The Tallcree Tribal Government, also called the Tallcree First Nation, is a

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. It controls seven

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, the largest and most populated being Tallcree 173 (South Tallcree) and Tallcree 173A (North Tallcree). The band claims

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ancestry, tracing its origins back to a group led to Canada by

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. The band owns and operates a gas station on Fort Vermilion 173B, an

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adjacent to the community of

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