Montana 139

Montana 139
Indian reserve
Montana Indian Reserve No. 139
A map of the province of Alberta showing 80 counties and 145 small Indian reserves. One is highlighted with a red circle.
Location in Alberta
First NationMontana
Treaty6
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Municipal districtPonoka
Area
[1]
 • Total2,824.8 ha (6,980.2 acres)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total630
 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)

Montana 139 is an Indian reserve of the Montana First Nation in Alberta, located within Ponoka County.[3] Part of the Maskwacis community, it is 24 kilometers south of Wetaskiwin.[1] In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 630 living in 137 of its 143 total private dwellings.[2]

Besides Montana 139, the Montana First Nation also has access to Pigeon Lake 138A,[4] a reserve shared by the four nations of Maskwacis. The other three are the Ermineskin First Nation, the Louis Bull First Nation and the Samson Cree Nation.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  3. ^ Government of Alberta (May 25, 2019). Municipal Boundaries (Map). AltaLIS.
  4. ^ Indian and Northern Affairs Canada "Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail"
  5. ^ Indian and Northern Affairs Canada "Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail"