Black Lake Denesuline First Nation
Black Lake is a small First Nations community in north-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada, located on the northwest shore of Black Lake, at a point where the Fond du Lac River leaves the lake to flow to Lake Athabasca. The population is about 1450.[1] It is home to the Black Lake Denesuline Nation, with Dene and English spoken. The land base for this Dene Nation is over 32,000 hectares (79,074 acres).[2]. Formerly, the Black Lake band used the name "Stony Rapids", which is now the name of a separate community 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest and downstream on the Fond du Lac River, not on reserve land.
Transportation
Like nearby Stony Rapids, for most of the year Black Lake is not accessible via road from the rest of the province. There is a local secondary highway providing access between it and Stony Rapids, however, and during winter, a seasonal road connects the area to Saskatchewan Provincial Road 905 and points south.
The community is served by air by Black Lake Water Aerodrome, and by Stony Rapids Airport.
References
- ^ http://www.kayas.ca/communities/blacklake/blacklake.html Black Lake community profile
- ^ http://scaa.usask.ca/gallery/northern/content?pg=ex04-2 Denesuliné in Treaty Eight
- "Toporama - Topographic Map Sheet 74P4". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
59°08′00″N 105°36′02″W / 59.13333°N 105.60056°W
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