Black Lake is a small First Nations

First Nations

First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...

 community in north-eastern Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, located on the northwest shore of Black Lake

Black Lake (Fond du Lac River, Saskatchewan)

Black Lake is a lake in the Mackenzie River drainage basin in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is about long, wide, has an area of , and lies at an elevation of...

, at a point where the Fond du Lac River

Fond du Lac River (Mackenzie River)

The Fond du Lac River is one of the upper branches of the Mackenzie River system, draining into the Arctic Ocean, located in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. The river is long, has a watershed of , and its mean discharge is per second.-Hydrology:...

 leaves the lake to flow to Lake Athabasca

Lake Athabasca

Lake Athabasca is located in the northwest corner of Saskatchewan and the northeast corner of Alberta between 58° and 60° N.-History:The name in the Dene language originally referred only to the large delta formed by the confluence the Athabasca River at the southwest corner of the lake...

. The population is about 1450. It is home to the Black Lake Denesuline Nation, with Dene

Dene

The Dene are an aboriginal group of First Nations who live in the northern boreal and Arctic regions of Canada. The Dené speak Northern Athabaskan languages. Dene is the common Athabaskan word for "people" . The term "Dene" has two usages...

 and English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 spoken. The land base for this Dene Nation is over 32000 hectares (79,074 acre).. Formerly, the Black Lake band used the name "Stony Rapids

Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan

Stony Rapids is a northern hamlet in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada, with a total population of 360 residents. Located south of the border to the Northwest Territories, the community is astride the Fond du Lac River...

", which is now the name of a separate community 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest and downstream on the Fond du Lac River, not on reserve land.

Transportation

Like nearby Stony Rapids, for most of the year Black Lake is not accessible via road from the rest of the province. There is a local secondary highway providing access between it and Stony Rapids, however, and during winter, a seasonal road connects the area to Saskatchewan Provincial Road 905 and points south.

The community is served by air by Black Lake Water Aerodrome

Black Lake Water Aerodrome

Black Lake Water Aerodrome, , is located east northeast of the community of Black Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada and on Black Lake.The Aerodrome is operate by Camp Greyling, a fishing lodge in the Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan area....

, and by Stony Rapids Airport

Stony Rapids Airport

Stony Rapids Airport, , is located adjacent to Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada.On June 25, 2006, the airport was used to evacuate residents from northern Saskatchewan when Stony Rapids and other nearby communities were threatened by forest fires....

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