Stanley Mission
ᐋᒪᒋᐑᐢᐱᒧᐏᓂᕽ âmaciwîspimowinihk | |
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Community | |
 Stanley Mission across the Churchill River | |
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| Coordinates: 55°24′45″N 104°34′08″W / 55.41250°N 104.56889°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Saskatchewan |
| District | Northern Saskatchewan Administration District |
| Founded | 1851 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Canadian First Nation (Indian band) |
| • Chief | Tammy Cook-Searson |
| Elevation | 377 m (1,237 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0J 2P0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Website | Stanley Mission |
Stanley Mission (Woods Cree: ᐋᒪᒋᐑᐢᐱᒧᐏᓂᕽ, romanized: âmaciwîspimowinihk, lit. 'at the place for shooting arrows up a cliff') is a First Nations settlement in the boreal forest northern Saskatchewan, Canada. Its location is on the banks of the Churchill River, 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of the town of La Ronge, 305 kilometres (190 mi) north of Prince Albert. Access is provided by Highway 915.
The community consists of the northern settlement of Stanley Mission with a population of 124[1] and Stanley 157, an Indian reserve of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band band government with a population of 1,634.[2]
- ^ "Search for Municipal Information". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ^ "Statistics Canada (Community profiles)". Retrieved May 25, 2014.