Brabant Lake is an
Indian settlement An Indian settlement is a census subdivision outlined by the Canadian government Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada for census purposes. These areas have at least 10 status Indian or non-status Indian people who live, m ...
of 102 people located in
Northern Saskatchewan, Canada.
Brabant Lake is 172 km northeast of
La Ronge and 45 km southwest of
Southend.
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The community is located on the northern end of Brabant Lake near the mouth of the Waddy River and is accessed by
Highway 102
Route 102 or Highway 102 can refer to multiple roads:
China
* China National Highway 102
Canada
* New Brunswick Route 102
* Newfoundland and Labrador Route 102
* Nova Scotia Highway 102
* Ontario Highway 102
* Prince Edward Island Route 1 ...
. A local road provides access to Lower Waddy and Upper Waddy lakes.
The community's population in 2016 was 65, composed of
Cree
The Cree ( cr, néhinaw, script=Latn, , etc.; french: link=no, Cri) are a Indigenous peoples of the Americas, North American Indigenous people. They live primarily in Canada, where they form one of the country's largest First Nations in Canada ...
people. 35 people declared that their mother tongue is
Cree language
Cree (also known as Cree– Montagnais–Naskapi) is a dialect continuum of Algonquian languages spoken by approximately 117,000 people across Canada, from the Northwest Territories to Alberta to Labrador. If considered one language, it is th ...
, 25 declared
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
, and 5 declared both Cree and English.
The traditional name of the community in
Cree
The Cree ( cr, néhinaw, script=Latn, , etc.; french: link=no, Cri) are a Indigenous peoples of the Americas, North American Indigenous people. They live primarily in Canada, where they form one of the country's largest First Nations in Canada ...
is ᐑᐳᐢᑳᐏ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ ''wîposkâwi-sâkahikanihk'', meaning ''burnt area lake''.
[Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Cree: Words. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001]
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Trapping, tourism, and mining are the main industries of the area. This community is located in the Precambrian Shield.
See also
* List of communities in Saskatchewan
Communities in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities.
Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and nort ...
References
Northern settlements in Saskatchewan
Division No. 18, Unorganized, Saskatchewan
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