Lac La Ronge First Nation
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Located in north-central Saskatchewan, the Lac La Ronge Indian Band is the largest First Nation in Saskatchewan, and one of the 10 largest in Canada, with a 2010 population of 8,954.
Their reserve lands extend from rich farmlands in central Saskatchewan, all the way north through the boreal forest to the Churchill River and beyond. Their central administration office is located in La Ronge, 241 km north of Prince Albert, on the edge of the Pre-Cambrian Shield.
on February 11, 1889, signed by Chief James Roberts. In 1900 Peter Ballantyne was allowed to separate from the La Ronge and Stanley Mission Band to form the Peter Ballantyne Band of Cree Indians, the predecessor to the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation
. In 1910, the La Ronge & Stanley Mission Band split into two entities: Amos Charles Band of Cree Indians (located in Stanley Mission) and the James Roberts Band of Cree Indians (located in La Ronge). In 1950, the two Bands amalgamated and became the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, the current legal name.
s, some containing one of six communities:
The communities of Stanley Mission and Grandmother's Bay are self-administered. This arrangement ensures that these communities have more control over their services and programs.
Their reserve lands extend from rich farmlands in central Saskatchewan, all the way north through the boreal forest to the Churchill River and beyond. Their central administration office is located in La Ronge, 241 km north of Prince Albert, on the edge of the Pre-Cambrian Shield.
History
La Ronge & Stanley Mission Band of Woods Cree Indians became a signatory to the Treaty 6Treaty 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...
on February 11, 1889, signed by Chief James Roberts. In 1900 Peter Ballantyne was allowed to separate from the La Ronge and Stanley Mission Band to form the Peter Ballantyne Band of Cree Indians, the predecessor to the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is a Cree First Nations group in northern Saskatchewan consisting of eight communities: Amisk Lake, Deschambeault Lake, Kinoosao, Pelican Narrows, Prince Albert, Sandy Bay, Southend and Sturgeon Landing...
. In 1910, the La Ronge & Stanley Mission Band split into two entities: Amos Charles Band of Cree Indians (located in Stanley Mission) and the James Roberts Band of Cree Indians (located in La Ronge). In 1950, the two Bands amalgamated and became the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, the current legal name.
Reserves and Communities
Lac La Ronge Indian Band's land-base consists of 18 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...
s, some containing one of six communities:
- Bittern Lake 218—6886 hectares (17,015.7 acre)
- Four Portages 157C—0.2 hectare (0.494210326030552 acre)
- Fox Point 157D—56.7 hectares (140.1 acre)
- Fox Point 157E—4.2 hectares (10.4 acre)
- Grandmother's Bay 219—4488.9 hectares (11,092.3 acre)—containing the community of Grandmother's Bay
- Kitsakie 156B—74 hectares (182.9 acre)
- Lac La Ronge 156—605.4 hectares (1,496 acre)—containing the community of La RongeLa Ronge, SaskatchewanLa Ronge is a community of about 2,700 people in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada, 250 km north of Prince Albert. There are an additional 2,000 people living in the Lac La Ronge First Nation bordering the town, and another 1,000 people living in the neighbouring community of Air Ronge...
- Little Hills 158—517.2 hectares (1,278 acre)
- Little Hills 158A—38.3 hectares (94.6 acre)
- Little Hills 158B—131.2 hectares (324.2 acre)
- Little Red River 106C—12939.3 hectares (31,973.7 acre)—containing the community of Little Red River
- originally 12302.44 hectares (30,400 acre)
- in 1935, additional 650.69 hectares (1,607.9 acre) reserved
- Little Red River 106D—2590 hectares (6,400 acre)
- Morin Lake 217—14146.1 hectares (34,955.7 acre)—containing the community of Hall Lake
- originally 13208.94 hectares (32,640 acre)
- in 1973, additional 936.85 hectares (2,315 acre) reserved
- Old Fort 157B—5.4 hectares (13.3 acre)
- Potato River 156A—409.5 hectares (1,011.9 acre)
- Stanley 157—251.3 hectares (621 acre)—containing the community of Stanley MissionStanley Mission, SaskatchewanStanley Mission is a community in northern Saskatchewan, Canada, founded in 1851 as a settled community.People have lived in the area for several thousands of years. It is part of the Lac La Ronge First Nation...
- Stanley 157A—3.8 hectares (9.4 acre)
- Sucker River 156C—154.8 hectares (382.5 acre)—containing the community of Sucker River
The communities of Stanley Mission and Grandmother's Bay are self-administered. This arrangement ensures that these communities have more control over their services and programs.