Mikisew Cree First Nation

Mikisew Cree First Nation is an Indigenous First Nations government of Woodland Cree people in northeastern Alberta and in Northwest Territories, Canada.

Mikisew Cree First Nation
Band No. 461
Flag of the Mikisew Cree First Nation
PeopleWoodland Cree
TreatyTreaty 8
HeadquartersFort Chipewyan
ProvinceAlberta
Land[1]
Reserve(s)
Land area51.161 km2
Population (2019)[2]
On reserve172
On other land492
Off reserve2509
Total population3173
Government[3]
ChiefPeter Powder
Tribal Council[4]
Athabasca Tribal Council
Website
mikisewcree.ca

Most Mikisew Cree First Nation members live in Fort McMurray, Edmonton, and Fort Chipewyan in Alberta and in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories.

The Mikisew Cree First Nation is one of the five Athabasca Tribal Council Nations. The group signed a treaty in 1986 with Canada establishing several reserves. The Mikisew Cree won a case in the Supreme Court of Canada in 2005 over title interests to areas of the Wood Buffalo National Park.

References
  1. "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  3. "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  4. "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.



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