The Lac La Ronge Indian Band () is a Woodland Cree (''Sakāwithiniwak'')

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in northern

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. It is one of the ten largest

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(''Nîhithaw'')

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s in Canada, the largest First Nation in Saskatchewan, with the administrative centre located in

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History

La Ronge & Stanley Mission Band of Woods Cree Indians became a signatory to the

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on February 11, 1889, signed by Chief James Roberts. In 1900, Peter Ballantyne was allowed to separate from the La Ronge and Stanley Mission Band to form the Peter Ballantyne Band of Cree Indians, the predecessor to the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation. In 1910, the La Ronge & Stanley Mission Band split into two entities: Amos Charles Band of Cree Indians (located in

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) and the James Roberts Band of Cree Indians (located in La Ronge). In 1950, the two bands amalgamated and became the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, the current legal name.

Reserves and communities

Reserves

Lac La Ronge Indian Band's land-base consists of eighteen

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s, some containing one of six communities: * Bittern Lake 218 — * Four Portages 157C — * Fox Point 157D — * Fox Point 157E — * Grandmother's Bay 219 — — containing the community of Grandmother's Bay * Kitsakie 156B — * Lac la Ronge 156 — — containing the community of

* Little Hills 158 — * Little Hills 158A — * Little Hills 158B — * Little Red River 106C — — containing the community of Little Red River ** originally ** in 1935, additional reserved * Little Red River 106D — * Morin Lake 217 — — containing the community of Hall Lake ** originally ** in 1973, additional reserved * Old Fort 157B — * Potato River 156A — * Stanley 157 — — containing the community of

* Stanley 157A — * Sucker River 156C — — containing the community of Sucker River The communities of Stanley Mission, Grandmother's Bay and Little Red River are self-administered. This arrangement ensures that these communities have more control over their services and programs.

Communities

* Lac La Ronge () — on Lac La Ronge 156 () * Little Red River () — on Little Red River 106C as well as Montreal Lake Nation's Montreal Lake 106B Reserve () * Hall Lake () — on Morin Lake 217 () * Morin Lake () — on Morin Lake 217 () * Sucker River () — on Sucker River 156C () *

() — on Stanley 157 () * Grandmother's Bay () — on Grandmother's Bay 219 ()

Governance

The First Nation elects their council under the custom electoral system, consisting of a chief and 12 councillors. The current council consists of Chief Tammy Cook-Searson and councillors, Devin Bernatchez, Jimmy Charles, Linda Charles, John Boy Halkett, Gerald McKenzie, Robin McKenzie, Keith Mirasty, Ann Ratt, Dean Roberts, Sam Roberts, Norman Ross, and Charlene Venne.

References

External links

* {{First Nations in Saskatchewan First Nations governments in Saskatchewan Cree governments