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 ...
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...
. It is 13 kilometres north of Carlyle and encompasses a total of 12,038.4 hectares. In the
2016 Canadian Census
The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which counted a population of 35,151,728, a change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. The census, conducted by Statistics Canada, was Canada's seventh quinquennial census. ...
, it recorded a population of 691 living in 237 of its 972 total private dwellings. In the same year, its Community Well-Being index was calculated at 60 of 100, compared to 58.4 for the average First Nations community and 77.5 for the average non-Indigenous community.
The White Bear First Nations signed on to
Treaty 4
Treaty 4 is a treaty established between Queen Victoria and the Cree and Saulteaux First Nation band governments. The area covered by Treaty 4 represents most of current day southern Saskatchewan, plus small portions of what are today western Ma ...
in 1875 and in 1877 White Bear 70 was established on the east side of
Moose Mountain Upland
Moose Mountain Upland, Moose Mountain Uplands, or commonly Moose Mountain, is a hilly plateau located in the south-east corner of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, that covers an area of about . The upland rises about above the broad, f ...
. In the late 1970s,
Carlyle Lake Resort
Carlyle Lake Resort, also known as ''White Bear Lake Resort'', is a hamlet in White Bear Band Indian reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is situated on the southern shore of White Bear (Carlyle) Lake on a forested plateau called Mo ...
became part of the reserve. Since then, several economic developments have occurred on the reserve, such as the opening of White Bear Golf Course,
Bear Claw Casino & Hotel
Bear Claw Casino & Hotel is a small casino located on the White Bear First Nations near Moose Mountain Provincial Park and Carlyle, Saskatchewan, Canada in the Moose Mountain Upland. The facility includes a casino (with 132 slot machines and ...
, and the founding of White Bear Oil and Gas, Ltd.
See also
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Pheasant Rump Nakota First Nation The Pheasant Rump Nakota First Nation ( asb, Šiyónidè oyáde)Collette, Vincent. “Nakoda Vocabulary and Phrases.” Academia.edu, November 14, 2017Link is a First Nation in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, who reside on the Pheasant Rump ...
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Ocean Man First Nation
The Ocean Man First Nation ( cr, ᑭᐦᒋᑲᒦᐏᔨᐣ ''kihcikamîwiyin'') is an Assiniboine, Cree, and Saulteaux band government in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. Chief ''Kitchi-Kah-Me-Win'' (Great Seaman or Ocean Man, also spelt Kiche ...