Woodland Cree First Nation

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.

Woodland Cree First Nation
Band No. 474

People	Cree
Treaty	Treaty 8
Headquarters	Cadotte Lake
Province	Alberta
Land[1]
Reserve(s)	Woodland Cree 226 Woodland Cree 227 Woodland Cree 228
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

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]

Reserves

Woodland Cree First Nation reserves
Reserve		Local Name	Location	Area(hectares)
Woodland Cree 226		Cadotte Lake	48 km NE of Peace River	11660.0
Woodland Cree 227		Golden Lake	60 km NE of Peace River	660.0
Woodland Cree 228		Marten Lake	75 km NE of Peace River	3786.0

Notable people

• Angelique Merasty (1924–1996), birchbark biting artist

See also

• First Nations in Alberta
• List of Indian reserves in Alberta
• List of First Nations peoples
• Indian Act
• List of Aboriginal communities in Canada