Whitefish Lake First Nation is located approximately 190km northeast of Edmonton and 25km north of Vilna, Alberta.
Whitefish Lake is unique in that it has two separate councils and chiefs governing their two nations – Whitefish Lake First Nation and Saddle Lake Cree Nation. Whitefish Lake and Saddle Lake have a shared, band government, and the two are considered to be one Nation.
LINGUISTIC GROUP
Cree
INDIGENOUS REGISTERED POPULATION
Approximately 3,448 total as of June 2023
NATIONS
#128 Whitefish Lake — 4,542.7 ha
#125 Saddle lake – 25,780.6 ha
Blue Quills — 96.2 ha (shared with six other First Nations)
TRIBAL COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP
Tribal Chiefs Ventures Inc.