Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation

The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation (Cree: ᓇᒣᐢ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ, namês sâkahikan^[2]) is a First Nations band government or "band", part of the Cree ethnic group, a member of the Western Cree Tribal Council, and a party to Treaty 8. The band controls three Indian reserves, the large Sturgeon Lake 154 and the smaller 154A and 154B.^[3] It is based on the shores of Sturgeon Lake, around Calais, west of Valleyview, in the M.D. of Greenview in the Peace Country of Northern Alberta. The registered population of the band is 3,064, of those 1,407 are on the band's own reserves.^[4]

Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
Band No. 455
ᓇᒣᐢ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ
namês sâkahikan

People	Cree
Treaty	Treaty 8
Headquarters	Sturgeon Lake
Province	Alberta
Land^[1]
Main reserve	Sturgeon Lake 154
Other reserve(s)	Sturgeon Lake 154A Sturgeon Lake 154B
Land area	156.645 km^2
Population (2019)^[1]
On reserve	1505
On other land	43
Off reserve	1918
Total population	3466
Government^[1]
Chief	Sheldon Sunshine
Council size	6
Tribal Council^[1]
Western Cree Tribal Council
Website
sturgeonlake.ca

Not to be confused with Sturgeon Lake First Nation.

Notable people

• Tanya Kappo, Indigenous rights activist

References

1. "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
2. Ogg, Arden (August 19, 2015). "Cree Place Names Project". Cree Literacy Network. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
3. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada "Reserves/Villages/Settlements" detail"
4. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada "Registered population" detail