Hatchet Lake Denesuline First Nation

"Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan" redirects here. For the body of water, see Wollaston Lake.

Hatchet Lake Denesuline First Nation
Band No. 352
Tthęł Tué Dene
PeopleDenesuline
TreatyTreaty 10
HeadquartersWollaston Lake
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Land[1]
Reserve(s)
Lac la Hache 220
Land area110.2 km2
Population (2021)[1]
On reserve1450
Off reserve463
Total population1913
Government[1]
ChiefBartholomew Tsannie
Tribal Council[1]
Prince Albert Grand Council
Wollaston Lake in Saskatchewan
Wollaston Lake is located in Saskatchewan
Wollaston Lake
Wollaston Lake
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Location of Wollaston Lake in Saskatchewan

Hatchet Lake Denesuline Nation (Chipewyan: Tthęł Tué Dene[2][3]) is a Denesuline First Nation in northern Saskatchewan. The main settlement, Wollaston Lake, is an unincorporated community on Wollaston Lake in the boreal forest of north-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada.

The population centre comprises the northern settlement of Wollaston Lake, an unincorporated community in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, and the adjoining First Nations community of Wollaston Post, the administrative headquarters of the Hatchet Lake Dene First Nation band government.[citation needed]

Access is provided by Wollaston Lake Airport and Highway 905. With the highway on the west side of the lake and the community on the east, access from the highway is provided by an ice road in the winter and by the Wollaston Barge Ferry in the summer. Highway 995 services the community and runs from the airport to the barge.[citation needed]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Northern Settlement of Wollaston Lake had a population of 96 living in 30 of its 39 total private dwellings, a change of -7.7% from its 2016 population of 104. With a land area of 1.45 km2 (0.56 sq mi), it had a population density of 66.2/km2 (171.5/sq mi) in 2021.[4] The population of Wollaston Post (Lac La Hache 220, IR, Saskatchewan) was 1,251 in 2011.[5]

Canada census – Hatchet Lake Denesuline First Nation community profile
2011
Population1,251 (+26.6% from 2006)
Land area110.87 km2 (42.81 sq mi)
Population density11.3/km2 (29/sq mi)
Median age20.1 (M: 20.9, F: 19.9)
Private dwellings244 (total) 
Median household income
References: 2011[6] earlier[7][8]

Band government

Wollaston Post is the administrative centre of the Hatchet Lake Dene Nation. The First Nations band government had a total registered membership of 1,760 in January 2015 with 1,369 members residing on-reserve and 391 members residing at locations off-reserve. Under a Custom Electoral System members choose one Chief and six councillors. Hatchet Lake is affiliated with the Prince Albert Grand Council. [9]

Territory

Hatchet Lake Dene Nation has one territory (Lac La Hache 220). Lac La Hache 220 is 11,020 hectares (27,200 acres) 58°11′45″N 103°01′21″W / 58.1957°N 103.0225°W / 58.1957; -103.0225. It includes many islands the largest being Strong Island, Paul Island, Labby Island and Jackpine Island and peninsulas north of the settlement in the area surrounding Fidler Bay and Kempton Bay.[9][10]

Climate

Wollaston Lake has a subarctic climate (Dfc) with mild, wet summers and long, severely cold winters.

Climate data for Wollaston Lake
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −20.0
(−4.0) 		−15.5
(4.1) 		−8.1
(17.4) 		2.8
(37.0) 		10.8
(51.4) 		17.2
(63.0) 		20.5
(68.9) 		18.5
(65.3) 		10.9
(51.6) 		3.0
(37.4) 		−9.1
(15.6) 		−17.8
(0.0) 		1.1
(34.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −24.5
(−12.1) 		−20.5
(−4.9) 		−14.1
(6.6) 		−3.0
(26.6) 		5.3
(41.5) 		11.7
(53.1) 		15.4
(59.7) 		13.5
(56.3) 		6.8
(44.2) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		−12.7
(9.1) 		−21.9
(−7.4) 		−3.7
(25.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −29.0
(−20.2) 		−25.5
(−13.9) 		−20.1
(−4.2) 		−8.7
(16.3) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		6.2
(43.2) 		10.3
(50.5) 		8.6
(47.5) 		2.8
(37.0) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		−16.3
(2.7) 		−25.9
(−14.6) 		−8.5
(16.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 22
(0.9) 		17
(0.7) 		25
(1.0) 		29
(1.1) 		41
(1.6) 		64
(2.5) 		89
(3.5) 		68
(2.7) 		60
(2.4) 		43
(1.7) 		32
(1.3) 		24
(0.9) 		514
(20.3)
Source: http://en.climate-data.org/location/107968/

See also

References

  1. ^ "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre - Dene History". Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  3. ^ Smith, James G. E. "Historical Changes in the Chipewyan Kinship System". In DeMallie, Raymond J.; Ortiz, Alfonso (eds.). North American Indian Anthropology: Essays on Society and Culture. Norman and London: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 75. ISBN 9780806126142.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Statistics Canada. 2012. Lac La Hache 220, Saskatchewan". Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  6. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  7. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  8. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  9. ^ a b "AANDC (First Nation Profile Hatchet Lake)". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  10. ^ "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Lac la Hache 220)". Retrieved 4 February 2015.

58°06′40″N 103°9′25″W / 58.11111°N 103.15694°W / 58.11111; -103.15694