Lac La Ronge Indian Band

Lac La Ronge Indian Band
Band No. 353
ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ
mistahi-sâkahikanihk
People	Woodland Cree
Treaty	Treaty 6
Headquarters	La Ronge
Province	Saskatchewan
Land
Reserve(s)	Little Red River 106C; Little Red River 106D; Lac la Ronge 156; Potato River 156A; ; Sucker River 156C; Stanley 157; Stanley 157A; Old Fort 157B; Four Portages 157C; Fox Point 157D; Fox Point 157E; Little Hills 158; Little Hills 158A; Little Hills 158B; Morin Lake 217; Bittern Lake 218; Grandmother's Bay 219; ;
Land area	433.052 km2
Population (2019)
On reserve	6818
On other land	179
Off reserve	4180
Total population	11177
Government
Chief	Tammy Miriam Cook-Searson
Tribal Council
	Prince Albert Grand Council
Website
	llrib.com

The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (Cree: ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ, mistahi-sâkahikanihk^[2]) is the largest Cree First Nation band government in La Ronge, Saskatchewan, and one of the 10 largest in Canada, with a 2016 population of 10,408. Its location is in north-central Saskatchewan. They are a Woodland Cree First Nation.

Reserve lands extend from rich farmlands in central Saskatchewan, north through the boreal forest to the Churchill River and beyond. The 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 6 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.^[3]

Reserves and communities[]

Reserves[]

Lac La Ronge Indian Band's land-base consists of 18 Indian reserves, some containing one of six communities:^[4]

Bittern Lake 218—6,886 hectares (17,020 acres)
Four Portages 157C—0.20 hectares (0.49 acres)
Fox Point 157D—56.70 hectares (140.1 acres)
Fox Point 157E—4.20 hectares (10.4 acres)
Grandmother's Bay 219—4,488.90 hectares (11,092.3 acres)—containing the community of Grandmother's Bay
Kitsakie 156B—74 hectares (180 acres)
Lac La Ronge 156—605.40 hectares (1,496.0 acres)—containing the community of La Ronge
Little Hills 158—517.20 hectares (1,278.0 acres)
Little Hills 158A—38.30 hectares (94.6 acres)
Little Hills 158B—131.20 hectares (324.2 acres)
Little Red River 106C—12,939.30 hectares (31,973.7 acres)—containing the community of Little Red River
- originally 12,302.44 hectares (30,400.0 acres)
- in 1935, additional 650.69 hectares (1,607.9 acres) reserved
Little Red River 106D—2,590 hectares (6,400 acres)
Morin Lake 217—14,146.10 hectares (34,955.8 acres)—containing the community of Hall Lake
- originally 13,208.94 hectares (32,640.0 acres)
- in 1973, additional 936.85 hectares (2,315.0 acres) reserved
Old Fort 157B—5.40 hectares (13.3 acres)
Potato River 156A—409.50 hectares (1,011.9 acres)
Stanley 157—251.30 hectares (621.0 acres)—containing the community of Stanley Mission
Stanley 157A—3.80 hectares (9.4 acres)
Sucker River 156C—154.80 hectares (382.5 acres)—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.^[5]

Communities[]

Lac La Ronge (Cree: ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ, mistahi-sâkahikanihk) — on Lac La Ronge 156 (55°04′15″N 105°17′46″W / 55.0707°N 105.2962°W / 55.0707; -105.2962)
Little Red River (Cree: ᐸᐢᒁᐘᐢᑮᕽ, paskwâwaskîhk) — on Little Red River 106C as well as Montreal Lake Nation's Montreal Lake 106B Reserve (53°31′35″N 105°59′28″W / 53.52646°N 105.99115°W / 53.52646; -105.99115)
Hall Lake (Cree: ᒨᓱᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᓰᓯᕽ, môsosâkahikanisîsihk) — on Morin Lake 217 (55°06′43″N 105°54′42″W / 55.1120°N 105.9118°W / 55.1120; -105.9118)
Morin Lake (Cree: ᐚᐸᓂ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ, wâpani-sâkahikanihk) — on Morin Lake 217 (55°05′14″N 105°44′26″W / 55.08723°N 105.74056°W / 55.08723; -105.74056)
Sucker River (Cree: ᓇᒦᐱᙾ, namîpith sîpiy) — on Sucker River 156C (55°17′03″N 105°09′49″W / 55.2841°N 105.1636°W / 55.2841; -105.1636)
Stanley Mission (Cree: ᐋᒪᒋᐑᐢᐱᒧᐏᓂᕽ, âmaciwîspimowinihk) — on Stanley 157 (55°24′38″N 104°34′02″W / 55.4106°N 104.5672°W / 55.4106; -104.5672)
Grandmother's Bay (Cree: ᑯᐦᑯᒥᓈᓂᕽ, kohkominânihk) — on Grandmother's Bay 219 (55°37′29″N 104°41′45″W / 55.6247°N 104.6959°W / 55.6247; -104.6959)

Governance[]

The First Nation elects their Council under the Custom Electoral System, consisting of a chief and 12 councillors. The current Council consists of Chief Tammy Cook-Searson and Councillors Leon Charles, Linda Charles, McIvor Eninew, Lawrence Halkett, Irwin Hennie, Larry McKenzie, Keith Mirasty, Ann Ratt, Bernice Roberts, John Roberts, Sam Roberts, and Cheryline Venne. They were elected for a three-year term beginning April 1, 2014 and ending March 31, 2017. ^[6]

References[]

^ "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
^ Ogg, Arden (August 19, 2015). "Cree Place Names Project". Cree Literacy Network. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-09-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) History
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-03-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ About Us
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-03-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[]

Official website

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[1] "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.

[2] Ogg, Arden (August 19, 2015). "Cree Place Names Project". Cree Literacy Network. Retrieved October 21, 2021.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-09-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) History

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-03-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] About Us

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-03-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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