Bigstone Cree Nation

Bigstone Cree Nation
Band No. 458
ᐅᐸᓯᑯᓂᐍᐤ
opasikoniwew
People	Woodland Cree
Treaty	Treaty 8
Headquarters	Wabasca
Province	Alberta
Land
Reserve(s)	Desmarais Settlement; Wabasca 166; Wabasca 166A; Wabasca 166B; Wabasca 166C; Wabasca 166D; Jean Baptiste Gambler 183;
Land area	210.67 km2
Population (2019)
On reserve	3524
Off reserve	4712
Total population	8236
Government
Chief	Andy Alook
Website
	bigstone.ca

The Bigstone Cree Nation (Cree: ᐅᐸᓯᑯᓂᐍᐤ, opasikoniwew) is a First Nations band government in Alberta, Canada. As Woodland Cree, they are a western branch of the larger Cree nation, and are a party to Treaty 8 with Canada. The Bigstone Cree Nation was divided into two bands in 2010, with one group continuing under the former name, and the other becoming the Peerless Trout First Nation.

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