Sturgeon Lake First Nation

Historical and Alternate Community Names

Ahyahtuskumikinam, Ahyahtuskumikinwin, Ahyahtuskumkinwin, Ahyahtwokumakinum, Ahwahtaskumikinwin, Reserve no. 101, William Twatt


Reserves, Settlements, and Villages

Sturgeon Lake 101 (various)


General Information

Sturgeon Lake First Nation is a Nêhiyaw (Cree) First Nation located to the north-west of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. They are signatories to Treaty 6, which the group signed in 1876. As of 2022, Sturgeon Lake First Nation has a registered population of 3,069.


Support Services and Programs Available to Community Members


Sturgeon Lake


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.

“Indigenous Saskatchewan Encyclopedia | University of Saskatchewan,” accessed November 29, 2022, https://teaching.usask.ca/indigenoussk/index.php.

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.

 

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