Black Lake ( chp, Tazen Tuwé) is a Denesuline First Nations

band government In Canada, an Indian band or band (french: bande indienne, link=no), sometimes referred to as a First Nation band (french: bande de la Première Nation, link=no) or simply a First Nation, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subjec ...

in the boreal forest of northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located on the northwest shore of Black Lake where the Fond du Lac River leaves the lake to flow to Lake Athabasca. It is the main administrative headquarters of the Black Lake Denesuline Nation reserve with a land base of over . Formerly, the Black Lake band used the name "

Stony Rapids Stony Rapids ( chp, Deschaghe, translation=settlement on the other side of the Rapids) is a northern hamlet in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located south of the border to the Northwest Territories, the community is astride the Fond du L ...

", which is now the name of a separate community northwest and downstream on the Fond du Lac River, not on reserve land.

Black Lake Dene Nation

Black Lake Dene Nation is a band government with territory at three locations: Chicken 224, Chicken 225 and Chicken 226. *Chicken 224 is . It includes the village of Black Lake (population 1.070 in 2011) and extends from Black Lake up to the border of the village of Stony Rapids and includes territory on both sides of the Fond du Lac River. *Chicken 225 is (population 0 in 2011) on the north side of Stony Lake on the Fond du Lac River *Chicken 226 is on the eastern end of Black Lake Black Lake First Nation had a total registered membership of 2,044 with 1,592 members residing on-reserve and 452 members residing at locations off-reserve in September, 2013. It is a member of the Prince Albert Grand Council.

Demographics

The 2011 census reported 1,040 residents of Black Lake chose Dene as their mother tongue in 2011. All but 5 residents spoke English.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Black lake is accessible via road year round following the completion of secondary Highway 905 (Previously a seasonal road). Black lake is also accessible from the community of Stony Rapids (which is accessible by air) by road. The community is served by air by Black Lake Water Aerodrome, and by

Stony Rapids Airport Stony Rapids Airport is located adjacent to Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada. On June 25, 2006, the airport was used to evacuate residents from northern Saskatchewan when Stony Rapids and other nearby communities were threatened by forest ...

Health care

The Athabasca Health Facility completed in 2003 at the cost of $12.7 million provides health care services to the Athabasca region. The hospital, located on reserve land (Chicken 224) adjacent to the northern hamlet of Stony Rapids, is part of th
Athabasca Health Authority

Education

Father Porte Memorial School offers kindergarten to 12 and has an enrolment of 460 students.

References

{{authority control Dene communities Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan