Big Island Lake Cree Territory

Big Island Lake Cree Territory is an Indian reserve of the Big Island Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan.[1][4] It is 39 kilometres east of Cold Lake, Alberta. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 808 living in 132 of its 165 total private dwellings.[2] In the same year, its Community Well-Being index was calculated at 37 of 100, compared to 58.4 for the average First Nations community and 77.5 for the average non-Indigenous community.[3]

Big Island Lake Cree Territory
Indian reserve
Big Island Lake Cree Territory Indian Reserve
A map of the province of Saskatchewan showing 297 rural municipalities and hundreds of small Indian reserves. One is highlighted with a red circle.
Location in Saskatchewan
First NationBig Island Lake
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Area
[1]
 • Total4,700.1 ha (11,614.2 acres)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total808
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Community Well-Being Index[3]37

References
  1. "Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  2. "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  3. "The Community Well-Being index". Indigenous Services Canada. 2019-05-24. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  4. "Canada Lands Survey System - CLSS Map Browser". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-10-09.

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