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{{Infobox First Nation
| band_name = Onion Lake Cree Nation
| band_number = 344
| endonym =
| image =
| caption =
| map =
| map_caption =
| people = [[Cree]]
| treaty = [[Treaty 6]]
| headquarters = [[Onion Lake, Saskatchewan|Onion Lake]]
| province = [[Saskatchewan]]
| main_reserve =
| reserve =
*[[Seekaskootch 119]]
*[[Onion Lake 119-1]]
*[[Onion Lake 119-2]]
*[[Makaoo 120]]
| area = 585.711
| pop_year = 2019
| on_reserve = 3954
| on_other_land = 1
| off_reserve = 2520
| total_pop =
| chief = Henry Lewis
| council =
| tribal_council =
| website = [https://onionlake.ca/ onionlake.ca]
| footnotes = <ref name=AANDC>{{Cite web|title=First Nation Detail|website=Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada|publisher=Government of Canada|access-date=September 10, 2019|url=http://fnp-ppn.aandc-aadnc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=344&lang=eng}}</ref>
}}

[[File:Helen Jeffries and Dave Robertson - Cree - Onion Lake Sask 1946.jpg|thumb|right|Two members of Onion Lake Cree Nation in 1946]]
[[File:Helen Jeffries and Dave Robertson - Cree - Onion Lake Sask 1946.jpg|thumb|right|Two members of Onion Lake Cree Nation in 1946]]


'''Onion Lake Cree Nation''', comprising the adjacent '''Makaoo 120''' and '''Seekaskootch 119''' Indian reserves, is a [[Plains Cree|Cree]] [[First Nations|First Nation]] [[band government]] in [[Canada]] that straddles the [[Alberta]]/[[Saskatchewan]] provincial border approximately {{convert|50|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of the City of [[Lloydminster]].<ref name=about>{{cite web | url=http://www.onionlake.ca/about%20us.html | title=About Us | publisher=Onion Lake Cree Nation | accessdate=2011-08-19}}</ref>
The '''Onion Lake Cree Nation''' is a [[Plains Cree]] [[First Nations]] [[band government]] in [[Canada]], straddling the [[Alberta]]/[[Saskatchewan]] provincial border approximately {{convert|50|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of the City of [[Lloydminster]].<ref name=about>{{cite web | url=http://www.onionlake.ca/about%20us.html | title=About Us | publisher=Onion Lake Cree Nation | accessdate=2011-08-19}}</ref>


It is within Alberta's [[County of Vermilion River]] and Saskatchewan's [[Frenchman Butte No. 501, Saskatchewan|Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte No. 501]] at the intersection of [[Highway 17 (Alberta–Saskatchewan)|Highway 17]] and [[Alberta Highway 641]]/[[Saskatchewan Highway 797]].<ref name=GeoSearch2006>{{cite web | url=http://geodepot.statcan.ca/GeoSearch2006/GeoSearch2006.jsp?resolution=H&lang=E&otherLang=F | title=GeoSearch2006 | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=2009-02-16 | accessdate=2011-08-19}}</ref>
It is within Alberta's [[County of Vermilion River]] and Saskatchewan's [[Frenchman Butte No. 501, Saskatchewan|Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte No. 501]] at the intersection of [[Highway 17 (Alberta–Saskatchewan)|Highway 17]] and [[Alberta Highway 641]]/[[Saskatchewan Highway 797]].<ref name=GeoSearch2006>{{cite web | url=http://geodepot.statcan.ca/GeoSearch2006/GeoSearch2006.jsp?resolution=H&lang=E&otherLang=F | title=GeoSearch2006 | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=2009-02-16 | accessdate=2011-08-19}}</ref>


The Makaoo 120 reserve is located within both provinces while the Seekaskootch 119 reserve is wholly within Saskatchewan. Both reserves once maintained separate band governments, combining to form Onion Lake in 1914. With both reserves combined, the Onion Lake Cree Nation has a total land area of {{convert|21254.6|ha|acre}}, and has 5350 registered First Nations members (as of December, 2012).<ref>{{cite web
The Makaoo 120 reserve is located within both provinces while the Seekaskootch 119 reserve is wholly within Saskatchewan. Both reserves once maintained separate band governments, combining to form Onion Lake in 1914. With all reserves combined, the Onion Lake Cree Nation has a total land area of {{convert|585.711|sqkm|sqmi}}, and has 6,475 registered members (as of August 2019).<ref name=AANDC/>
| title =AANDC (Registered Population)
| url =http://pse5-esd5.ainc-inac.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNRegPopulation.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=344&lang=eng
| date =
| accessdate =2013-01-11 }}</ref><ref name=about/>


The Onion Lake Cree Nation has four schools within the community, one of which is a Cree immersion program.
The Onion Lake Cree Nation has four schools within the community, one of which is a Cree immersion program.

Revision as of 16:22, 23 September 2019

Onion Lake Cree Nation
Band No. 344
PeopleCree
TreatyTreaty 6
HeadquartersOnion Lake
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Land[1]
Reserve(s)
Land area585.711 km2
Population (2019)[1]
On reserve3954
On other land1
Off reserve2520
Total population6475
Government[1]
ChiefHenry Lewis
Website
onionlake.ca
Two members of Onion Lake Cree Nation in 1946

The Onion Lake Cree Nation is a Plains Cree First Nations band government in Canada, straddling the Alberta/Saskatchewan provincial border approximately 50 km (31 mi) north of the City of Lloydminster.[2]

It is within Alberta's County of Vermilion River and Saskatchewan's Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte No. 501 at the intersection of Highway 17 and Alberta Highway 641/Saskatchewan Highway 797.[3]

The Makaoo 120 reserve is located within both provinces while the Seekaskootch 119 reserve is wholly within Saskatchewan. Both reserves once maintained separate band governments, combining to form Onion Lake in 1914. With all reserves combined, the Onion Lake Cree Nation has a total land area of 585.711 square kilometres (226.144 sq mi), and has 6,475 registered members (as of August 2019).[1]

The Onion Lake Cree Nation has four schools within the community, one of which is a Cree immersion program.

Etymology

Onion Lake is a translation of oskaskosîwi-sâkahikan, "wild onion lake", a nearby body of water where the plant was abundant. When referring to the community today, though, Cree speakers typically use wîhcekaskosîwi-sâkahikanihk, "[domestic] onion lake".[4]

Onion Lake, Saskatchewan

The unincorporated area of Onion Lake is located within the Saskatchewan portion of the Onion Lake Cree Nation[5] at the intersection of Highway 17 and Alberta Highway 641/Saskatchewan Highway 797.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "About Us". Onion Lake Cree Nation. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  3. ^ a b "GeoSearch2006". Statistics Canada. 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  4. ^ Barry, Bill (2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
  5. ^ "Geographical Names of Canada – Onion Lake, Saskatchewan". National Resources Canada. 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
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