Black Lake, Saskatchewan

Black Lake is a Denesuline First Nations band government in the boreal forest of northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located on the northwest shore of Black Lake where the Fond du Lac River leaves the lake to flow to Lake Athabasca.It is the main administrative headquarters of the Black Lake Denesuline Nation reserve with a land base of over 32000ha. Formerly, the Black Lake band used the name "Stony Rapids", which is now the name of a separate community 20km northwest and downstream on the Fond du Lac River, not on reserve land.Black Lake Dene NationBlack Lake Dene Nation is a band government with territory at three locations: Chicken 224, Chicken 225 and Chicken 226. Chicken 224 is 25819.40ha. It includes the village of Black Lake (population 1.070 in 2011) and extends from Black Lake up to the border of the village of Stony Rapids and includes territory on both sides of the Fond du Lac River. Chicken 225 is 2183.40ha (population 0 in 2011) on the north side of Stony Lake on the Fond du Lac River Chicken 226 is 4216.90ha on the eastern end of Black Lake Black Lake First Nation had a total registered membership of 2,044 with 1,592 members residing on-reserve and 452 members residing at locations off-reserve in September, 2013. It is a member of the Prince Albert Grand Council.