Big Horn 144A

Big Horn 144A
Indian reserve
Big Horn Indian Reserve No. 144A
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 NationsStoney Nakoda
Treaty6
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Municipal districtClearwater
Area
[1]
 • Total
2,127.4 ha (5,256.9 acres)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
237
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)

Big Horn 144A is an Indian reserve of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation, comprising Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Wesley First Nations in Alberta, located within Clearwater County.[3][1] In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 237 living in 44 of its 59 total private dwellings.[2][4]

Formed in 1948, Big Horn 144A is roughly 100 miles north of the main Stoney reserve at Morley.[5]

According to the 2011 national Community Well Being Index, it is the poorest First Nations community in Canada. [6]

  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. ^ Sturtevant, William C.; DeMallie, Raymond J. (2001). Handbook of North American Indians, V. 13, Plains, Pt. 1-2 (Two Books). Government Printing Office. p. 596. ISBN 9780160504006. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  5. ^ Mason, Courtney W. (2014). Spirits of the Rockies: Reasserting an Indigenous Presence in Banff National Park. University of Toronto Press. p. 164. ISBN 9781442626683. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  6. ^ Canada, Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs. "The Community Well-Being (CWB) Index, 1981-2011". www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2018-07-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)