- Onion Lake Cree Nation
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Onion Lake Cree Nation, comprising the adjacent Makaoo 120 and Seekaskootch 119 Indian reserves, is a First Nations community in Canada that straddles the Alberta/Saskatchewan provincial border approximately 50 km (31 mi) north of the City of Lloydminster.[1]
It is within Alberta's County of Vermilion River and Saskatchewan's Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte No. 501 at the intersection of Highway 17 and Alberta Highway 641/Saskatchewan Highway 797.[2]
The Makaoo 120 reserve is located within both provinces while the Seekaskootch 119 reserve is wholly within Saskatchewan. With the two reserves combined, the Onion Lake Cree Nation has a total land mass of 21,254.6 hectares (52,521 acres), and has an estimated 4,956 registered First Nations members.[1]
Onion Lake takes its name after the nearby lake in Alberta.
The Onion Lake Cree Nation has four schools within the community, one of which is a Cree immersion program.
Onion Lake, Saskatchewan
The unincorporated area of Onion Lake is located within the Saskatchewan portion of the Onion Lake Cree Nation[3] at the intersection of Highway 17 and Alberta Highway 641/Saskatchewan Highway 797.[2]
References
- ^ a b "About Us". Onion Lake Cree Nation. http://www.onionlake.ca/about%20us.html. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
- ^ a b "GeoSearch2006". Statistics Canada. 2009-02-16. http://geodepot.statcan.ca/GeoSearch2006/GeoSearch2006.jsp?resolution=H&lang=E&otherLang=F. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
- ^ "Geographical Names of Canada – Onion Lake, Saskatchewan". National Resources Canada. 2011-06-03. http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/unique_e.php?output=xml&id=HANFB. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
External links
Categories:- Vermilion River County, Alberta
- Frenchman Butte No. 501, Saskatchewan
- Hudson's Bay Company trading posts
- Communities on First Nation reserves in Alberta
- Hamlets in Saskatchewan
- Alberta geography stubs
- Saskatchewan geography stubs
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