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The Woodland Cree First Nation is a
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
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 ...
,
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adjacent to the Cadotte Lake in
Northern Sunrise County Northern Sunrise County is a municipal district in northern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division 17, its municipal office is located east of the Town of Peace River The Peace River (french: links=no, rivière de la Paix) is a river ...
northeast of the Town of
Peace River The Peace River (french: links=no, rivière de la Paix) is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta. The Peace River joins the Athabasca River in th ...
. The hamlet of
Cadotte Lake Cadotte Lake is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta, Canada within Northern Sunrise County. It is located on the northern shore of the homonymous lake, along Highway 986, east of Peace River and west of the Bicentennial Highway ( ...
is located within the reserve. As of September, 2010, there were 986 registered residents in Woodland Cree First Nation, 697 of which were living on
reserve Reserve or reserves may refer to: Places * Reserve, Kansas, a US city * Reserve, Louisiana, a census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish * Reserve, Montana, a census-designated place in Sheridan County * Reserve, New Mexico, a US vi ...
. The reserve covers a total of 16,106.0 hectares. Woodland Cree First Nation was recognized by Canada on August 28, 1989. On August 20, 1991, WCFN signed a land entitlement treaty with Canada, and received three reserves. Indigenous Knowledge Remediation, Reclamation and the AER: A Project with the Woodland Cree First Nation
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Reserves


Notable members

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Angelique Merasty Angelique Merasty (1924–17 January 1996) was a Canadian First Nations birchbark biting artist of the Woodland Cree First Nation. Background Merasty was born in Beaver Lake, Saskatchewan, where she spent most of her life practicing and sellin ...
(1924–1996), birchbark biting artist


See also

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First Nations in Alberta First Nations in Alberta are a group of people who live in the Canadian province of Alberta. The First Nations are peoples (or nations) recognized as Indigenous peoples or Plains Indians in Canada excluding the Inuit and the Métis. Accordin ...
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List of Indian reserves in Alberta Indian reserves for First Nations in Alberta were established by a series of treaties — Treaty 6, Treaty 7, and Treaty 8. According to the Government of Alberta reserves cover a total area of . However, according to Indigenous and Northern Aff ...
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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 in Canada, First Nations people, which by definition excludes Métis people (Canada), Metis and Canadian Inui ...
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Indian Act The ''Indian Act'' (, long name ''An Act to amend and consolidate the laws respecting Indians'') is a Canadian act of Parliament that concerns registered Indians, their bands, and the system of Indian reserves. First passed in 1876 and still ...
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List of Aboriginal communities in Canada Canada has numerous Indian reserves for First Nations people, which were mostly established by the ''Indian Act'' of 1876 and have been variously expanded and reduced by royal commissions since. They are sometimes incorrectly called by the Ameri ...


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