English River First Nation
The English River Dene Nation is a Dene First Nation band government in Patuanak, Saskatchewan, Canada. Their reserve is in the northern section of this Canadian province. Its territories are in the boreal forest of the Canadian Shield. This First Nation is a member of the Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC).[5]
People | Denesuline |
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Treaty | Treaty 10 |
Headquarters | Patuanak |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Land[1] | |
Main reserve | La Plonge 192 |
Other reserve(s) |
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Land area | 252.703 km2 |
Population (2019)[2] | |
On reserve | 778 |
Off reserve | 847 |
Total population | 1625 |
Government[3] | |
Chief | Jerry Bernard |
Tribal Council[4] | |
Meadow Lake Tribal Council |
Demographics
As of May 2012 the total membership of English River Dene First Nation was 1,451 with 774 members living on-reserve and 677 members living off-reserve.[6]
Territory
The English River Dene Nation based in Patuanak has territory at fifteen sites.[7]
- Cree Lake 192G on the south west side of Cree lake is 1607.40 hectares 57.3848°N 107.0644°W
- Cable Bay 192M on Cree Lake is 538.30 hectares
- Barkwell Bay 192I at the northern end of Cree Lake is 2344 hectares 57.6158°N 106.1000°W [8][7] One of the two sites at the south end may include the old Cree Lake settlement.
- Wapachewunak 192D is 1967 hectares. 55.9085°N 107.7138°W with 482 residents (Canada Census 2011).[9] It adjoins the northern hamlet of Patuanak
- La Plonge 192 is 9,487.20 hectares (23,443.4 acres) 55°12′34″N 107°35′23″W. The La Plonge settlement where the Beauval Residential School was located is across the river from the northern village of Beauval and had 115 residents in 2011.[10]
- Dipper Rapids 192C is 831.30 hectares (2,054.2 acres) 55°57′07″N 107°22′15.3″W and home of the Dipper Lake settlement where the Churchill River enters Dipper Lake [11]
- Elak Dase 192A 55.8742°N 106.7544°W is 1390.90 hectares on the east side of Knee Lake is home of the Knee Lake settlement[11] at the mouth of the Haultain River. 55.8543°N 106.7762°W
- English River 192H located on an island in Porter Lake is 42.90 hectares. 56.3347°N 107.3358°W
- Beauval Forks 192O 55.1011°N 107.7079°W is 1.40 hectares.
- Flatstone Lake 192L is 230.50 hectares. 56.2502°N 107.7180°W
- Haultain Lake 192K is 201.20 hectares. 56.8334°N 106.3678°W
- Grasswoods 192J 56.3347°N 107.3358°W is 54.4 hectares.
- Île-à-la-Crosse 192E is 5 miles east of Ile a la Crosse at the mouth of the Beaver River [11] on the shore of Lac Île-à-la-Crosse and is 6 hectares.
- Knee Lake 192B (north west shore of Knee Lake) is 487.20 hectares. 55.8613°N 107.0429°W
- Primeau Lake 192F home of the Primeau Lake settlement [11] is 1690 hectares. 55.8946°N 107.2429°W
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See also
- Denesuline language
- Denesuline
References
- "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- "Meadow Lake Tribal Council (web site)". Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
- "AANDC (Registered Population)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
- "AANDC Reserves/Settlements/Villages". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
- "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Query by Geographical Name)". Retrieved 2015-01-07.
- "Canada Census 2011 (Wapachewunak 192D (Indian reserve))". Retrieved 2012-10-14.
- "Canada Census 2011". Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- Marchildon, Gregory P.; Robinson, Sid (2002). Canoeing the Churchill: A Practical Guide to the Historic Voyageur Highway. University of Regina Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-88977-148-2.
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