Canoe Lake 165
Canoe Lake 165 is an Indian reserve of the Canoe Lake Cree First Nation in the boreal forest of northern Saskatchewan, Canada. Its location is on Canoe Lake approximately thirty miles west of Beauval, within the ancient hunting grounds of the Woodland Cree. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 912 living in 250 of its 273 total private dwellings. In the same year, its Community Well-Being index was calculated at 53 of 100, compared to 58.4 for the average First Nations community and 77.5 for the average non-Indigenous community. The reserve includes the settlement of Canoe Narrows. The name of the reserve and the settlement in Cree is nêhiyaw-wapâsihk ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ ᐘᐹᓯᕽ.
Canoe Lake 165 | |
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| Canoe Lake Indian Reserve No. 165 | |
Location in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 55°9′50″N 108°9′16″W | |
| First Nation | Canoe Lake |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Pluck Iron |
| • MLA Athabasca | Jim Lemaigre |
| • MP Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River | Gary Vidal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,451 ha (6,057 acres) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 912 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 |
| Postal code | S0M 0K0 |
| Area code | (1)306 |
| Highways | Hwy 965 |
| Community Well-Being Index | 53 |
Bordering Canoe Narrows to the east is the village of Jans Bay with a population of 187. Bordering Canoe Narrows to the west is the village of Cole Bay with a population of 230.
Commercial fishing was the community's original means of support; however, fish populations have diminished somewhat since the late 1970s. The community has since turned to forestry as its main industry.