Chipewyan Prairie First Nation

The Chipewyan Prairie First Nation is a First Nations band government located in northeast Alberta south of Fort McMurray.

It is a member of the Athabasca Tribal Council and a Treaty 8 nation. The Athabasca Tribal Council represents 5 First Nation bands in northeast Alberta.^[1]

Demographics

As of August 2016 the Chipewyan Prairie First Nation (Tł’ógh tëlı́ dënesųłı̨ne) ca. 31 km² had a total population of 923 with 390 members living on reserve and 533 members living off-reserve.^[2]

Reserves

• Cowper Lake 194A on the north shore of Cowper Lake is 143 hectares.
• Janvier 194 the largest territory with 2486.70 hectares and the most populous with 295 residents in 2011^[3] is 97 km southwest of Fort McMurray. 145 of the residents chose Dene as their mother tongue in 2011.^[3]
• Winefred Lake 194B (Ɂuldáze1 tué) on the north end of Winefred Lake is 450 hectares.^[2]

See also

• Chipewyan people
• Chipewyan language
• List of Indian reserves in Alberta

References

External links

• Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation official website

The Numbered Treaties: Treaty Eight
Numbered Treaties	Treaty 1 Treaty 2 Treaty 3 Treaty 4 Treaty 5 Treaty 6 Treaty 7 Treaty 8 Treaty 9 Treaty 10 Treaty 11
Saskatchewan	Black Lake Denesuline First Nation Clearwater River Dene Nation Fond Du Lac Denesuline First Nation
Alberta	Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Beaver First Nation Bigstone Cree Nation Chipewyan Prairie First Nation Dene Tha' First Nation Driftpile First Nation Duncan's First Nation Fort McKay First Nation Fort McMurray First Nation Horse Lake First Nation Kapawe'no First Nation Little Red River Cree Nation Loon River First Nation Lubicon Lake Indian Nation Mikisew Cree First Nation Sawridge Band Smith's Landing First Nation Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation Sucker Creek Cree First Nation Swan River First Nation Tallcree First Nation Whitefish Lake First Nation Woodland Cree First Nation
British Columbia	Blueberry River First Nation Doig River First Nation Fort Nelson First Nation Halfway River First Nation McLeod Lake First Nation Prophet River First Nation Saulteau First Nation West Moberly First Nations
Northwest Territories	Deninu K'ue First Nation K'atlodeeche First Nation Lutsel K'e First Nation Salt River First Nation Yellowknives Dene First Nation