Shoal Lake First Nation

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Shoal Lake First Nation
Country Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
Province Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
Reserves Shoal Lake 28A
Settlements Pakwaw Lake
Affiliations Prince Albert Grand Council
Established Treaty 5
Ethnic group Cree
Government
 • Type First Nations Band government
 •  Chief Lionel Bear
 • Councillors Kevin Bear, Clyde Young, Floyd Flett, Eldon Whitecap
Population (December, 2014)
 • Total 964 registered members
Website Prince Albert Grand Council
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Shoal Lake First Nation is a First Nations band government in Saskatchewan, Canada located 98 kilometres (61 mi) east of Nipawin. The Cree First Nation is on the Carrot River and can be accessed by Highway 55. Nearby to the west is the Red Earth First Nation.

In Canada, the First Nations are the predominant indigenous peoples in Canada south of the Arctic Circle. Those in the Arctic area are distinct and known as Inuit. The Métis, another distinct ethnicity, developed after European contact and relations primarily between First Nations people and Europeans. There are 634 recognized First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia.

In Canada, an Indian band or band, sometimes referred to as a First Nation band or simply a First Nation, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subject to the Indian Act. Bands are typically small groups of people: the largest in the country, the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation had 22,294 members in September 2005, and many have a membership below 100 people. Each First Nation is typically represented by a band council chaired by an elected chief, and sometimes also a hereditary chief. As of 2013, there were 614 bands in Canada. Membership in a band is controlled in one of two ways: for most bands, membership is obtained by becoming listed on the Indian Register maintained by the government. As of 2013, there were 253 First Nations which had their own membership criteria, so that not all Status Indians are members of a band.

Saskatchewan Province of Canada

Saskatchewan is a prairie and boreal province in western Canada, the only province without natural borders. It has an area of 651,900 square kilometres (251,700 sq mi), nearly 10 percent of which is fresh water, composed mostly of rivers, reservoirs, and the province's 100,000 lakes.

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The total registered population was 964 as of December, 2014 with 1140 members living on reserve. Shoal Lake First Nation has one reserve "Shoal Lake 28A" which has an area of 1,479 hectares (3,650 acres) at coordinates 53°28′52″N102°37′47″W / 53.4812°N 102.6297°W / 53.4812; -102.6297 . [1]

Through a Custom Electoral System the members elect a Chief and 4 councillors. The band office is located in the settlement of Pakwaw Lake on the reserve. [1]

The Wacihk Education Complex in Pakwaw Lake offers kindergarten to grade 12 to about 220 students. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "AANDC (Shoal Lake First Nation)" . Retrieved 2015-01-31.
  2. ↑ "AANDC (First Nations Map Of Saskatchewan)" . Retrieved 2015-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Wacihk Education Complex" . Retrieved 2015-01-31.
  4. ↑ "Saskbiz community profile" . Retrieved 2015-01-31.
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