Chapleau Cree First Nation
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Chapleau Cree First Nation is a Mushkegowuk Cree
First Nation located by Chapleau Township
, Sudbury District
, Ontario
, Canada
. The First Nation have reserved
for themselves the 108.1 hectares (267.1 acre) Chapleau 75 Indian Reserve and the 1016.8 hectares (2,512.6 acre) Chapleau Cree (Fox Lake) Indian Reserve. In 2006, their on-reserve population was 92.
Chapleau Cree First Nation is police
d by the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service
, an Aboriginal based service.
, a regional tribal council affiliated with the Nishnawbe Aski Nation
.
Cree
The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations / Native Americans in North America, with 200,000 members living in Canada. In Canada, the major proportion of Cree live north and west of Lake Superior, in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories, although...
First Nation located by Chapleau Township
Chapleau, Ontario
Chapleau is a township in Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada. It is home to one of the world's largest wildlife preserves. Chapleau has a population of 2,354 according to the Canada 2006 Census....
, Sudbury District
Sudbury District, Ontario
The Sudbury District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1894 from townships of eastern Algoma District and west Nipissing District....
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, 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...
. The First Nation have reserved
Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." The Act also specifies that land reserved for the use and benefit of a band which is not...
for themselves the 108.1 hectares (267.1 acre) Chapleau 75 Indian Reserve and the 1016.8 hectares (2,512.6 acre) Chapleau Cree (Fox Lake) Indian Reserve. In 2006, their on-reserve population was 92.
Chapleau Cree First Nation is police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
d by the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service
Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service
The Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service is the police force for Nishnawbe-Aski Nation . Created in 1994, the force has 175 sworn officers at 35 detachments in NAN communities. The Chief of Police is vacant with Robin Jones Acting Chief of Police...
, an Aboriginal based service.
Governance
The First Nation is led by a Chief and five Councillors. Chapleau Cree First Nation is member of Mushkegowuk CouncilMushkegowuk Council
Mushkegowuk Council , or officially as the Mushkegowuk Tribal Council, is a non-profit Regional Chiefs' Council representing Cree First Nations in northern Ontario, Canada...
, a regional tribal council affiliated with the Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Nishnawbe Aski Nation is a political organization representing 49 First Nation communities across Treaty 9 and Treaty 5 areas of northern Ontario, Canada...
.