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Chapleau Cree First Nation

Chapleau Cree First Nation

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Chapleau Cree First Nation (Cree: ᔕᑊᓗ ᐃᓂᓂᐗᐠ, šaplo ininiwak) is a Mushkegowuk Cree First Nation located by Chapleau Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada. The First Nation have reserved for themselves the 108.1 hectares (267 acres) Chapleau 75 Indian Reserve and the 1,016.8 hectares (2,513 acres) Chapleau Cree Fox Lake Indian Reserve. As of 2019, their on-reserve population was 57[1] compared to 2011 with 79 and 2006 with 92.[2]

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The flag of the tribe bears the text in Cree: "ᔓᑊᓗ ᐠᕆ ᒪᑫᔑᐤ ᓴᑲᐃᑲᐣ" ("šaplo kri makishiw sakahikan"), which refers to its main reserve, Chapleau Cree Fox Lake.

Chapleau Cree First Nation is policed by the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, an Aboriginal-based service.

Governance

The First Nation is led by a Chief and five Councillors. Chapleau Cree First Nation is member of Mushkegowuk Council,[1] a regional tribal council affiliated with the Nishnawbe Aski Nation.

References

  1. [1]
    "Chapleau Cree First Nation". First Nation Profile. Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. 26 September 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Chapleau Cree First Nation (Code 3552058) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. 2012.

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