Atikameg is a settlement in Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

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. It is located along Highway 750, 92 km (57.2 mi) north-east from High Prairie. It lies on the north-western shore of Utikuma Lake

Utikuma Lake

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 at an elevation of 685 m (2,247.4 ft).

Atikameg means little whitefish in Cree

Creek language

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. The settlement is home to the Whitefish Lake First Nation and is the centre of the Utikoomak Lake 155 Indian Reserve. The Whitefish Lake Band is affiliated to the Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council.

The postal code

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 for Atikameg is T0G 0C0.

Infrastructure

A health care centre is operational in the community, as is a Police Detachment and the administration office of the Whitefish Lake Band.

The Atikameg Sovereign School serves the community.

Demographics

The entire Utikoomak Lake 155 reserve had a population of 786 in 2006, a 3.2% decrease from 2001.