Cold Lake First Nations

Cold Lake First Nations
Band No. 464
Łue Chok Tué
PeopleDënesųłı̨né
TreatyTreaty 6
HeadquartersCold Lake
ProvinceAlberta
Land[1]
Main reserveCold Lake 149
Other reserve(s)
Land area208.53 km2
Population[1]
On reserve1322
On other land1
Off reserve1637
Total population2960
Government[1]
ChiefKelsey Jacko
Council size6
Tribal Council[1]
Tribal Chiefs Ventures Limited (fr)
Website
clfns.com

The Cold Lake First Nations is a First Nations band government. This band is the governing body for people descended from several different historic groups, hence the plural, nations, used in the band's name. In August 2019, there were 2,960 members of this band, of which 1,322 lived within five reserves, about 220 square kilometres (85 sq mi) large within the province of Alberta.

The Dënesųłiné of Cold Lake occupy the territory around present-day Cold Lake, Alberta, in the northeast of the province close to the Saskatchewan border. They are the only Chipewyan community who are signatory to Treaty Six and are somewhat isolated from other Chipewyan. Their closest Chipewyan neighbors are situated at Ejerésche or Dillon, Saskatchewan and K'ái K'oz Desé or Janvier, Alberta, both of which are approximately 5 hours away by motor vehicle.[2]

  1. ^ "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. ^ ""First Voices About The Dene Sų́łiné of Łue Chok Tué people"".