Fishing Lake First Nation

Historical and Alternate Community Names

Reserve no. 089

Reserves, Settlements, and Villages

Fishing Lake 89A, Fishing Lake Indian Reserve No. 89, Fishing Lake Indian Reserve No. 89D1, Sabitawasis Beach Indian Reserve No. 89 C-1, Treaty Four Reserve Ground No. 77

General Information

Fishing Lake First Nation is an Anishinaabe (Ojibwe, Saulteaux) Community located to the south-east of Humboldt, Saskatchewan. They are signatories to Treaty 4, which the group signed in 1876. As of 2022, Fishing Lake First Nation has a registered population of 1,916.

• Fishing Lake First Nation Website 
• A Brief History of the Fishing Lake First Nation Community
• A Brief Summary of Anishinaabe Cultural History in Western Canada
• Residential School List
• Day School List

Support Services and Programs Available to Community Members

• Alternative Measures & Extrajudicial Sanction Agencies

• Directory: FSIN Tribal Council/Independent Affiliation Community Justice Programs 

• CIRNAC First Nation Profile - Fishing Lake First Nation

Works Consulted

Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Communications Branch, “First Nation Profiles,” fact sheet; resource list, November 14, 2008, https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/SearchFN.aspx?lang=eng.

“The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Entry List (A-Z),” accessed November 29, 2022, https://esask.uregina.ca/entry_list.jsp.

Library and Archives Canada, “Indexes of Western First Nations Bands: Languages, Agencies, Inspectorates, and Regional Offices,” August 18, 2022, https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/collection/research-help/indigenous-heritage/pages/bands-western-canada.aspx.