Woodland Cree First Nation
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This article is about a particular band government. For the ethnic group, see Woodland Cree.
The Woodland Cree First Nation is a First Nation in Alberta, Canada, in Northern Sunrise County northeast of the town of Peace River, encompassing the hamlet of Cadotte Lake.
Quick Facts People, Treaty ...
People | Cree |
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Treaty | Treaty 8 |
Headquarters | Cadotte Lake |
Province | Alberta |
Land[1] | |
Reserve(s) | |
Land area | 161.06 km2 |
Population (2019)[2] | |
On reserve | 814 |
On other land | 6 |
Off reserve | 356 |
Total population | 1176 |
Government[3] | |
Chief | Isaac Laboucan-Avirom |
Tribal Council[4] | |
Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council | |
Website | |
woodlandcree.net |
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As of September 2010, 986 people are registered in Woodland Cree First Nation,[5] 697 of them on 16,106 hectarces of reserve.
Woodland Cree First Nation was recognized by Canada on August 28, 1989. On August 20, 1991, it signed a land entitlement treaty with the federal government and received three reserves.[6]