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Chipewyan Prairie First Nation

First Nation bands government in Alberta, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Chipewyan Prairie First Nation (Chipewyan: Tł'ógh tëlı́ dënesųłı̨ne) is a First Nations band government located in northeast Alberta south of Fort McMurray.

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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]

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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]

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