Driftpile First Nation
The Driftpile First Nation (or the Driftpile Cree Nation) (Cree: ᒪᐦᑕᐦᑕᑲᐤ ᓯᐱᕀᐩ, mihtatakaw sîpîy) is a Treaty 8[4] First Nation with a reserve, Drift Pile River 150, located on the southern shore of the Lesser Slave Lake on Alberta Highway 2 in Northern Alberta. The band has approximately 1200 members.[5]
People | Cree |
---|---|
Treaty | Treaty 8 |
Headquarters | Driftpile |
Province | Alberta |
Land[1] | |
Main reserve | Drift Pile River 150 |
Land area | 63.548 km2 |
Population (2019)[2] | |
On reserve | 963 |
On other land | 51 |
Off reserve | 1875 |
Total population | 2889 |
Government[3] | |
Chief | Dwayne Laboucan |
Council size | 9 |
Website | |
dpcn.ca |
References
- "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 14 November 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 14 November 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 14 November 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- "Treaty 8 maps". Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- "Driftpile Cree Nation - Home". Archived from the original on 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
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