Driftpile First Nation

Driftpile Cree Nation
Band No. 450
ᒪᐦᑕᐦᑕᑲᐤ ᓯᐱᕀ
mihtatakaw sîpîy
PeopleCree
TreatyTreaty 8
HeadquartersDriftpile
ProvinceAlberta
Land[1]
Main reserveDrift Pile River 150
Land area63.548 km2
Population (2019)[1]
On reserve963
On other land51
Off reserve1875
Total population2889
Government[1]
ChiefDwayne Laboucan
Council size9
Website
dpcn.ca

The Driftpile Cree Nation (or the Driftpile First Nation) (Cree: ᒪᐦᑕᐦᑕᑲᐤ ᓯᐱᕀᐩ, mihtatakaw sîpîy) is a Treaty 8[2] 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.[3]

  1. ^ "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 14 November 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Treaty 8 maps". Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  3. ^ "Driftpile Cree Nation - Home". Archived from the original on 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2012-06-14.