List of Indian reserves in Alberta

Indian reserves for First Nations in Alberta were established by a series of treatiesTreaty 6, Treaty 7, and Treaty 8.

According to the Government of Alberta reserves cover a total area of 656,660 ha (1,622,630 acres).[1] However, according to Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada reserves in Alberta total 866,022.8 ha (2,139,989 acres). Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada and Statistics Canada recognize six Indian settlements within Alberta.

List of reserves in Alberta

Name as used by
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
First Nation(s)Ethnic/national groupTribal councilTreatyAreaPopulation[2]Notes
haacre20162011%
difference
Ɂejëre Kʼelnı Kuę́ 196I[3]Smith's LandingDene8213.0526.3INAC lists the reserve in Alberta and the band headquartered in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Alexander 134[4]AlexanderBeaver Hills CreeYellowhead Tribal Development Foundation67,280.517,990.51,0991,0277.0%
Alexander 134A[5]AlexanderBeaver Hills CreeYellowhead Tribal Development Foundation62,303.35,691.6
Alexander 134B[6]AlexanderBeaver Hills CreeYellowhead Tribal Development Foundation63.48.4
Alexis 133[7]Alexis Nakota SiouxNakodaYellowhead Tribal Development Foundation66,175.215,259.3755817-7.6%
Alexis Cardinal River 234[8]Alexis Nakota SiouxNakodaYellowhead Tribal Development Foundation64,661.011,517.6
Alexis Elk River 233[9]Alexis Nakota SiouxNakodaYellowhead Tribal Development Foundation698.0242.2
Alexis Whitecourt 232[10]Alexis Nakota SiouxNakodaYellowhead Tribal Development Foundation63,544.98,759.6
Allison Bay 219[11]Mikisew CreeWoodland Cree81,861.04,598.61278451.2%
Amber River 211[12]Dene Tha'SlaveyNorth Peace Tribal Council82,332.35,763.2
Assineau River 150F[13]Swan RiverWoods CreeLesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council871.6176.9
Beaver Lake 131[14]Beaver Lake CreeCreeTribal Chiefs Ventures Incorporated66,145.315,185.4414423-2.1%
Beaver Ranch 163[15]Tallcree Tribal GovernmentAnishinaabeNorth Peace Tribal Council8841.72,079.91016-37.5%
Beaver Ranch 163A[16]Tallcree Tribal GovernmentAnishinaabeNorth Peace Tribal Council8240.0593.1
Beaver Ranch 163B[17]Tallcree Tribal GovernmentAnishinaabeNorth Peace Tribal Council8226.0558.5
Big Horn 144A[18]Bearspaw
Chiniki
Stoney
Wesley
NakodaStoney Nakoda - Tsuut'ina Tribal Council72,127.45,256.923713476.9%
Bistcho Lake 213[19]Dene Tha'SlaveyNorth Peace Tribal Council8354.1875.0
Blood 148[20]BloodBlackfoot ConfederacyBlackfoot Confederacy7134,292.9331,845.04,5704,679-2.3%
Blood 148A[21]BloodBlackfoot ConfederacyBlackfoot Confederacy71,971.74,872.2
Blue Quills First Nation Indian Reserve[22]Beaver Lake Cree
Cold Lake
Frog Lake
Heart Lake
Kehewin Cree
Saddle Lake
Cree
Chipewyan
Cree
Cree
Cree
Beaver Hills Cree
Tribal Chiefs Ventures Incorporated696.2237.7
Boyer 164[23]BeaverDane-zaaNorth Peace Tribal Council84,249.310,500.22182132.3%
Buck Lake 133C[24]PaulCree / Nakoda61,035.22,558.0
Bushe River 207[25]Dene Tha'SlaveyNorth Peace Tribal Council8111,675.0275,954.95034922.2%
Charles Lake 225[26]Mikisew CreeWoodland Cree864.5159.4
Child Lake 164A[27]BeaverDane-zaaNorth Peace Tribal Council81,035.22,558.021618814.9%
Chipewyan 201[28]Athabasca ChipewyanChipewyanAthabasca Tribal Council820,072.449,600.0
Chipewyan 201A[29]Athabasca ChipewyanChipewyanAthabasca Tribal Council89,516.223,515.005-100.0%
Chipewyan 201B[30]Athabasca ChipewyanChipewyanAthabasca Tribal Council819.447.9
Chipewyan 201C[31]Athabasca ChipewyanChipewyanAthabasca Tribal Council818.245.0
Chipewyan 201D[32]Athabasca ChipewyanChipewyanAthabasca Tribal Council84.310.6
Chipewyan 201E[33]Athabasca ChipewyanChipewyanAthabasca Tribal Council84,165.510,293.2
Chipewyan 201F[34]Athabasca ChipewyanChipewyanAthabasca Tribal Council866.4164.1
Chipewyan 201G[35]Athabasca ChipewyanChipewyanAthabasca Tribal Council8905.32,237.0
Clear Hills 152C[36]Horse LakeCree / Dane-zaaWestern Cree Tribal Council81,547.13,823.0
Clearwater 175[37]Fort McMurray #468Cree / ChipewyanAthabasca Tribal Council8915.42,262.0
Cold Lake 149[38]Cold LakeChipewyanTribal Chiefs Ventures Incorporated614,528.135,899.767159413.0%
Cold Lake 149A[39]Cold LakeChipewyanTribal Chiefs Ventures Incorporated671.6176.94045-11.1%
Cold Lake 149B[40]Cold LakeChipewyanTribal Chiefs Ventures Incorporated64,134.010,215.31631499.4%
Cold Lake 149C[41]Cold LakeChipewyanTribal Chiefs Ventures Incorporated62,023.55,000.2
Collin Lake 223[42]Mikisew CreeWoodland Cree836.489.9
Cornwall Lake 224[43]Mikisew CreeWoodland Cree869.3171.2
Cowper Lake 194A[44]Chipewyan PrairieChipewyanAthabasca Tribal Council8143.0353.4
Devil's Gate 220[45]Mikisew CreeWoodland Cree8819.12,024.0
Dog Head 218[46]Mikisew CreeWoodland Cree834.886.099111-10.8%
Drift Pile River 150[47]Driftpile CreeCreeLesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council86,354.815,703.18288003.5%
Duncans 151A[48]Duncan'sWoods CreeWestern Cree Tribal Council82,036.85,033.0150164-8.5%
Eden Valley 216[49]Bearspaw
Chiniki
Stoney
Wesley
NakodaStoney Nakoda - Tsuut'ina Tribal Council71,690.84,178.15965871.5%
Enoch Cree Nation 135[50]Enoch CreeBeaver Hills Cree65,306.213,111.91,69098771.2%Was Stony Plain 135
Enoch Cree Nation No. 135A[51]Enoch CreeBeaver Hills Cree62.04.9
Ermineskin 138[52]Ermineskin TribeCreeMaskwacis Cree Tribal Council610,295.825,441.52,4571,87431.1%
Fitzgerald No. 196[53]Salt River First Nation #195DeneAkaitcho Territory Government83,715.09,180.0Headquartered
in the NWT
Fort McKay 174[54]Fort McKayCree / DeneAthabasca Tribal Council83,106.77,676.8
Fort McKay 174C[55]Fort McKayCree / DeneAthabasca Tribal Council83,381.48,355.6
Fort McKay 174D[56]Fort McKayCree / DeneAthabasca Tribal Council8660.81,632.9
Fort Vermilion 173B[57]Tallcree Tribal GovernmentAnishinaabeNorth Peace Tribal Council849.7122.89697-1.0%
Fox Lake 162[58]Little Red River CreeWoods CreeNorth Peace Tribal Council810,438.325,793.62,0321,8758.4%
Gregoire Lake 176[59]Fort McMurray #468Cree / ChipewyanAthabasca Tribal Council82,231.95,515.1191274-30.3%
Gregoire Lake 176A[60]Fort McMurray #468Cree / ChipewyanAthabasca Tribal Council867.4166.51300
Gregoire Lake 176B[61]Fort McMurray #468Cree / ChipewyanAthabasca Tribal Council817.042.0
Hay Lake 209[62]Dene Tha'SlaveyNorth Peace Tribal Council812,355.330,530.6883949-7.0%
Heart Lake 167[63]Heart LakeCreeTribal Chiefs Ventures Incorporated64,496.211,110.418415915.7%
Heart Lake 167A[64]Heart LakeCreeTribal Chiefs Ventures Incorporated68.320.5
Hokedhe Túe 196E[65]Smith's LandingChipewyan8440.41,088.3INAC lists the reserve in Alberta and the band headquartered in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Horse Lakes 152B[66]Horse LakeCree / Dane-zaaWestern Cree Tribal Council81,552.03,835.146940216.7%
Jackfish Point 214[67]Dene Tha'SlaveyNorth Peace Tribal Council8103.6256.0
Janvier 194[68]Chipewyan PrairieChipewyanAthabasca Tribal Council82,486.76,144.841429540.3%
Jean Baptiste Gambler 183[69]Bigstone CreeWoods Cree8198.7491.0253254-0.4%
John D'Or Prairie 215[70]Little Red River CreeWoods CreeNorth Peace Tribal Council814,034.034,678.81,1961,1236.5%
K'i Túe 196D[71]Smith's LandingChipewyan8484.31,196.7INAC lists the reserve in Alberta and the band headquartered in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Kapawe'no First Nation 150B[72]Kapawe'noWoods CreeLesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council829.673.115411533.9%
Kapawe'no First Nation 150C[73]Kapawe'noWoods CreeLesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council821.051.9
Kapawe'no First Nation 150D[74]Kapawe'noWoods CreeLesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council8390.1964.0550.0%
Kapawe'no First Nation 229[75]Kapawe'noWoods CreeLesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council8129.0318.8
Kapawe'no First Nation 230[76]Kapawe'noWoods CreeLesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council8846.02,090.5
Kapawe'no First Nation 231[77]Kapawe'noWoods CreeLesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council8147.0363.2
Kehewin 123[78]Kehewin CreeCreeTribal Chiefs Ventures Incorporated68,225.020,324.49761,065-8.4%
Li Dezé 196C[79]Smith's LandingChipewyan8729.41,802.4INAC lists the reserve in Alberta and the band headquartered in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Loon Lake 235[80]Loon River CreeWoods CreeKee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council86,902.317,056.05555118.6%
Loon Prairie 237[81]Loon River CreeWoods CreeKee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council8259.6641.5
Louis Bull 138B[82]Louis BullBeaver Hills CreeMaskwacis Cree Tribal Council63,388.18,372.21,1771,309-10.1%
Makaoo 120[83]Onion Lake CreeCree65,626.613,903.620818015.6%Headquartered
in Saskatchewan
Montana 139[84]MontanaCreeMaskwacis Cree Tribal Council62,824.86,980.2630653-3.5%
Namur Lake 174B[85]Fort McKayCree / DeneAthabasca Tribal Council83,122.27,715.1
Namur River 174A[86]Fort McKayCree / DeneAthabasca Tribal Council84,614.911,403.7
O'Chiese 203[87]O'ChieseAnishinaabeYellowhead Tribal Development Foundation614,131.934,920.77897515.1%
O'Chiese Cemetery 203A[88]O'ChieseAnishinaabeYellowhead Tribal Development Foundation60.10.2
Old Fort 217[89]Mikisew CreeWoodland Cree81,509.03,728.8
Peace Point 222[90]Mikisew CreeWoodland Cree8518.01,280.0
Peerless Trout 238[91]Peerless TroutWoods CreeKee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council83,553.28,780.1
Peigan Timber Limit "B"[92]PiikaniPiegan BlackfeetBlackfoot Confederacy72,978.67,360.3
Pigeon Lake 138A[93]Ermineskin Tribe
Louis Bull
Montana
Samson
Beaver Hills Cree
Beaver Hills Cree
Cree
Beaver Hills Cree
Maskwacis Cree Tribal Council61,921.14,747.1429485-11.5%
PiikanI[94]PiikaniPiegan BlackfeetBlackfoot Confederacy742,699.2105,512.01,5441,21726.9%
Puskiakiwenin 122[95]Frog LakeCreeTribal Chiefs Ventures Incorporated610,339.125,548.55314849.7%
Saddle Lake 125[96]Saddle Lake CreeBeaver Hills Cree625,780.663,705.2UNUNUN
Samson 137[97]SamsonBeaver Hills CreeMaskwacis Cree Tribal Council613,552.033,487.73,3733,746-10.0%
Samson 137A[98]SamsonBeaver Hills CreeMaskwacis Cree Tribal Council6134.4332.12638-31.6%
Sandy Point 221[99]Mikisew CreeWoodland Cree8204.0504.1
Sawridge 150G[100]SawridgeWoods CreeLesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council8906.52,240.02048-58.3%
Sawridge 150H[101]SawridgeWoods CreeLesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council81,236.83,056.21020-50.0%
Siksika 146[102]SiksikaPiegan BlackfeetBlackfoot Confederacy771,087.5175,661.03,4792,97217.1%
Stoney 142-143-144[103]Bearspaw
Chiniki
Stoney
Wesley
NakodaStoney Nakoda - Tsuut'ina Tribal Council739,264.597,024.73,7133,4946.3%
Stoney 142B[104]Bearspaw
Chiniki
Stoney
Wesley
NakodaStoney Nakoda - Tsuut'ina Tribal Council75,692.414,066.2
Sturgeon Lake 154[105]Sturgeon Lake CreeWoods CreeWestern Cree Tribal Council814,814.336,606.91,4471,16224.5%
Sturgeon Lake 154A[106]Sturgeon Lake CreeWoods CreeWestern Cree Tribal Council8753.11,861.05324120.8%
Sturgeon Lake 154B[107]Sturgeon Lake CreeWoods CreeWestern Cree Tribal Council897.1239.9
Sucker Creek 150A[108]Sucker CreekWoods CreeLesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council85,987.014,794.26896771.8%
Sunchild 202[109]SunchildBeaver Hills CreeYellowhead Tribal Development Foundation65,218.112,894.274967710.6%
Swampy Lake 236[110]Loon River CreeWoods CreeKee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council814,744.436,434.241331232.4%
Swan River 150E[111]Swan RiverWoods CreeLesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council84,271.110,554.125020223.8%
Tall Cree 173[112]Tallcree Tribal GovernmentAnishinaabeNorth Peace Tribal Council84,031.59,962.122416337.4%
Tall Cree 173A[113]Tallcree Tribal GovernmentAnishinaabeNorth Peace Tribal Council82,723.46,729.7280
Thabacha Náre 196A[114]Smith's LandingChipewyan8397.2981.52030-33.3%INAC lists the reserve in Alberta and the band headquartered in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Thebathi 196[115]Smith's LandingChipewyan86,524.016,121.2INAC lists the reserve in Alberta and the band headquartered in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Tsu K'adhe Túe 196F[116]Smith's LandingChipewyan8231.6572.3INAC lists the reserve in Alberta and the band headquartered in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Tsu Nedehe Tue 196H[117]Smith's LandingChipewyan8586.01,448.0INAC lists the reserve in Alberta and the band headquartered in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Tsu Túe 196G[118]Smith's LandingChipewyan842.7105.5INAC lists the reserve in Alberta and the band headquartered in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Tsuu T'ina Nation 145[119]Tsuut'inaDeneStoney Nakoda - Tsuut'ina Tribal Council729,417.472,692.01,6432,052-19.9%
Tthejëre Ghaı̨lı̨ 196B[120]Smith's LandingChipewyan8401.1991.1INAC lists the reserve in Alberta and the band headquartered in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Unipouheos 121[121]Frog LakeCreeTribal Chiefs Ventures Incorporated68,506.321,019.590981311.8%
Upper Hay River 212[122]Dene Tha'SlaveyNorth Peace Tribal Council81,418.03,504.02942920.7%
Utikoomak Lake 155[123]Whitefish LakeWoods CreeKee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council86,756.116,694.772364412.3%
Utikoomak Lake 155A[124]Whitefish LakeWoods CreeKee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council81,041.02,572.41271215.0%
Utikoomak Lake 155B[125]Whitefish LakeWoods CreeKee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council8502.61,242.0
Wabamun 133A[126]PaulCree / Nakoda66,116.915,115.21,5921,06948.9%
Wabamun 133B[127]PaulCree / Nakoda6178.5441.1301776.5%
Wabasca 166[128]Bigstone CreeWoods Cree88,452.420,886.31601525.3%
Wabasca 166A[129]Bigstone CreeWoods Cree8682.11,685.5658738-10.8%
Wabasca 166B[130]Bigstone CreeWoods Cree82,413.45,963.6190250-24.0%
Wabasca 166C[131]Bigstone CreeWoods Cree83,502.68,655.11881823.3%
Wabasca 166D[132]Bigstone CreeWoods Cree85,817.414,375.19618858.6%
Wadlin Lake 173C[133]Tallcree Tribal GovernmentAnishinaabeNorth Peace Tribal Council848.0118.6
White Fish Lake 128[134]Saddle Lake CreeBeaver Hills Cree64,542.711,225.31,3101,18810.3%
William McKenzie 151K[135]Duncan'sWoods CreeWestern Cree Tribal Council8389.3962.0
Winefred Lake 194B[136]Chipewyan PrairieChipewyanAthabasca Tribal Council8450.01,112.0
Woodland Cree 226[137]Woodland CreeWoodland CreeKee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council811,660.028,812.57237062.4%
Woodland Cree 227[138]Woodland CreeWoodland CreeKee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council8660.01,630.9
Woodland Cree 228[139]Woodland CreeWoodland CreeKee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council83,786.09,355.41501434.9%
Zama Lake 210[140]Dene Tha'SlaveyNorth Peace Tribal Council82,307.25,701.2

Indian settlements

Name as used by
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
First Nation(s)Ethnic/national groupTribal councilTreatyAreaPopulation[141]Notes
haacre20162011% difference
Cadotte Lake[142]Woodland CreeWoodland CreeKee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council80.00.0Indian settlement
Carcajou 18742.0103.8Indian settlement
Desmarais[143]Bigstone CreeWoods Cree8145.0358.3105129-18.6%Indian settlement
Fort MackayFort McKayCree / DeneAthabasca Tribal Council8953.02,354.974256232.0%Indian settlement
Garden Creek[144]Little Red RiverWoods CreeNorth Peace Tribal Council80.00.0Indian settlement
Little Buffalo[145]Lubicon LakeWoods CreeKee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council81,326.03,276.645238716.8%Indian settlement

See also

References