Waterhen Lake First Nation
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Waterhen Lake First Nation is a Cree
First Nation located in northwestern Saskatchewan
. Total registered population in September, 2007, was 1749, of which the on-reserve Status population was 790. The First Nation is a member of the MLTC Program Services, a regional tribal Chiefs' Council. The First Nation is also a signatory to the Adhesion to Treaty 6
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, located 39 km north of Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
and east of the Meadow Lake Provincial Park
in northwest Saskatchewan
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Within the community a store, an arena, a water treatment facility, a school, a clinic, and Band and postal offices provide services to the community. The community is home to a newly built health center, a nursery to grade twelve school, confectionary and numerous other community facilities.
The community’s economy relies heavily on the forestry industry in the region, as well as the tourism and farming industries. Waterhen Lake First Nation members have many established business operations including the band-owned M & N Resort on the shores of Waterhen Lake, eco-tourism guiding businesses. All opportunities are pursued in the hopes of creating more employment for band members, generating income for the community and developing a sustainable healthy community.
Ableheza Ernest, Brenda Fiddler, Ernie Fiddler, Dennis Martell (of the teddy bob mogee band), Jean laliberte and Fred Fiddler. Their current elected term expires on December 22, 2012. To assist the elected officials in their duties, the current Band Manager is Judy Fiddler.
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 in northwestern 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....
. Total registered population in September, 2007, was 1749, of which the on-reserve Status population was 790. The First Nation is a member of the MLTC Program Services, a regional tribal Chiefs' Council. The First Nation is also a signatory to the Adhesion to Treaty 6
Treaty 6
Treaty 6 is an agreement between the Canadian monarch and the Plain and Wood Cree Indians and other tribes of Indians at Fort Carlton, Fort Pitt and Battle River. The area agreed upon by the Plain and Wood Cree represents most of the central area of the current provinces of Saskatchewan and...
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Community
The First Nation has reserved for itself the 7972.2 ha Waterhen 130 Indian ReserveIndian 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...
, located 39 km north of Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
Meadow Lake is a city located in north west Saskatchewan, Canada about north east of Lloydminster and north of North Battleford. On November 9, 2009, it officially became Saskatchewan's 14th city....
and east of the Meadow Lake Provincial Park
Meadow Lake Provincial Park
Meadow Lake Provincial Park is a northern boreal forest recreational park accessed centrally through Goodsoil. The village of Goodsoil is located approximately 78 km west of Meadow Lake. The eastern entrance to the park is located north of Dorintosh. The western gateway into the Meadow...
in northwest 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....
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Services
With a population of approximately 1600 members, the Waterhen Lake First Nation leadership directs their efforts to bringing beneficial opportunities to its band members in the form of capital projects, health and social programming and cultural activities.Within the community a store, an arena, a water treatment facility, a school, a clinic, and Band and postal offices provide services to the community. The community is home to a newly built health center, a nursery to grade twelve school, confectionary and numerous other community facilities.
The community’s economy relies heavily on the forestry industry in the region, as well as the tourism and farming industries. Waterhen Lake First Nation members have many established business operations including the band-owned M & N Resort on the shores of Waterhen Lake, eco-tourism guiding businesses. All opportunities are pursued in the hopes of creating more employment for band members, generating income for the community and developing a sustainable healthy community.
Governance
The current elected leadership of the community consists of Chief Carol Bernard and six Councillors:Ableheza Ernest, Brenda Fiddler, Ernie Fiddler, Dennis Martell (of the teddy bob mogee band), Jean laliberte and Fred Fiddler. Their current elected term expires on December 22, 2012. To assist the elected officials in their duties, the current Band Manager is Judy Fiddler.