Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation

Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation
Band No. 355
ᐊᓯᓃᐢᑳᐏᑎᓂᐘᐠ
asinîskâwitiniwak
PeopleCree
TreatyAdhesion to Treaty 6 signed 1900
HeadquartersPrince Albert
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Land[1]
Reserve(s)
Land area375.764 km2
Population (2020)[1]
On reserve5987
On other land1004
Off reserve4200
Total population11,237 registered and rest are not
Government[1]
ChiefPeter A. Beatty
Tribal Council[1]
Prince Albert Grand Council
Website
peterballantyne.ca

The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (Rocky Cree: ᐊᓯᓃᐢᑳᐏᑎᓂᐘᐠ, Asinîskâwitiniwak[2]) is a Woodland Cree First Nation in northern Saskatchewan consisting of eight communities: Denare Beach (Amisk Lake), Deschambault Lake, Kinoosao, Pelican Narrows, Prince Albert (Kiskaciwan), Sandy Bay, Southend and Sturgeon Landing. The administrative centre of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is Pelican Narrows and the centralized government of the First Nation is located in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.[3]

  1. ^ "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  2. ^ Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Website
  3. ^ "History of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2007.