Onion Lake Cree Nation

Onion Lake Cree Nation
Band No. 344
People	Cree
Treaty	Treaty 6
Headquarters	Onion Lake
Province	Saskatchewan
Land[1]
Reserve(s)	Seekaskootch 119; Onion Lake 119-1; Onion Lake 119-2; Makaoo 120;
Land area	585.711 km2
Population (2019)[1]
On reserve	3954
On other land	1
Off reserve	2520
Total population	6475
Government[1]
Chief	Henry Lewis[2]
Website
	onionlake.ca

The Onion Lake Cree Nation is a Plains Cree First Nations band government in Canada, straddling the Alberta/Saskatchewan provincial border approximately 50 km (31 mi) north of the City of Lloydminster.[3]

Two members of Onion Lake Cree Nation in 1946

It is within Alberta's County of Vermilion River and Saskatchewan's Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte No. 501 at the intersection of Highway 17 and Alberta Highway 641/Saskatchewan Highway 797.[4]

The Makaoo 120 reserve is located within both provinces while the Seekaskootch 119 reserve is wholly within Saskatchewan. Both reserves once maintained separate band governments, combining to form Onion Lake in 1914. With all reserves combined, the Onion Lake Cree Nation has a total land area of 585.711 square kilometres (226.144 sq mi), and has 6,475 registered members (as of August 2019).[1]

The Onion Lake Cree Nation has four schools within the community, one of which is a Cree immersion program.

Etymology

Onion Lake is a translation of Wicekikaskosîwi-sâkahikan, "Wild Onion" smelly plant, a nearby body of water where the plant was abundant. When referring to the community today, though, Cree speakers typically use wîhcekaskosîwi-sâkahikanihk, "[domestic] onion lake".[5]

Onion Lake, Saskatchewan

The unincorporated area of Onion Lake is located within the Saskatchewan portion of the Onion Lake Cree Nation[6] at the intersection of Highway 17 and Alberta Highway 641/Saskatchewan Highway 797.[4]

References

"First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
https://onionlake.ca/council/
"About Us". Onion Lake Cree Nation. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
"GeoSearch2006". Statistics Canada. 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
Barry, Bill (2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
"Geographical Names of Canada – Onion Lake, Saskatchewan". National Resources Canada. 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

External links

Official website

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

[2] ttps://onionlake.ca/council/

[about-3] "About Us". Onion Lake Cree Nation. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

[GeoSearch2006-4] "GeoSearch2006". Statistics Canada. 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

[SKtoponyms-5] Barry, Bill (2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.

[CGNDB-6] "Geographical Names of Canada – Onion Lake, Saskatchewan". National Resources Canada. 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

The Numbered Treaties: Treaty Six
Numbered Treaties	Treaty 1 Treaty 2 Treaty 3 Treaty 4 Treaty 5 Treaty 6 Treaty 7 Treaty 8 Treaty 9 Treaty 10 Treaty 11
Manitoba	Marcel Colomb First Nation Mathias Colomb First Nation
Saskatchewan	Ahtahkakoop First Nation Beardy's and Okemasis' Cree Nation Big Island Lake Cree Nation Big River First Nation Flying Dust First Nation Island Lake First Nation James Smith First Nation Lac La Ronge First Nation Little Pine First Nation Lucky Man Cree Nation Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation Mistawasis First Nation Montreal Lake First Nation Moosomin First Nation Mosquito-Grizzly Bear's Head-Lean Man Muskeg Lake Cree Nation Muskoday First Nation One Arrow First Nation Onion Lake First Nation Pelican Lake First Nation Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Poundmaker Cree Nation Red Pheasant First Nation Saulteaux First Nation Sweetgrass First Nation Sturgeon Lake First Nation Thunderchild First Nation Waterhen Lake First Nation Witchekan Lake First Nation
Alberta	Alexander First Nation Alexis First Nation Beaver Lake Cree Nation Cold Lake First Nation Enoch Cree Nation Ermineskin Cree Nation Frog Lake First Nation Heart Lake First Nation Kehewin Cree Nation Louis Bull Tribe Michel Band (terminated) Montana First Nation O'Chiese First Nation Papaschase Band (terminated) Paul First Nation Saddle Lake Cree Nation Samson First Nation Sunchild First Nation Whitefish Lake First Nation (Goodfish)