Makwa Sahgaiehcan is a Cree
First Nation 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 ...
in
Loon Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. Their
reserve is northeast of
Lloydminster
Lloydminster is a city in Canada which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan. The city is incorporated by both provinces as a single city with a single municipal administra ...
. The English translation of "Makwa Sahgaiehcan" is from
Plains Cree language
Plains Cree (endonym: ; alternatively: "language of the prairie people") is a dialect of the Algonquian languages, Algonquian language, Cree language, Cree, which is the most populous Indigenous languages of Canada, Canadian indigenous lan ...
, meaning "loon lake". It is also the administrative headquarters of the Eagles Lake
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 ...
.
The First Nation has reserved for itself four reserves:
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Makwa Lake 129
Makwa Lake 129 is an Indian reserve of the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation in Saskatchewan. It is about north-west of North Battleford. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 15 living in 5 of its 5 total private dwellings.
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Makwa Lake 129A
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Makwa Lake 129B
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Makwa Lake 129C
References
External links
Official website
Cree governments
First Nations governments in Saskatchewan
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