Sandy Lake First Nation

Sandy Lake 88
ᓀᑲᣞ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓃᐣᐠ
Negaw-zaaga'iganiing Nitam-Anishinaabe
Sandy Lake Indian Reserve No. 88
Sandy Lake 88 is located in Ontario
Sandy Lake 88
Sandy Lake 88
Coordinates: 53°05′05″N 093°17′43″W / 53.08472°N 93.29528°W / 53.08472; -93.29528[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictKenora
First NationSandy Lake
Government
 • ChiefDelores Kakegamic
 • Deputy chiefMarcel Linklater
 • Head councillorWayne Kakepetum
Area
 • Land45.69 km2 (17.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,861
 • Density40.7/km2 (105/sq mi)
Websitewww.sandylake.
firstnation.ca

Sandy Lake First Nation (or ᓀᑲᣞ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓃᐣᐠ, Negaw-zaaga'iganiing Nitam-Anishinaabe) is an independent Oji-Cree First Nations band government. The First Nations community, in the west part of Northern Ontario, is located in the Kenora District, 227 km (141 mi) northeast of Red Lake, Ontario. Its registered population in June 2007 was 2,474. As of December 2015 the total registered population reached 3,034. Sandy Lake First Nation maintains an affiliation with Nishnawbe Aski Nation, as a signatory to the Treaty 5.

Sandy Lake is policed by the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, an Aboriginal-based service.

  1. ^ "Sandy Lake 88". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ a b "Sandy Lake 88 census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 20 June 2015.