List of Indian reserves in Canada facts for kids
Canada has numerous Indian reserves for First Nations people, which were mostly established by the Indian Act of 1876 and have been variously expanded and reduced by royal commissions since. They are sometimes incorrectly called by the American term "reservations".
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Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is home to 32 Indian reserves, of which 18 are recognized as census subdivisions by Statistics Canada.
Name as used by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada |
First Nation(s) | Ethnic/national group |
Tribal council |
Treaty | Area | Population | Notes & references | |||
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ha | acre | 2016 | 2011 | % difference |
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Big Hole Tract 8 (North Half) | Metepenagiag Miꞌkmaq | Miꞌkmaq | North Shore Micmac District Council | n/a | 1,396.2 | 3,450.1 | ||||
Big Hole Tract 8 (South Half) | Eel Ground | Miꞌkmaq | North Shore Micmac District Council | n/a | 1,740.2 | 4,300.1 | 48 | 34 | 41.2% | |
Buctouche 16 | Buctouche MicMac | Miꞌkmaq | North Shore Micmac District Council | n/a | 62.3 | 153.9 | 96 | 85 | 12.9% | |
Buctouche Micmac Band Extension | Buctouche MicMac | Miꞌkmaq | North Shore Micmac District Council | n/a | 89.6 | 221.4 | ||||
Devon 30 | Saint Mary's | Wolastoqiyik | Wolastoqey Tribal Council | n/a | 125.9 | 311.1 | 1,038 | 864 | 20.1% | |
Eel Ground 2 | Eel Ground | Miꞌkmaq | North Shore Micmac District Council | n/a | 1,072.8 | 2,650.9 | 532 | 448 | 18.8% | |
Eel River 3 | Eel River Bar | Miꞌkmaq | North Shore Micmac District Council | n/a | 122.0 | 301.5 | 329 | 320 | 2.8% | |
Esgenoôpetitj | Esgenoopetitj | Miꞌkmaq | Mawiw Council Incorporated | n/a | 985.4 | 2,435.0 | 1,179 | 1,046 | 12.7% | |
Fort Folly 1 | Fort Folly | Miꞌkmaq | North Shore Micmac District Council | n/a | 56.1 | 138.6 | 40 | 48 | -16.7% | |
Indian Island 28 | Indian Island | Miꞌkmaq | North Shore Micmac District Council | n/a | 38.4 | 94.9 | 138 | 97 | 42.3% | |
Indian Point 1 | Metepenagiag Miꞌkmaq | Miꞌkmaq | North Shore Micmac District Council | n/a | 41.2 | 101.8 | ||||
Indian Ranch | Eel River Bar | Miꞌkmaq | North Shore Micmac District Council | n/a | 45.7 | 112.9 | 89 | 60 | 48.3% | |
Kingsclear 6 | Kingsclear | Maliseet | Wolastoqey Tribal Council | n/a | 374.7 | 925.9 | 493 | 490 | 0.6% | |
Metepenagiag Urban Reserve 3 | Metepenagiag Miꞌkmaq | Miꞌkmaq | North Shore Micmac District Council | n/a | 19.9 | 49.2 | ||||
Metepenagiag Urban Reserve 8 | Metepenagiag Miꞌkmaq | Miꞌkmaq | North Shore Micmac District Council | n/a | 3.6 | 8.9 | ||||
Metepenagiag Uta'nk | Metepenagiag Miꞌkmaq | Miꞌkmaq | North Shore Micmac District Council | n/a | 1.1 | 2.7 | ||||
Moose Meadows 4 | Eel River Bar | Miꞌkmaq | North Shore Micmac District Council | n/a | 404.7 | 1,000.0 | ||||
Oinpegitjoig | Pabineau | Miꞌkmaq | North Shore Micmac District Council | n/a | 18.6 | 46.0 | ||||
Oromocto 26 | Oromocto | Wolastoqiyik | Wolastoqey Tribal Council | n/a | 100.7 | 248.8 | 282 | 286 | -1.4% | |
Pabineau 11 | Pabineau | Miꞌkmaq | North Shore Micmac District Council | n/a | 429.1 | 1,060.3 | 134 | 141 | -5% | |
Pokemouche 13 | Esgenoopetitj | Miꞌkmaq | Mawiw Council Incorporated | n/a | 151.4 | 374.1 | ||||
Red Bank 4 | Metepenagiag Miꞌkmaq | Miꞌkmaq | North Shore Micmac District Council | n/a | 1,457.0 | 3,600.3 | 309 | 352 | -12.2% | |
Red Bank 7 | Metepenagiag Miꞌkmaq | Miꞌkmaq | North Shore Micmac District Council | n/a | 1,011.7 | 2,500.0 | ||||
Renous 12 | Eel Ground | Miꞌkmaq | North Shore Micmac District Council | n/a | 10.0 | 24.7 | ||||
Richibucto 15 | Elsipogtog | Miꞌkmaq | Mawiw Council Incorporated | n/a | 1,956.2 | 4,833.9 | 1,937 | 1,985 | -2.4% | |
Soegao No. 35 | Elsipogtog | Miꞌkmaq | Mawiw Council Incorporated | n/a | 130.1 | 321.5 | ||||
St Basile 10 | Madawaska Maliseet | Maliseet | Wolastoqey Tribal Council | n/a | 344.8 | 852.0 | 214 | 205 | 4.4% | |
St. Mary's 24 | Saint Mary's | Wolastoqiyik | Wolastoqey Tribal Council | n/a | 1.0 | 2.5 | ||||
Tabusintac 9 | Esgenoopetitj | Miꞌkmaq | Mawiw Council Incorporated | n/a | 3,268.7 | 8,077.1 | 10 | 10 | 0% | |
The Brothers 18 | Kingsclear Madawaska Maliseet Tobique Woodstock |
Maliseet | Wolastoqey Tribal Council Wolastoqey Tribal Council Mawiw Council Incorporated — |
n/a | 4.0 | 9.9 | ||||
Tobique 20 | Tobique | Maliseet | Mawiw Council Incorporated | n/a | 2,724.0 | 6,731.2 | 968 | 1,039 | -6.8% | |
Woodstock 23 | Woodstock | Maliseet | — | n/a | 159.8 | 394.9 | 327 | 345 | -5.2% |
Newfoundland and Labrador
Name as used by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada |
First Nation(s) | Ethnic/national group | Tribal council | Treaty | Area | Population | Notes | |||
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ha | acre | 2016 | 2011 | % difference |
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Natuashish 2 | Mushuau Innu | Naskapi | — | n/a | 4,267.3 | 10,544.7 | 936 | 931 | 0.5% | |
Samiajij Miawpukek | Miawpukek | Miꞌkmaq | — | n/a | 2,839.0 | 7,015.3 | 956 | 920 | 3.9% | |
Sheshatshiu 3 | Sheshatshiu Innu | Innu | — | n/a | 804.0 | 1,986.7 | 1,023 | 1,314 | -22.1% |
Nova Scotia
Northwest Territories
Name as used by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada |
First Nation(s) | Ethnic/national group |
Tribal council |
Treaty | Area | Population | Notes & references | |||
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ha | acre | 2016 | 2011 | % difference |
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Hay River Dene 1 | K'atlodeeche | Slavey | Dehcho First Nations | 8 | 13,517.4 | 33,402.2 | 309 | 292 | 5.8% | |
Salt Plains 195 | Salt River #195 | Dene | Akaitcho Territory Government | 8 | 44.7 | 110.5 | 0 | 0 | % | The Salt River First Nation also has Fitzgerald No. 196, a 3,715.0 ha (9,180 acres) reserve in Alberta. |
Salt River No. 195 | Salt River #195 | Dene | Akaitcho Territory Government | 8 | 40,353.3 | 99,715.2 | The Salt River First Nation also has Fitzgerald No. 196, a 3,715.0 ha (9,180 acres) reserve in Alberta. |
There are only three actual Indian reserves in the Northwest Territories, Hay River Dene 1, Salt River 195 and Salt Plains 195. All other places are Indian settlements. The Smith's Landing First Nation is, according to INAC, headquartered in the NWT but are listed as an Alberta First Nations. Not included are Enterprise (predominantly non-Aboriginal (57.1%), 23.8% First Nations, 9.5% Métis, 9.5% Inuit) and Norman Wells (predominantly non-Aboriginal (58.3%), 25.8% First Nations, 11.3% Métis, 2.0% Inuit and 3.9% other Aboriginal). Also not included are the Inuvialuit communities of Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour Tuktoyaktuk and Ulukhaktok. Of these only Tuktoyaktuk reported a First Nations presence (1.7%).
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Name as used by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada |
First Nation(s) | Ethnic/national group |
Tribal council |
Treaty | Area | Population | Notes | |||
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ha | acre | 2016 | 2011 | % difference |
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Lennox Island 1 | Lennox Island | Miꞌkmaq | Epekwitk Assembly of Councils | n/a | 535.1 | 1,322.3 | 323 | 293 | 10% | |
Lennox Island No.6 | Lennox Island | Miꞌkmaq | Epekwitk Assembly of Councils | n/a | 9.7 | 24.0 | ||||
Lennox Island Reserve No. 5 | Lennox Island | Miꞌkmaq | Epekwitk Assembly of Councils | n/a | 18.8 | 46.5 | ||||
Morell 2 | Abegweit | Miꞌkmaq | Epekwitk Assembly of Councils | n/a | 74.1 | 183.1 | 22 | 24 | -8.3% | |
Rocky Point 3 | Abegweit | Miꞌkmaq | Epekwitk Assembly of Councils | n/a | 4.9 | 12.1 | 51 | 49 | 4.1% | |
Scotchfort 4 | Abegweit | Miꞌkmaq | Epekwitk Assembly of Councils | n/a | 113.1 | 279.5 | 200 | 148 | 35.1% |
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Indian reserve | Government/band | Tribal council | Ethnic/national group | Communities | Comments | |
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Ahtahkakoop 104 | Ahtahkakoop First Nation | Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs | Cree | Shell Lake | ||
Amisk Lake 184 | Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation | PADC Management Company Ltd | Cree | |||
Amiskosakahikan 210 | Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation | PADC Management Company Ltd | Cree | |||
Asimakaniseekan Askiy 102A | Muskeg Lake First Nation 102 | Saskatoon Tribal Council | Cree | |||
Asimakaniseekan Askiy No. 102B | Muskeg Lake First Nation 102 | Saskatoon Tribal Council | Cree | |||
Assiniboine 76 | Carry the Kettle First Nation | Nakoda | ||||
Beardy's 97 | Independent | Cree | Duck Lake | |||
Big Head 124 | Cree | |||||
Big River 118 | Big River First Nation | Agency Chiefs Tribal Council | Cree | |||
Buffalo River Dene Nation 193 | Meadow Lake Tribal Council | Dene | Dillon | |||
Canoe Lake 165 | Meadow Lake Tribal Council | Cree | ||||
Carrot River 29A | Red Earth First Nation | Cree | ||||
Chicken 224, 225 | Dene | Black Lake | ||||
Chitek Lake 191 | Pelican Lake First Nation | Cree | ||||
Clearwater River Dene Nation 221, 222, 223 | Meadow Lake Tribal Council | Dene | Clearwater River | |||
Coté 64 | Coté First Nation | Yorkton Tribal Council | Saulteaux | |||
Cowessess 73 | Independent | Cree | ||||
Cumberland 20 | Prince Albert Grand Council | Cree | ||||
Day Star 87 | Touchwood Agency Tribal Council | Cree | Punnichy | |||
Fishing Lake 89 | Fishing Lake First Nation | Touchwood Agency Tribal Council | Saulteaux | |||
Flying Dust First Nation Reserve 105 | Flying Dust First Nation | Meadow Lake Tribal Council | Cree | Meadow Lake | ||
Fond du Lac 227 | Prince Albert Grand Council | Dene | Fond-du-Lac | |||
Gordon 86 | Gordon First Nation | Treaty 4 | Cree | Punnichy, Saskatchewan | ||
Grizzly Bear's Head 110 | Mosquito-Grizzly Bear's Head-Lean Man | Assiniboine | ||||
James Smith 100 | Prince Albert Grand Council | Cree | ||||
Kahkewistahaw 72 | Yorkton Tribal Council | Cree | ||||
Keeseekoose 66 | Keeseekoose First Nation | Chippewa | ||||
Keeseekoose 66A | Keeseekoose First Nation | Chippewa | ||||
Keeseekoose 66-CA-04 | Keeseekoose First Nation | Chippewa | ||||
Keeseekoose 66-CA-05 | Keeseekoose First Nation | Chippewa | ||||
Keeseekoose 66-CA-06 | Keeseekoose First Nation | Chippewa | ||||
Keeseekoose 66-KE-04 | Keeseekoose First Nation | Chippewa | ||||
Keeseekoose 66-KE-05 | Keeseekoose First Nation | Chippewa | ||||
Kinistin 91 | Saskatoon Tribal Council | Saulteaux | ||||
Lac la Hache 220 | Prince Albert Grand Council | Dene | Wollaston Lake | |||
Lean Man 111 | Mosquito-Grizzly Bear's Head-Lean Man | Assiniboine | ||||
Little Black Bear 84 | File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council | Cree | ||||
Little Bone 74B | Cree | |||||
Little Pine Indian Reserve 116 | Battlefords Tribal Council | Cree | ||||
Little Red River 106D | Cree | |||||
Makaoo 120 | Onion Lake First Nation | Cree | ||||
Makwa Lake 129 | Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation | Cree | ||||
Makwa Lake 129A | Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation | Cree | ||||
Makwa Lake 129B | Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation | Cree | ||||
Makwa Lake 129C | Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation | Cree | ||||
Meadow Lake 105 | Cree | |||||
Meadow Lake 105A | Cree | |||||
Min-A-He-Quo-Sis 116C | Cree | |||||
Ministikwan 161 | Cree | |||||
Ministikwan 161A | Cree | |||||
Mistawasis 103 | Saskatoon Tribal Council | Cree | ||||
Montreal Lake 106 | Prince Albert Grand Council | Cree | ||||
Moosomin 112B | Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs | Cree | ||||
Mosquito 109 | Mosquito-Grizzly Bear's Head-Lean Man | Assiniboine | ||||
Mosquito-Grizzly Bear's Head-Lean Man | Assiniboine | |||||
Muscowpetung 80 | File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council | Saulteaux | ||||
Muskeg Lake 102B | Muskeg Lake First Nation | Saskatoon Tribal Council | Cree | |||
Muskeg Lake 102D | Muskeg Lake First Nation | Saskatoon Tribal Council | Cree | |||
Muskeg Lake 102E | Cree | |||||
Muskeg Lake 102F | Cree | |||||
Muskeg Lake 102G | Muskeg Lake First Nation | Cree | ||||
Muskeg Lake 102 | Muskeg Lake First Nation | Cree | ||||
Muskoday First Nation | Saskatoon Tribal Council | Cree, Saulteaux | ||||
Muskowekwan 85 | Muskowekwan First Nation | Touchwood Agency Tribal Council | Saulteaux | |||
Muskowekwan 85-1 | Muskowekwan First Nation | Touchwood Agency Tribal Council | Saulteaux | |||
Muskowekwan 85-10 | Muskowekwan First Nation | Touchwood Agency Tribal Council | Saulteaux | |||
Muskowekwan 85-12 | Muskowekwan First Nation | Touchwood Agency Tribal Council | Saulteaux | |||
Muskowekwan 85-15 | Muskowekwan First Nation | Touchwood Agency Tribal Council | Saulteaux | |||
Muskowekwan 85-17 | Muskowekwan First Nation | Touchwood Agency Tribal Council | Saulteaux | |||
Muskowekwan 85-22 | Muskowekwan First Nation | Touchwood Agency Tribal Council | Saulteaux | |||
Muskowekwan 85-23 | Muskowekwan First Nation | Touchwood Agency Tribal Council | Saulteaux | |||
Muskowekwan 85-24 | Muskowekwan First Nation | Touchwood Agency Tribal Council | Saulteaux | |||
Muskowekwan 85-26 | Muskowekwan First Nation | Touchwood Agency Tribal Council | Saulteaux | |||
Muskowekwan 85-27 | Muskowekwan First Nation | Touchwood Agency Tribal Council | Saulteaux | |||
Muskowekwan 85-28 | Muskowekwan First Nation | Touchwood Agency Tribal Council | Saulteaux | |||
Muskowekwan 85-29 | Muskowekwan First Nation | Touchwood Agency Tribal Council | Saulteaux | |||
Muskowekwan 85-2A | Muskowekwan First Nation | Touchwood Agency Tribal Council | Saulteaux | |||
Muskowekwan 85-31 | Muskowekwan First Nation | Touchwood Agency Tribal Council | Saulteaux | |||
Muskowekwan 85-33 | Muskowekwan First Nation | Touchwood Agency Tribal Council | Saulteaux | |||
Muskowekwan 85-8 | Muskowekwan First Nation | Touchwood Agency Tribal Council | Saulteaux | |||
Nekaneet First Nation | File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council | Cree | ||||
Ocean Man 69 | Ocean Man First Nation | Assiniboine, Saulteaux, Cree | ||||
Ocean Man 69A | Ocean Man First Nation | Assiniboine, Saulteaux, Cree | ||||
Ocean Man 69B | Ocean Man First Nation | Assiniboine, Saulteaux, Cree | ||||
Ocean Man 69C | Ocean Man First Nation | Assiniboine, Saulteaux, Cree | ||||
Ocean Man 69E | Ocean Man First Nation | Assiniboine, Saulteaux, Cree | ||||
Ocean Man 69F | Ocean Man First Nation | Assiniboine, Saulteaux, Cree | ||||
Ochapowace 71 | Cree | |||||
Ochapowace 71-10 | Cree | |||||
Ochapowace 71-18 | Cree | |||||
Ochapowace 71-26 | Cree | |||||
Ochapowace 71-44 | Cree | |||||
Ochapowace 71-51 | Cree | |||||
Ochapowace 71-54 | Cree | |||||
Ochapowace 71-7 | Cree | |||||
Ochapowace 71-70 | Cree | |||||
Okanese 82 | Okanese First Nation | File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council | Cree, Saulteaux | |||
Okemasis 96 | Cree | |||||
One Arrow Indian Reserve 95 | One Arrow First Nation | Saskatoon Tribal Council | Cree | |||
Pasqua 79 | Pasqua First Nation | File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council | Cree, Saulteaux | |||
Patuanak | Dene | |||||
Peepeekisis 81 | Peepeekisis First Nation | File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council | Cree | |||
Pelican Lake 191A | Pelican Lake First Nation | Agency Chiefs Tribal Council | Cree | |||
Pelican Lake 191B | Pelican Lake First Nation | Agency Chiefs Tribal Council | Cree | |||
Pelican Narrows 184b | Pelican Narrows First Nation | Cree | ||||
Pheasant Rump 68 | Pheasant Rump Nakota First Nation | Yorkton Tribal Council | Assiniboine, Saulteaux, Cree | |||
Piapot 75 | Piapot First Nation | File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council | Cree | |||
Piapot First Nation 75H | Piapot First Nation | File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council | Cree | |||
Poor Man 88 | Poor Man First Nation | Touchwood Agency Tribal Council | Cree | Punnichy, Saskatchewan | ||
Poundmaker 114 | Battlefords Tribal Council | Cree | ||||
Red Earth 29 | Red Earth First Nation | Prince Albert Grand Council | Cree | |||
Red Pheasant 108 | Red Pheasant First Nation | Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs | Cree | |||
Sakimay 74 | Sakimay First Nation | Yorkton Tribal Council | Cree | |||
Saulteaux 159 | Saulteaux First Nation | Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs | Anishnaabe | |||
Saulteaux 159A | Saulteaux First Nation | Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs | Anishnaabe | |||
Seekaskootch 119 | Onion Lake First Nation | Cree | ||||
Shesheep 74A | Shesheep First Nation | Cree | ||||
Shoal Lake 28a | Shoal Lake First Nation | Prince Albert Grand Council | Cree | |||
Standing Buffalo 78 | Standing Buffalo First Nation | File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council | Dakota Sioux | |||
Stanley 157 | Cree | |||||
Star Blanket 83 | Star Blanket First Nation | File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council | Cree | |||
Star Blanket 83C | Star Blanket First Nation | File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council | Cree | |||
Sturgeon Lake 101 | Sturgeon Lake First Nation | Prince Albert Grand Council | Cree | |||
Sweetgrass 113 | Sweetgrass First Nation | Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs | Cree | |||
Sweetgrass 113-L6 | Sweetgrass First Nation | Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs | Cree | |||
Sweet Grass 113-M16 | Sweetgrass First Nation | Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs | Cree | |||
The Key 65 | Yorkton Tribal Council | Saulteaux | ||||
Thunderchild First Nation 115B | Thunderchild First Nation | Cree | ||||
Thunderchild First Nation 115C | Thunderchild First Nation | Cree | ||||
Thunderchild First Nation 115D | Thunderchild First Nation | Cree | ||||
Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77 | ||||||
Turnor Lake 193b | Turnor Lake First Nation | Dene | ||||
Wahpaton 94a | Prince Albert Grand Council | Dakota Sioux | ||||
Wapachewunak 192d | English River First Nation | Dene | ||||
Waterhen Lake 130 | Waterhen Lake First Nation | Meadow Lake Tribal Council | Cree | |||
White Bear 70 | Southeast Treaty#4 Tribal Council | Saulteaux, Cree, Nakoda, Dakota | ||||
Whitecap 94 | Whitecap Dakota First Nation | Saskatoon Tribal Council | Dakota Sioux | |||
Witchekan Lake 117 | Witchekan Lake First Nation | Agency Chiefs Tribal Council | Cree | |||
Witchekan Lake 117-D | Witchekan Lake First Nation | Agency Chiefs Tribal Council | Cree | |||
Wood Mountain 160 | File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council | Lakota | ||||
Yellow Quill 90 | Saskatoon Tribal Council | Saulteaux |
Yukon
See also
- List of Indian reserves in Canada by population
- List of place names in Canada of Aboriginal origin
- List of First Nations governments
- List of First Nations peoples
- Classification of indigenous peoples of the Americas