Blood 148, Alberta

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leader_name = Charles Weasel Head
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population_footnotes =Cite web| url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4803802&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Blood%20148&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4803802 | title= Blood 148 - Community Profile | author= Statistics Canada| authorlink= Statistics Canada| year= Census 2006 | accessdate= 2007-09-24]
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website = [http://www.bloodtribe.org/ Kainai Nation]
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Blood 148 is an indian reserve in Alberta, Canada. It is inhabited by the Blood (Kainai) first nation and was established under the provisions of the Treaty 7.Cite web|url=http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ab/fna/fna_e.pdf|title=First Nations in Alberta|author=Canada Indian and Northern Affairs|accessdate=2007-09-24] The reserve is located in Southern Alberta, around Stand Off, south-west of Lethbridge, along Highway 2 and the Belly River.

At km2 to mi2|1413.87|abbr=yes|wiki=yes, this is the largest reserve in Canada, and the second most populous.

Demographics

In 2006, Blood 148 had a population of 4,177 living in 1,250 dwellings, a 8.4% increase from 2001. The indian reserve has a land area of km2 to mi2|1413.87|abbr=yes|wiki=yes and a population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|3.0| spell=UK | abbr=yes.Cite web| url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4803802&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Blood%20148&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4803802 | title= Blood 148 - Community Profile | author= Statistics Canada| authorlink= Statistics Canada| year= Census 2006 | accessdate= 2007-09-24]

Government

Under the British North America Act, legislative authority over indian reserves is placed exclusively with the national parliament and specifically the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. The reserve is governed by a tribal council lead by Chief Charles Weasel Head. [Cite web|url=http://www.bloodtribe.org/leadership/council.html|title=Council|author=Blood Tribe|accessdate=2007-09-24]

ee also

*List of Alberta Indian reserves

References

External links

* [http://www.bloodtribe.org/main.html Blood Tribe]

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