The Lac La Ronge Indian Band ( cr, ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ, mistahi-sâkahikanihk) is a
Woodland Cree
The ''Saāwithiniwak'' or Woodland Cree, are a Cree people, calling themselves Nîhithaw in their own dialect of the language. They are the largest indigenous group in northern Alberta and are an Algonquian people. Prior to the 18th century, th ...
First Nation
Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...
in northern
Saskatchewan
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, it is the largest
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 ...
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 Canada and the largest First Nation in Saskatchewan. The administrative centre of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band is located in
La Ronge
La Ronge is a northern town in the boreal forest of central Saskatchewan, Canada. Its location is approximately north of Prince Albert where Highway 2 becomes Highway 102. La Ronge lies on the western shore of Lac la Ronge, is adjacent ...
.
History
La Ronge & Stanley Mission Band of Woods Cree Indians became a signatory to the
Treaty 6
Treaty 6 is the sixth of the numbered treaties that were signed by the Canadian Crown and various First Nations between 1871 and 1877. It is one of a total of 11 numbered treaties signed between the Canadian Crown and First Nations. Specifica ...
on February 11, 1889, signed by Chief James Roberts. In 1900 Peter Ballantyne was allowed to separate from the La Ronge and Stanley Mission Band to form the Peter Ballantyne Band of Cree Indians, the predecessor to the
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation
The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (Rocky cr, ᐊᓯᓃᐢᑳᐏᑎᓂᐘᐠ, Asinîskâwitiniwak) is a Woodland Cree First Nation in northern Saskatchewan consisting of eight communities: Denare Beach (Amisk Lake), Deschambault Lake, Kinoosao, ...
. In 1910, the La Ronge & Stanley Mission Band split into two entities: Amos Charles Band of Cree Indians (located in Stanley Mission) and the James Roberts Band of Cree Indians (located in La Ronge). In 1950, the two Bands amalgamated and became the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, the current legal name.
Reserves and communities
Reserves
Lac La Ronge Indian Band's land-base consists of 18
Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve (french: réserve indienne) is specified by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty,
that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band."
Ind ...
s, some containing one of six communities:
* Bittern Lake 218—
*
Four Portages 157C
Four Portages 157C is an Indian reserve of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in Saskatchewan. It is north-east of La Ronge, and on the north shore of Lac la Ronge.
References
Indian reserves in Saskatchewan
Division No. 18, Saskatchewan
...
—
* Fox Point 157D—
* Fox Point 157E—
*
Grandmother's Bay 219
Grandmother's Bay 219 is an Indian reserve of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in Saskatchewan. Located on Otter Lake, part of the Churchill River system, it is 77 kilometers northeast of Lac la Ronge
Lac la Ronge is a glacial lake in the Pro ...
——containing the community of Grandmother's Bay
* Kitsakie 156B—
*
Lac La Ronge 156
Lac la Ronge 156 is an Indian reserve of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in Saskatchewan. It is 10 kilometres southwest of Lac la Ronge. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 2017 living in 441 of its 480 total private dwellings. I ...
——containing the community of
La Ronge
La Ronge is a northern town in the boreal forest of central Saskatchewan, Canada. Its location is approximately north of Prince Albert where Highway 2 becomes Highway 102. La Ronge lies on the western shore of Lac la Ronge, is adjacent ...
*
Little Hills 158
Little Hills 158 is an Indian reserve of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to ...
—
* Little Hills 158A—
*
Little Hills 158B
Little Hills 158B is an Indian reserve of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in Saskatchewan. It is 8 miles southwest of La Ronge, and on the south-east shore of Bigstone Lake.
References
Indian reserves in Saskatchewan
Division No. 18, Sas ...
—
*
Little Red River 106C——containing the community of Little Red River
** originally
** in 1935, additional reserved
* Little Red River 106D—
*
Morin Lake 217
Morin Lake 217 ( cwd, script=Cans, i=no, ᒨᓱᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣᓯᓯᕽ, môsosâkahikansisihk) is an Indian reserve of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in Saskatchewan. It is 24 kilometres east of Lac la Ronge. In the 2016 Canadian Census
The 2 ...
——containing the community of Hall Lake
** originally
** in 1973, additional reserved
* Old Fort 157B—
*
Potato River 156A
Potato River 156A is an Indian reserve of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in Saskatchewan. It is 6 miles south of La Ronge
La Ronge is a northern town in the boreal forest of central Saskatchewan, Canada. Its location is approximately north ...
—
*
Stanley 157——containing the community of
Stanley Mission
* Stanley 157A—
*
Sucker River 156C
Sucker River 156C is an Indian reserve of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in Saskatchewan. It is 230 kilometres north of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Prince Albert. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 416 living in 109 of its 1 ...
——containing the community of Sucker River
The communities of Stanley Mission, Grandmother's Bay and Little Red River are self-administered. This arrangement ensures that these communities have more control over their services and programs.
Communities
* Lac La Ronge ( cr, ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ, mistahi-sâkahikanihk) — on
Lac La Ronge 156
Lac la Ronge 156 is an Indian reserve of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in Saskatchewan. It is 10 kilometres southwest of Lac la Ronge. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 2017 living in 441 of its 480 total private dwellings. I ...
()
* Little Red River ( cr, ᐸᐢᒁᐘᐢᑮᕽ, paskwâwaskîhk) — on
Little Red River 106C as well as
Montreal Lake Nation's Montreal Lake 106B
Montreal Lake 106B is an Indian reserve of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. It is adjacent to Little Red River 106C and about north of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Prince Albert. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a populat ...
Reserve ()
* Hall Lake ( cr, ᒨᓱᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᓰᓯᕽ, môsosâkahikanisîsihk) — on
Morin Lake 217
Morin Lake 217 ( cwd, script=Cans, i=no, ᒨᓱᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣᓯᓯᕽ, môsosâkahikansisihk) is an Indian reserve of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in Saskatchewan. It is 24 kilometres east of Lac la Ronge. In the 2016 Canadian Census
The 2 ...
()
* Morin Lake ( cr, ᐚᐸᓂ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ, wâpani-sâkahikanihk) — on
Morin Lake 217
Morin Lake 217 ( cwd, script=Cans, i=no, ᒨᓱᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣᓯᓯᕽ, môsosâkahikansisihk) is an Indian reserve of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in Saskatchewan. It is 24 kilometres east of Lac la Ronge. In the 2016 Canadian Census
The 2 ...
()
* Sucker River ( cr, ᓇᒦᐱᙾ, namîpith sîpiy) — on
Sucker River 156C
Sucker River 156C is an Indian reserve of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in Saskatchewan. It is 230 kilometres north of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Prince Albert. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 416 living in 109 of its 1 ...
()
*
Stanley Mission ( cr, ᐋᒪᒋᐑᐢᐱᒧᐏᓂᕽ, âmaciwîspimowinihk) — on
Stanley 157 ()
* Grandmother's Bay ( cr, ᑯᐦᑯᒥᓈᓂᕽ, kohkominânihk) — on
Grandmother's Bay 219
Grandmother's Bay 219 is an Indian reserve of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in Saskatchewan. Located on Otter Lake, part of the Churchill River system, it is 77 kilometers northeast of Lac la Ronge
Lac la Ronge is a glacial lake in the Pro ...
()
Governance
The First Nation elects their Council under the Custom Electoral System, consisting of a chief and 12 councillors. The current Council consists of Chief Tammy Cook-Searson and Councillors Devin Bernachez, Michael Bird, Linda Charles, Jimmy Charles, John Halkett, Gerald McKenzie, Keith Mirasty, Ann Ratt, Norman Ross, John Roberts, Sam Roberts, and Dennis Sanderson.
See also
*
List of First Nations peoples
The following is a partial list of First Nations peoples of Canada, organized by linguistic-cultural area. It only includes First Nations people, which by definition excludes Metis and Canadian Inuit groups. The areas used here are in accordance t ...
*
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), formerly known as the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, is a Saskatchewan-based First Nations organization. It represents 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan and is committed to honouring ...
References
External links
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{{First Nations in Saskatchewan
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