Child Lake 164A

Child Lake 164A is an Indian reserve of the Beaver First Nation in Alberta, located within Mackenzie County.[3] It is 32 kilometers northwest of Fort Vermilion.[1] In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 216 living in 62 of its 62 total private dwellings.[2]

Child Lake 164A
Child Lake Indian Reserve No. 164A
Dunne-za burial houses at Child Lake
Location in Alberta
First NationBeaver
Treaty8
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized municipalityMackenzie
Area
  Total2,826 ha (6,983 acres)
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total216
  Density7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)

The reserve takes its name from a nearby lake where an Indian child once drowned.[4]

References

  1. "Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  2. "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  3. Government of Alberta (May 25, 2019). Municipal Boundaries (Map). AltaLIS.
  4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 33.


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