Onion Lake Cree Nation

Onion Lake Cree Nation, comprising the adjacent Makaoo 120 and Seekaskootch 119 Indian reserves, is a Cree First Nation band government in Canada that straddles the Alberta/Saskatchewan provincial border approximately 50 km (31 mi) north of the City of Lloydminster.^[1]

It is within Alberta's County of Vermilion River and Saskatchewan's Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte No. 501 at the intersection of Highway 17 and Alberta Highway 641/Saskatchewan Highway 797.^[2]

The Makaoo 120 reserve is located within both provinces while the Seekaskootch 119 reserve is wholly within Saskatchewan. With the two reserves combined, the Onion Lake Cree Nation has a total land mass of 21,254.6 hectares (52,521 acres), and has 5350 registered First Nations members (as of December, 2012).^[3]^[1]

Onion Lake takes its name after the nearby Onion Lake in Saskatchewan located at coordinates 53°43′11″N 109°53′33″W / 53.71972°N 109.89250°W / 53.71972; -109.89250.

The Onion Lake Cree Nation has four schools within the community, one of which is a Cree immersion program.

Onion Lake, Saskatchewan

The unincorporated area of Onion Lake is located within the Saskatchewan portion of the Onion Lake Cree Nation^[4] at the intersection of Highway 17 and Alberta Highway 641/Saskatchewan Highway 797.^[2]

References

1 2 "About Us". Onion Lake Cree Nation. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
1 2 "GeoSearch2006". Statistics Canada. 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
↑ "AANDC (Registered Population)". Retrieved 2013-01-11.
↑ "Geographical Names of Canada – Onion Lake, Saskatchewan". National Resources Canada. 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

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Acho Dene Koe First Nation (land claim, based in NWT)
Onion Lake Cree Nation (part of reserve, mostly in SK)
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First Nations governments in Central Saskatchewan

Ahtahkakoop Beardy's & Okemasis Big Bear Big Island Lake Cree Big River Chakastapaysin Cumberland House Flying Dust Island Lake James Smith Kinistin Little Pine Lucky Man Makwa Sahgaiehcan Mistawasis Montreal Lake Cree Moosomin Mosquito-Grizzly Bear's Head-Lean Man Muskeg Lake Muskoday One Arrow Onion Lake Pelican Lake Peter Chapman Poundmaker Cree Red Earth Red Pheasant Saulteaux First Nation Shoal Lake First Nation Sturgeon Lake First Nation Sweetgrass First Nation Thunderchild Wahpeton Dakota Waterhen Lake Witchekan Lake Yellow Quill Young Chippewayan

Central Saskatchewan is defined here as north of Saskatoon and south of the most southerly point of Lac La Ronge

The Numbered Treaties: Treaty Six

Numbered Treaties	Treaty 1 Treaty 2 Treaty 3 Treaty 4 Treaty 5 Treaty 6 Treaty 7 Treaty 8 Treaty 9 Treaty 10 Treaty 11

Manitoba	Marcel Colomb First Nation Mathias Colomb First Nation

Saskatchewan	Ahtahkakoop First Nation Beardy's and Okemasis First Nation Big Island Lake Cree Nation Big River First Nation Flying Dust First Nation Island Lake First Nation James Smith First Nation Lac La Ronge First Nation Little Pine First Nation Lucky Man First Nation Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation Mistawasis First Nation Montreal Lake First Nation Moosomin First Nation Mosquito-Grizzly Bear's Head-Lean Man Muskeg Lake Cree Nation Muskoday First Nation One Arrow First Nation Onion Lake First Nation Pelican Lake First Nation Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Poundmaker Cree Nation Red Pheasant First Nation Saulteaux First Nation Sweetgrass First Nation Sturgeon Lake First Nation Thunderchild First Nation Waterhen Lake First Nation Witchekan Lake First Nation

Alberta	Alexander First Nation Alexis First Nation Beaver Lake Cree Nation Cold Lake First Nation Enoch Cree Nation Ermineskin Cree Nation Frog Lake First Nation Heart Lake First Nation Kehewin Cree Nation Louis Bull First Nation Michel Band (disputed) Montana First Nation O'Chiese First Nation Papaschase (disputed) Paul First Nation Saddle Lake Cree Nation Samson First Nation Sunchild First Nation Whitefish Lake First Nation (Goodfish)

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Indian reserves	?Ejere K'elni Kue Alexander Alexis Alexis Cardinal River Alexis Elk River Alexis Whitecourt Allison Bay Amber River Assineau River Beaver Lake Beaver Ranch Big Horn Bistcho Lake Blood Blue Quills Boyer Buck Lake Bushe River Charles Lake Child Lake Chipewyan Clear Hills Clearwater Cold Lake Collin Lake Cornwall Lake Cowper Lake Devil's Gate Dog Head Drift Pile River Duncan's Eden Valley Ermineskin Fitzgerald Fort Mckay Fort Vermilion Fox Lake Gregoire Lake Hay Lake Heart Lake Hokedhe Túe Horse Lakes Jackfish Point Janvier Jean Baptiste Gambler John D'Or Prairie Kapawe'no Kehewin K'i Túe Li Dezé Loon Lake Loon Prairie Louis Bull Makaoo Montana Namur Lake Namur River O'Chiese Old Fort Peace Point Peigan Timber Limit "B" Pigeon Lake Piikani Puskiakiwenin Saddle Lake 125 Samson Sandy Point Sawridge Siksika Stoney Stony Plain Sturgeon Lake Sucker Creek Sunchild Swampy Lake Swan River Tall Cree Thabacha Náre Thebathi Tsu K'adhe Túe Tsu Túe Tsuu T'ina Tthe Jere Ghaili Unipouheos Upper Hay River Utikoomak Lake Wabamun 133A Wabamun 133B Wabasca 166, 166A, 166B, 166C, 166D Wadlin Lake White Fish Lake 128 William Mckenzie Winefred Lake Woodland Cree Zama Lake

Indian settlements	Carcajou Cadotte Lake Desmarais Fort MacKay Garden Creek Little Buffalo

Metis settlements	Buffalo Lake East Prairie Elizabeth Fishing Lake Gift Lake Kikino Paddle Prairie Peavine

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