The Cree are a North American Indigenous people. They live primarily in Canada, where they form one of the country's largest First Nations.
The Dane-zaa are an Athabaskan-speaking group of First Nations people. Their traditional territory is around the Peace River in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. Today, about 1,600 Dane-zaa reside in British Columbia and an estimated half of them speak the Dane-zaa language. Approximately 2,000 Dane-zaa live in Alberta.
A tribal council is an association of First Nations bands in Canada, generally along regional, ethnic or linguistic lines.
First Nations in Alberta are a group of people who live in the Canadian province of Alberta. The First Nations are peoples recognized as Indigenous peoples or Plains Indians in Canada excluding the Inuit and the Métis. According to the 2011 Census, a population of 116,670 Albertans self-identified as First Nations. Specifically there were 96,730 First Nations people with registered Indian Status and 19,945 First Nations people without registered Indian Status. Alberta has the third largest First Nations population among the provinces and territories. From this total population, 47.3% of the population lives on an Indian reserve and the other 52.7% live in urban centres. According to the 2011 Census, the First Nations population in Edmonton totalled at 31,780, which is the second highest for any city in Canada. The First Nations population in Calgary, in reference to the 2011 Census, totalled at 17,040. There are 48 First Nations or "bands" in Alberta, belonging to nine different ethnic groups or "tribes" based on their ancestral languages.
Fort Vermilion is a hamlet on the Peace River in northern Alberta, Canada, within Mackenzie County.
Division No. 17 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It spans the central and northwest portions of northern Alberta and its largest urban community is the Town of Slave Lake. Division No. 17 is the largest census division in Alberta according to area and also has the lowest population density.
The Beaver First Nation is a First Nation government or band, made up of members of the Danezaa people, also known as the Beavers. The Beaver First Nation is one of only two Danezaa bands in Alberta, but there are several others nearby in British Columbia. The band controls two reserves, Boyer 164 and Child Lake 164A both near Fort Vermilion, Alberta in the Peace Country of Northern Alberta. The band is a member of the North Peace Tribal Council and is party to Treaty 8. In April 2016, the band had a registered population of 1,065, more than half of which lived off reserve.
The Chipewyan Prairie First Nation is a First Nations band government located in northeast Alberta south of Fort McMurray.
The Wabasca River is the largest tributary of the Peace River watershed in northern Alberta, Canada.
The Frog Lake First Nation is a First Nations band government in northern Alberta. A signatory to Treaty 6, it controls two Indian reserves, Puskiakiwenin 122 and Unipouheos 121, as well as sharing ownership of another, Blue Quills.
Fort McMurray First Nation is a Cree and Chipewyan band government located near Fort McMurray, Alberta. It is a member of the Athabasca Tribal Council and a Treaty 8 nation. The Athabasca Tribal Council represents 5 First Nation bands in northeast Alberta. Fort McMurray First Nation is governed by a Chief and two councillors.
The Fort McKay First Nation (FMFN) is a First Nations government in northeast Alberta comprising five Indian reserves – Fort McKay 174, Fort McKay 174C, Fort McKay 174D, Namur Lake 174B and Namur River 174A. The FMFN, signed to Treaty 8, is affiliated with the Athabasca Tribal Council and its members are of Cree, Metis and Dene heritage. The FMFN's traditional lands include portions of the Athabasca oil sands.
Boyer River 164 is an Indian reserve of the Beaver First Nation in Alberta, located within Mackenzie County. It is 16 kilometers northwest of Fort Vermilion. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 218 living in 63 of its 67 total private dwellings.
Fort Vermilion 173B is an Indian reserve of the Tallcree First Nation in Alberta, located within Mackenzie County. It is 1 kilometre southwest of Fort Vermilion. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 96 living in 23 of its 25 total private dwellings.
The North Peace Tribal Council represents five First Nations in northwestern Alberta, Canada. The North Peace Tribal Council was incorporated in 1987, by the Beaver First Nation, Dene Tha' First Nation, Little Red River Cree First Nation, and Tallcree Tribal Government. The Lubicon Lake Nation was accepted into membership in 1995, but left in 2013.
Mikisew Cree First Nation is an Indigenous First Nations government of Woodland Cree people in northeastern Alberta and in Northwest Territories, Canada.
Beaver Ranch 163A is an Indian reserve of the Tallcree First Nation in Alberta, located within Mackenzie County. It is 82 kilometres east of High Level.
Tallcree 173A, also known as North Tallcree, is an Indian reserve of the Tallcree First Nation in Alberta, located within Mackenzie County. It is 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Fort Vermilion. In the 2021 Canadian Census, Tallcree 173A had a recorded population of 201 living in 50 of its 56 total private dwellings.
Wadlin Lake 173C is an Indian reserve of the Tallcree First Nation in Alberta, located within Mackenzie County. It is 91 kilometres east of Carcajou.
