Whitefish Lake 128

Whitefish Lake 128
Indian reserve
Whitefish Lake Indian Reserve No. 128
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 NationSaddle Lake Cree
Treaty6
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Municipal districtsSmoky Lake
St. Paul
Area
[1]
 • Total
4,542.7 ha (11,225.3 acres)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
1,310
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Websitehttps://wfl128.ca/

Whitefish Lake 128 is an Indian reserve of the Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Alberta, located between Smoky Lake County and the County of St. Paul No. 19.[3] It is 68 kilometres west of Bonnyville.[1] In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 1,310 living in 291 of its 319 total private dwellings.[2]

Among its residents was Indigenous leader and Methodist missionary Henry Bird Steinhauer who lived here 1855-1875.

  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.