The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is a Tribal Council representing the

band government In Canada, an Indian band or band (french: bande indienne, link=no), sometimes referred to as a First Nation band (french: bande de la Première Nation, link=no) or simply a First Nation, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subjec ...

s of twelve

First Nations First Nations or first peoples may refer to: * Indigenous peoples, for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area. Indigenous groups *First Nations is commonly used to describe some Indigenous groups including: **First Natio ...

in the province of

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. Its head offices are located in the city of Prince Albert. The Tribal Council was created in 1977 and is one of the largest in Canada.

Demographics

As of March 2013 there were 38,832 registered members in the 12 First Nation bands.

Members

Wahpeton Dakota Nation Wahpeton Dakota Nation ( dak, Waȟpéthuŋwaŋ Dakȟóta Oyáte) is a Dakota First Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada. Their reserves include: * Wahpaton 94A * Wahpaton 94B Wahpaton 94B is an Indian reserve of the Wahpeton Dakota Nation in Saskat ...

with offices in

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. Registered members: 500 *

Sturgeon Lake First Nation The Sturgeon Lake First Nation ( cr, ᓇᒦᐏ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ, namîwi-sâkahikanihk) is a Cree First Nation band government in Saskatchewan, Canada. Its location is on the eastern shore of Sturgeon Lake about 30 km northwest of Prince ...

with offices in Shellbrook. Registered members: 2,756 *

James Smith Cree Nation The James Smith First Nation ( cr, ᓂᐦᑖᐏᑭᐦᒋᑲᓂᕽ ''nihtâwikihcikanihk'', meaning: ''at the place of good growth'') is a Plains Cree Indigenous band government whose reserve is north of Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada. James ...

with offices in Melfort. Registered members: 3,239 *

Montreal Lake Cree Nation The Montreal Lake Cree Nation ( cr, ᒨᓂᔮᐏ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ, môniyâwi-sâkahikanihk) is a Woodland Cree First Nation in northern Saskatchewan. The administrative centre of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation is located in the community of Mo ...

with offices in Montreal Lake. Registered members: 3,678 *

Lac La Ronge Indian Band The Lac La Ronge Indian Band ( cr, ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ, mistahi-sâkahikanihk) is a Woodland Cree First Nation in northern Saskatchewan, it is the largest Cree band government in Canada and the largest First Nation in Saskatch ...

with offices in

La Ronge La Ronge is a northern town in the boreal forest of central Saskatchewan, Canada. Its location is approximately north of Prince Albert where Highway 2 becomes Highway 102. La Ronge lies on the western shore of Lac la Ronge, is adjacent ...

. Registered members: 9,765 *

Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (Rocky cr, ᐊᓯᓃᐢᑳᐏᑎᓂᐘᐠ, Asinîskâwitiniwak) is a Woodland Cree First Nation in northern Saskatchewan consisting of eight communities: Denare Beach (Amisk Lake), Deschambault Lake, Kinoosao, ...

with offices in Pelican Narrows. Registered members: 9,394 *

Cumberland House Cree Nation Cumberland House Cree Nation ( cr, ᑳ ᒥᓂᐢᑎᑯ ᒥᓇᐦᐃᑯᐢᑳᕽ ''kâ-ministiko-minahikoskâhk'', meaning ''Island that's in a pine forest'')Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Cree: Words. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001https: ...

with offices in

Cumberland House Cumberland House was a mansion on the south side of Pall Mall in London, England. It was built in the 1760s by Matthew Brettingham for Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany and was originally called York House. The Duke of York died in 176 ...

. Registered members: 1,387 *

Shoal Lake Cree Nation The Shoal Lake Cree Nation ( cr, ᐹᐦᒁᐤ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ ''pâhkwâw-sâkahikanihk'') is a Swampy Cree First Nations band government in Saskatchewan, Canada located east of Nipawin. The Cree The Cree ( cr, néhinaw, script=L ...

with offices in Pakwaw Lake. Registered members: 919 * Red Earth Cree Nation with offices in Prince Albert. Registered members: 1,602 *

Hatchet Lake Dene Nation Hatchet Lake Denesuline Nation ( chp, Tthęł Tué Dene) is a Denesuline First Nation in northern Saskatchewan. The main settlement, Wollaston Lake, is an unincorporated community on Wollaston Lake in the boreal forest of north-eastern ...

with offices in Wollaston Lake. Registered members: 1,685 * Black Lake Denesuline First Nation with offices in Black Lake. Registered members: 2,039 *

Fond du Lac Dene Nation Fond du Lac Dene Nation ( chp, Gánį Kóé) is a Dene First Nation located in the boreal forest area of northern Saskatchewan, Canada. The main settlement is Fond-du-Lac, situated on the east side of Lake Athabasca. It is a remote fly-in ...

with offices in Fond du Lac. Registered members: 1,867

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control First Nations tribal councils First Nations governments in Saskatchewan Prince Albert, Saskatchewan