Ermineskin Cree Nation

"Ermineskin" redirects here. For the neighbourhood in Edmonton, see Ermineskin, Edmonton.
Ermineskin Cree Nation
Band No. 443
  • ᓀᔮᐢᑵᔮᕽ
  • neyâskweyâhk
PeopleCree
TreatyTreaty 6
HeadquartersMaskwacis
ProvinceAlberta
Land
Main reserveErmineskin 138
Other reserve(s)
Pigeon Lake 138A
Land area122.169 km2
Population (2019)
On reserve3290
On other land11
Off reserve1578
Total population4879
Government
ChiefJoel Mykat
Website
ermineskin.ca

Ermineskin Cree Nation /ˈɜːrmɪn.skɪn/ also known as the Ermineskin Tribe (Cree: ᓀᔮᐢᑵᔮᕽ, neyâskweyâhk), is a Cree First Nations band government in Alberta, Canada. A signatory to Treaty 6, Ermineskin is one of the Four Nations of Maskwacis, Alberta's largest Indigenous community.

As of 2019, there are 4,879 registered Ermineskin Cree, of which 3,290 were living on reserve.

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