The Montana First Nation ( cr, ᐊᑳᒥᕽ, ) is a
First Nations
First Nations or first peoples may refer to:
* Indigenous peoples, for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area.
Indigenous groups
*First Nations is commonly used to describe some Indigenous groups including:
**First Natio ...
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
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
, Canada. It is a
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. Specif ...
government. Formerly the Montana Band of Indians, it is one of four
First Nations
First Nations or first peoples may refer to:
* Indigenous peoples, for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area.
Indigenous groups
*First Nations is commonly used to describe some Indigenous groups including:
**First Natio ...
in the area of
Maskwacis
Maskwacis (; cr, ᒪᐢᑿᒌᐢ, ), renamed in 2014 from Hobbema (), is an unincorporated community in central Alberta, Canada at intersection of Highway 2A and Highway 611, approximately south of the City of Edmonton. The community consists ...
.
Indian Reserves
There are two reserves under the governance of the band:
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada "Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail
*Montana 139
Montana 139 is an Indian reserve of the Montana First Nation in Alberta, located within Ponoka County. Part of the Maskwacis community, it is 24 kilometers south of Wetaskiwin. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 630 living in ...
*Pigeon Lake 138A
Pigeon Lake 138A is an Indian reserve in Alberta. It is located west of Wetaskiwin along Pigeon Lake. It is at an elevation of . It is shared between the Samson Cree Nation, the Montana Cree Nation, the Louis Bull Tribe, and the Ermineskin ...
References
First Nations governments in Alberta
Cree governments
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