Fishing Lake Metis Settlement
Packechawanis (Cree) | |
|---|---|
| Motto(s): "Our Land, Our Culture, Our People, Our Future" | |
 Location in M.D. of Bonnyville | |
  Fishing Lake Metis Settlement Location in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 53°59′N 110°10′W / 53.983°N 110.167°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Planning region | Lower Athabasca |
| Municipal district | Bonnyville No. 87 |
| Government | |
| • Chair | Wayne Daniels |
| • Self-Governing Metis Authority (Metis Settlements Act, 1990.) | Fishing Lake Métis Settlement Council, Métis Settlements General Council |
| Area (2021)[2] | |
| • Land | 1,726.45 km2 (666.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 551 |
| • Density | 0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Website | flms.ca |
Fishing Lake Métis Settlement (Cree: Packechawanis) is a Métis settlement in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 and Treaty Six lands. Fishing Lake Métis Settlement was settled by inhabitants of the dissolved St. Paul des Métis settlement and served as a historic Fishing camp to Métis in the region for centuries. It is home to many historical events such as the Frog Lake Resistance and is home to the beginning of the 20th century Métis movement as led by Charles Delorme, Jack Desjarlais and J.F Dion.[3] It is located approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) east of Highway 897 and 52 km (32 mi) south of Cold Lake.
- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
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