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Stoney Nakoda First Nation () is a Nakoda
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. Stoney Nakoda First Nation comprises three Nakoda Tribes: * Bearspaw First Nation Band No. 473 * Chiniki First Nation Band No. 433 * Goodstoney First Nation Band No. 475


Bearspaw First Nation

The Bearspaw First Nation is a
First Nations First nations are indigenous settlers or bands. First Nations, first nations, or first peoples may also refer to: Indigenous groups *List of Indigenous peoples *First Nations in Canada, Indigenous peoples of Canada who are neither Inuit nor Mé ...
band government In Canada, an Indian band (), First Nation band () or simply band, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subject to the ''Indian Act'' (i.e. status Indians or First Nations). Bands are typically small groups of people: the largest in ...
of the
Nakoda people The Nakoda (also known as Stoney, , or Stoney Nakoda) are an Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous people in Western Canada and the United States. Their territory used to be large parts of what is now Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Monta ...
in
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. This nation is part of the larger Stoney Nakoda First Nation. In November 2010, a dispute arose when the chief of the band, David Bearspaw, cancelled a forthcoming election and extended his term by two years, prompting a protest blockade of the Eden Valley 216 reserve by other band members. A judge ordered elections to go ahead, and the incumbent was defeated by Darcy Dixon.


Chiniki First Nation

The Chiniki First Nation is a
First Nations First nations are indigenous settlers or bands. First Nations, first nations, or first peoples may also refer to: Indigenous groups *List of Indigenous peoples *First Nations in Canada, Indigenous peoples of Canada who are neither Inuit nor Mé ...
band government In Canada, an Indian band (), First Nation band () or simply band, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subject to the ''Indian Act'' (i.e. status Indians or First Nations). Bands are typically small groups of people: the largest in ...
of the
Nakoda people The Nakoda (also known as Stoney, , or Stoney Nakoda) are an Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous people in Western Canada and the United States. Their territory used to be large parts of what is now Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Monta ...
in
Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...
. This nation is part of the larger Stoney Nakoda First Nation.


Goodstoney First Nation

The Goodstoney First Nation (formerly Wesley First Nation) is a
First Nations First nations are indigenous settlers or bands. First Nations, first nations, or first peoples may also refer to: Indigenous groups *List of Indigenous peoples *First Nations in Canada, Indigenous peoples of Canada who are neither Inuit nor Mé ...
band government In Canada, an Indian band (), First Nation band () or simply band, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subject to the ''Indian Act'' (i.e. status Indians or First Nations). Bands are typically small groups of people: the largest in ...
of the
Nakoda people The Nakoda (also known as Stoney, , or Stoney Nakoda) are an Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous people in Western Canada and the United States. Their territory used to be large parts of what is now Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Monta ...
in
Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...
. This nation is part of the larger Stoney Nakoda First Nation.


Reserves

Indian reserve In Canada, an Indian reserve () or First Nations reserve () is defined by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." ...
s shared between the three component nations, under the administration of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation are:Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada website information
/ref> * Stoney 142, 143, 144, west of Calgary, * Stoney 142B, northwest of Calgary, * Big Horn 144A, Township 39, Range 16 west of the Fifth Meridian, * Eden Valley 216, southwest of Calgary,


See also

* Stoney language *
Nakoda people The Nakoda (also known as Stoney, , or Stoney Nakoda) are an Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous people in Western Canada and the United States. Their territory used to be large parts of what is now Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Monta ...
* Treaty 7


References

{{authority control Calgary Region Plains tribes Nakoda (Stoney)