Chipewyan Prairie First Nation

The Chipewyan Prairie First Nation is a First Nations band government located in northeast Alberta south of Fort McMurray.

Chipewyan Prairie First Nation
Band No. 470
Land
Main reserveJanvier 194
Other reserve(s)
  • Cowper Lake Indian Reserve 194A
  • Winefred Lake 194B
Land area30.8 km2
Population
On reserve395
Off reserve576
Total population983
Government
ChiefVern Janvier
Council size3
Tribal Council
Athabasca Tribal Council

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.[1]

Demographics

As of August 2016 the Chipewyan Prairie First Nation (Tł'ógh tëlı́ dënesųłı̨ne) ca. 31 km² had a total population of 923 with 390 members living on reserve and 533 members living off-reserve.[2]

Reserves
  • Cowper Lake 194A on the north shore of Cowper Lake is 143 hectares.
  • Janvier 194 the largest territory with 2486.70 hectares and the most populous with 295 residents in 2011[3] is 97 km southwest of Fort McMurray. 145 of the residents chose Dene as their mother tongue in 2011.[3]
  • Winefred Lake 194B (Ɂuldáze1 tué) on the north end of Winefred Lake is 450 hectares.[2]
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See also

References
  1. "Athabasca Tribal Council website". Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  2. "AANDC (Chipewyan Prairie First Nation)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  3. "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2013-10-11.


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