Stanley Mission ( cr, ᐋᒪᒋᐑᐢᐱᒧᐏᓂᕽ, Amachewespimawin) is a
First Nations
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settlement
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in the
boreal forest
Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, ...
northern
Saskatchewan
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, Canada. Its location is on the banks of the
Churchill River, northeast of the town 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 to ...
, north of
Prince Albert. Access is provided by
Highway 915.
The community consists of the
northern settlement
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Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and nort ...
of Stanley Mission with a population of 124
and Stanley 157, IRI a
reserve
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* Reserve, Louisiana, a census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish
* Reserve, Montana, a census-designated place in Sheridan County
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of the
Lac La Ronge Indian Band
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band ( cr, ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ, mistahi-sâkahikanihk) is a Woodland Cree First Nation in northern Saskatchewan, it is the largest Cree band government in Canada and the largest First Nation in Saskatc ...
band government
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with a population of 1,634.
History
People have lived in the area for thousands of years. Across the river at the original site of Stanley Mission is
Holy Trinity Anglican Church, built between 1854 and 1860. It is the oldest standing building in Saskatchewan.
The community was founded in 1851. The name was derived from Stanley Park, a now-former manor house in
Selsley
Selsley is a village within the civil parish of King's Stanley and district of Stroud, in Gloucestershire, England. It is composed of around 175 houses, scattered around the western and eastern edge of a Cotswold spur, located approximately so ...
,
Gloucestershire
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The county town is the city of Gl ...
, England, which had been the home of the wife of the Rev. Robert Hunt, an Anglican missionary.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Stanley Mission had a population of 104 living in 34 of its 42 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 95. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Attractions
The community has two stores, a band office, a health office, elementary and high schools, a post-secondary learning centre, a community hall, arena (ice skating and hockey), other services. It is an access point to the northern parts of
Lac La Ronge Provincial Park
Lac La Ronge Provincial Park is located in the boreal forest of the north central part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Canadian Shield. Situated in the Churchill River system, this provincial park has close to 100 lakes ...
, several tourist fishing camps, and a major recreational canoe route, formerly part of the
voyageurs
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trade routes used by the
Hudson's Bay Company
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and
North West Company
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. It is the closest road access to
Nistowiak Falls
Nistowiak Falls, at , is one of the highest waterfalls in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. The falls are on the Rapid River, which flows north from Iskwatikan Lake into Nistowiak Lake on the Churchill River. Nistowiak is a Cree word re ...
, one of the tallest in
Saskatchewan
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. There are ancient
pictograph
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sites in the vicinity. Otter Rapids north of the settlement of
Missinipe
Missinipe (Woodland Cree: ''Misi-nipiy'' or ''Mahttawi-sipiy''), meaning "big water" or "difficult river", is a northern settlement in northern Saskatchewan located in Treaty 10 territory and along the western shore of Otter Lake. The hamlet is ...
(Missinipi) are the next landmarks and community along
Highway 102
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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 ...
, to the north on the
Churchill River (Missinipeis also the
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 ...
name for the Churchill River).
Notable people
*
Tom Roberts
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After studying in Melbourne, he travelled to Europe i ...
, journalist
See also
*
List of population centres in Saskatchewan
A population centre, in Canadian census data, is a populated place, or a cluster of interrelated populated places, which meets the demographic characteristics of an urban area, having a population of at least 1,000 people and a population density ...
References
External links
Stanley Mission (Lac La Ronge Indian Band website*
ttps://web.archive.org/web/20100113173017/http://www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/LacLaRonge Lac La Ronge Provincial Parkbr>
Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
Designated places in Saskatchewan
Division No. 18, Unorganized, Saskatchewan
Communities on Indian reserves in Saskatchewan
Northern settlements in Saskatchewan
Former northern hamlets in Saskatchewan
Populated places established in 1851
1851 establishments in the British Empire
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