Onion Lake, Saskatchewan
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The Onion Lake Cree Nation () is a Plains Cree
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provincial border approximately north of the City of
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. It is within Alberta's
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and Saskatchewan's Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte No. 501 at the intersection of Highway 17 and Alberta Highway 641/ Saskatchewan Highway 797. The Makaoo 120 reserve is located within both provinces while the Seekaskootch 119 reserve is wholly within Saskatchewan. Both reserves once maintained separate band governments, combining to form Onion Lake in 1914. With all reserves combined, the Onion Lake Cree Nation has a total land area of , and has 6,475 registered members (as of August 2019). The Onion Lake Cree Nation has five schools within the community: Sakāskohc High School, Eagleview Middle School, Chief Taylor Elementary School, Pewasenakwan Primary School, and Kihēw Waciston Cree Immersion School. A widely seen First World War propaganda poster shows Moo-Che-We-In-Es of the Onion Lake Cree Nation making a $1.50 donation to the
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with a cover letter in
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Etymology

Onion Lake is a translation of ''Wicekikaskosîwi-sâkahikan'', "Wild Onion" smelly plant, a nearby body of water where the plant was abundant. When referring to the community today, though, Cree speakers typically use ''wîhcekaskosîwi-sâkahikanihk'', " omesticonion lake".


Onion Lake, Saskatchewan

The unincorporated area of Onion Lake is located within the Saskatchewan portion of the Onion Lake Cree Nation at the intersection of Highway 17 and Alberta Highway 641/ Saskatchewan Highway 797.


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* County of Vermilion River Frenchman Butte No. 501, Saskatchewan First Nations governments in Saskatchewan Cree governments {{CentralAlberta-geo-stub