Montana 139 is an

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." In ...

of the Montana First Nation 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 T ...

, located within

Ponoka County Ponoka County is a municipal district in Alberta, Canada. It covers and it claims to "embody the essence of rural Alberta". History Ponoka County was founded on January 1, 1952. The county's first public officials were Mr. Bruce Ramsey, who ...

. Part of the Maskwacis community, it is 24 kilometers south of

Wetaskiwin Wetaskiwin ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. The city is located south of the provincial capital of Edmonton. The city name comes from the Cree word ''wītaskiwinihk'', meaning "the hills where peace was made". Wetaskiwin is ...

. 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 630 living in 137 of its 143 total private dwellings. Besides Montana 139, the Montana First Nation also has access to

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 ...

, a reserve shared between the four nations of Maskwacis. The other three are the

Ermineskin First Nation Ermineskin Cree Nation also known as the Ermineskin Tribe ( cr, ᓀᔮᐢᑵᔮᕽ, ), is a Cree First Nations band government in Alberta, Canada. A signatory to Treaty 6, Ermineskin is one of the Four Nations of Maskwacis, Alberta's largest In ...

, the

Louis Bull First Nation Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (d ...

and the

Samson Cree Nation The Samson Cree Nation, ( cr, ᓃᐱᓰᐦᑯᐹᕽ, nîpisîhkopâhk, translation=at willow grove) also known as the Samson First Nation, is one of four band governments in the area of Maskwacis, Alberta, Canada. Indian Reserves Three Indian Re ...

.Indian and Northern Affairs Canada "Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail"

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