Saddle Lake Cree Nation
Saddle Lake Cree Nation #125 is located approximately 180km northeast of Edmonton and 30km west of St. Paul, Alberta.
Saddle Lake is unique in that it has two separate councils and chiefs governing
their two Nations – Saddle Lake Cree Nation and Whitefish Lake First Nation.
The two Nations have a shared, band government and are considered to be one Nation.
LINGUISTIC GROUP
Cree
INDIGENOUS REGISTERED POPULATION
Approximately 9,900 both on/off nation
NATIONS
#125 Saddle Lake – 25,780.6ha
#128 Whitefish Lake – 4,542.7ha
Blue Quills — 96.2 ha (shared with six other First Nations)
TRIBAL COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP
Independent
CHIEF
Jason Whiskeyjack
COUNCILLORS
Councillor Charles Cardinal
Councillor Mary-Jane Cardinal
Councillor Kevin Delver
Councillor Pauline Hunter
Councillor John Large
Councillor Eric Shirt
Councillor James Steinhauer
BAND ADMINISTRATOR
Sam Cardinal
780.726.3829
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Viper Nayawatatic
780.726.7612
viper.nayawatatic@saddlelake.ca
ISETS
Andrew Redcrow
780.726.4200
andyredcrow@saddlelake.ca
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