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. Saddle Lake and Whitefish Lake have a shared, band government, and the two 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
Chief Jason Whiskeyjack
COUNCILLORS
Councillor Mary-Jane Cardinal
Councillor John Large
Councillor Pauline Hunter
Councillor James Steinhauer
Councillor Kevin Delver
Councillor Charles Cardinal
Councillor Eric Shirt
BAND ADMINISTRATOR
Sam Cardinal
Administration Office: 780.726.3829
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Viper Nayawatatic
Office: 780.726.7612
Email: viper.nayawatatic@saddlelake.ca
ISETS
Andrew Redcrow
Office: 780.726.4200
Email: andyredcrow@saddlelake.ca
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