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Big Horn 144A
Big Horn Indian Reserve No. 144A
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 Nations Stoney Nakoda
Treaty 6
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Municipal district Clearwater
Area
 • Total 2,127.4 ha (5,256.9 acre)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total 237

Big Horn 144A is an Indian reserve of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation, comprising Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Wesley First Nations in Alberta, located within Clearwater County. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 237 living in 44 of its 59 total private dwellings.

Formed in 1948, Big Horn 144A is roughly 100 miles north of the main Stoney reserve at Morley.

According to the 2011 national Community Well Being Index, it is the poorest First Nations community in Canada.

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