Fort McMurray First Nation ( cr, ᓂᐢᑕᐚᔮᐤ, nistawâyâw) is a
Cree and
Chipewyan band government located near
Fort McMurray,
Alberta
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.
It is a member of the
Athabasca Tribal Council The Athabasca Tribal Council is a tribal council representing five First Nation band governments in the province of Alberta. The organization is based in Fort McMurray, Alberta.
Demographics
As of August 2016, there were 6,807 registered members ...
and a
Treaty 8 nation. The Athabasca Tribal Council represents 5 First Nation bands in northeast Alberta. Fort McMurray First Nation is governed by a
Chief
Chief may refer to:
Title or rank
Military and law enforcement
* Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force
* Chief of police, the head of a police department
* Chief of the bo ...
and two councillors.
The
Fort McKay First Nation was originally part of the same Band, but split off in 1942.
Demographics
, the Fort McMurray First Nation had a total population of 870 with 284 members living on reserve and 571 members living off-reserve.
Reserves
Fort McMurray #468 First Nation reserves of ca. include:
*
Clearwater 175 is located on the
Clearwater River southeast of Fort McMurray. It is not populated.
*
Gregoire Lake 176
Gregoire Lake 176 is an Indian reserve of the Fort McMurray First Nation in Alberta, located within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. It is 35 kilometres southeast of Fort McMurray. In the 2016 Canadian Census
The 2016 Canadian census ...
located southeast of Fort McMurray is the largest of the four and the most populated. The population was 191 in 2016 and 274 in 2011.
*
Gregoire Lake 176A: the population was 130 in 2016 up from zero in 2011.
*
Gregoire Lake 176B: not populated.
Reserves 176, 176A and 176B are located near
Anzac on
Gregoire Lake approximately southeast of Fort McMurray)
References
External links
Fort McMurray First Nation Athabasca Tribal Council
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Cree governments
Dene governments
First Nations governments in Alberta