Patuanak (Woods Cree: ᐘᐹᒋᐘᓈᕽ, romanized: wapâciwanâhk )is a community in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the administrative headquarters of the Dene First Nations reserve near Churchill River and the north end of Lac Île-à-la-Crosse. In Dene, it sounds similar to Boni Cheri (Bëghą́nı̨ch’ërë).
The community consists of the Northern Hamlet of Patuanak with 64 residents[1] governed by a mayor and 2 councillors [2] and the adjoining Wapachewunak 192D reserve of the English River First Nation with 482 residents (Canada Census 2011).[3] The reserve is governed by a Chief and six councillors.[4]
Patuanak is about 92 km (57 mi.) north of Beauval at the end of Highway 918.
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