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The Onion Lake Cree Nation has four schools within the community, one of which is a Cree immersion program. |
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== Onion Lake, Saskatchewan == |
== Onion Lake, Saskatchewan == |
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The unincorporated area of '''Onion Lake''' is located within the Saskatchewan portion of the Onion Lake Cree Nation<ref name=CGNDB>{{cite web | url=http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/unique_e.php?output=xml&id=HANFB | title=Geographical Names of Canada – Onion Lake, Saskatchewan | publisher=National Resources Canada | date=2011-06-03 | accessdate=2011-08-19}}</ref> at the intersection of [[Highway 17 (Alberta–Saskatchewan)|Highway 17]] and [[Alberta Highway 641]]/[[Saskatchewan Highway 797]].<ref name=GeoSearch2006/> |
The unincorporated area of '''Onion Lake''' is located within the Saskatchewan portion of the Onion Lake Cree Nation<ref name=CGNDB>{{cite web | url=http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/unique_e.php?output=xml&id=HANFB | title=Geographical Names of Canada – Onion Lake, Saskatchewan | publisher=National Resources Canada | date=2011-06-03 | accessdate=2011-08-19}}</ref> at the intersection of [[Highway 17 (Alberta–Saskatchewan)|Highway 17]] and [[Alberta Highway 641]]/[[Saskatchewan Highway 797]].<ref name=GeoSearch2006/> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 01:03, 31 May 2012
Onion Lake Cree Nation, comprising the adjacent Makaoo 120 and Seekaskootch 119 Indian reserves, is a First Nations community in Canada that straddles the Alberta/Saskatchewan provincial border approximately 50 km (31 mi) north of the City of Lloydminster.[1]
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.[2]
The Makaoo 120 reserve is located within both provinces while the Seekaskootch 119 reserve is wholly within Saskatchewan. With the two reserves combined, the Onion Lake Cree Nation has a total land mass of 21,254.6 hectares (52,521 acres), and has an estimated 4,956 registered First Nations members.[1]
Onion Lake takes its name after the nearby lake in Alberta.
The Onion Lake Cree Nation has four schools within the community, one of which is a Cree immersion program.
For the Hudson's Bay Company trading post see Fort Pitt (Saskatchewan).
Onion Lake, Saskatchewan
The unincorporated area of Onion Lake is located within the Saskatchewan portion of the Onion Lake Cree Nation[3] at the intersection of Highway 17 and Alberta Highway 641/Saskatchewan Highway 797.[2]
References
- ^ a b "About Us". Onion Lake Cree Nation. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
- ^ a b "GeoSearch2006". Statistics Canada. 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
- ^ "Geographical Names of Canada – Onion Lake, Saskatchewan". National Resources Canada. 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
External links
53°43′N 110°00′W / 53.717°N 110.000°W
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