Southend is a community in north-eastern

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North ...

, Canada located at the southern end of

Reindeer Lake Reindeer Lake is a lake in western Canada located on the border between north-eastern Saskatchewan and north-western Manitoba, with the majority in Saskatchewan. The name of the lake appears to be a translation of the Algonquian name. It is ...

, the ninth largest lake in Canada. The community is the terminus of

Highway 102 Route 102 or Highway 102 can refer to multiple roads: China * China National Highway 102 Canada * New Brunswick Route 102 * Newfoundland and Labrador Route 102 * Nova Scotia Highway 102 * Ontario Highway 102 * Prince Edward Island Route ...

and is 221 km (137 miles) north-east of

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 to ...

. The community consists of the

northern settlement Communities in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities. Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and nort ...

of Southend with a population of 35 and Southend 200, a reserve of the

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, Kinoosa ...

, with a population of 904.

History

Fur trade The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur. Since the establishment of a world fur market in the early modern period, furs of boreal, polar and cold temperate mammalian animals have been the mo ...

posts were established at or near the community as early as 1792. Reindeer River Post (1792, 1795) at Southend was a

North West Company The North West Company was a fur trading business headquartered in Montreal from 1779 to 1821. It competed with increasing success against the Hudson's Bay Company in what is present-day Western Canada and Northwestern Ontario. With great we ...

Post. Reindeer Lake Post (or Clapham House) (1798–1892) at Southend was a

Hudson's Bay Company The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; french: Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson) is a Canadian retail business group. A fur trade, fur trading business for much of its existence, HBC now owns and operates retail stores in Canada. The company's namesake b ...

post. South Reindeer Lake Post (1936–1941) was a Hudson's Bay Company post located south of Southend on the

Reindeer River The Klondike River ( Hän: ') is a tributary of the Yukon River in Canada that gave its name to the Klondike Gold Rush. The Klondike River rises in the Ogilvie Mountains and flows into the Yukon River at Dawson City. Its name comes from the ...

. In February 1980, two sounding Black Brant 5B rockets were launched from Southend. They reached an altitude of about 156 kilometres.

Demographics

The population of Southend 200, IR Saskatchewan was 904 in 2011. Cree was the mother tongue chosen by 465 residents followed by English with 425 and

Dene The Dene people () are an indigenous group of First Nations who inhabit the northern boreal and Arctic regions of Canada. The Dene speak Northern Athabaskan languages. ''Dene'' is the common Athabaskan word for "people". The term "Dene" h ...

with 5. Almost all residents also spoke

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national id ...

References

Division No. 18, Unorganized, Saskatchewan Northern settlements in Saskatchewan Former northern hamlets in Saskatchewan Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation {{SKDivision18-geo-stub

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