hills, which is a geographical feature in eastern Saskatchewan and western Manitoba. The hills are part of a range of hills called the Manitoba Escarpment.
Davin Lake is a glacial lake in the boreal forest of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. On the eastern shore of the lake—at Currie Bay—is a provincial campground and Davin Lake Lodge. The lodge is an outfitters and has cabin and boat rentals. Access to the lake and its amenities is from Highway 905 and Davin Lake Airport. There are no communities on the lake's shore.
