First Nations within the major forest regions of Alberta
Map Label
Band Name Associated Reserves
1 Alexander Band Alexander 134
2 Alexis Band Alexis 133
4 Beaver Lake Band Blue Quills First Nation Indian Reserve
6 Blood Band Blood 148
7 Chiniki Band Eden Valley 216, Stoney 142B
13 Enoch Band Stony Plain 135 and 135A
14 Ermineskin Band Ermineskin 138
18 Frog Lake Band Puskiakiwenin 122, Unipouheos 121
19 Grouard Band Kapawe'no First Nation 150B (Formerly Freeman 150B), 150C (Formerly Halcro 150C), 150D (Formerly Pakashan 150D), and 230 (Formerly Grouard 230)
23 Kapawe'no First Nation Kapawe'no First Nation No. 229 (Formerly Grouard 229)
27 Louis Bull Band Louis Bull 138B
28 Montana Band Montana 139, Pigeon Lake 138A
30 Onion Lake Makaoo I.R. 120
31 Paul Band Wabamun 133A and 133B
32 Piikani Nation (Peigan Band) Peigan Timber Limit 147B, Piikani Reserve No. 147
33 Saddle Lake Band (Saddle Lake) Saddle Lake 125
34 Samson Band Samson 137 and 137A
36 Siksika Nation Siksika 146
39 Sturgeon Lake Band Sturgeon Lake 154 and 154A
40 Sucker Creek Band Sucker Creek 150A
44 Tsuu T'ina Band Tsuu T'ina Nation 145
45 Wesley Band Stoney 142, 143, 144
Aspen Parkland - Grassland
Map Label
Band Name Associated Reserves
1 Alexander Band Alexander 134A (Fox Creek) And 134B
2 Alexis Band Alexis Elk River 233, Alexis Whitecourt 232
3 Beaver First Nation Band Boyer River 164, Child Lake 164A
4 Beaver Lake Band Beaver Lake 131
5 Bigstone Cree Band Jean Baptiste Gambler 183, Wabasca 166, 166A, 166B, 166C, 166D
7 Chiniki Band Stoney 142B
8 Cold Lake First Nations Band Cold Lake 149, 149A And 149B
9 Cree Band Allison Bay 219, Devil'S Gate 220, Dog Head 218, Old Fort 217 And Peace Point No.222
10 Dene Tha' Band Amber River 211, Bistcho Lake 213, Bushe River 207, Hay Lake 209, Jackfish Point 214, Upper Hay River 212, Zama Lake 210
11 Driftpile Band Drift Pile River 150
12 Duncan's Band Duncans 151A, William Mckenzie 151K
15 Fort Chipewyan Band Chipewyan 201, 201A, 201B, 201C, 201D, 201E, 201F, 201G
16 Fort McKay Band Fort Mckay 174, Namur Lake 174B, Namur River 174A
17 Fort McMurray Band Clearwater 175, Gregoire Lake 176, 176A, And 176B
18 Frog Lake Band Puskiakiwenin 122, Unipouheos 121
19 Grouard Band Kapawe'No First Nation No. 150D (Formerly Pakashan 150D)
20 Heart Lake Band Heart Lake 167 And 167A
21 Horse Lake Band Clear Hills 152C, Horse Lakes 152B
22 Janvier Band Cowper Lake 194A, Janvier 194, Winefred Lake 194B
23 Kapawe'no First Nation Kapawe'No First Nation No. 231 (Formerly Grouard 231)
24 Kehiwin Band Kehiwin 123
25 Little Red River Band Fox Lake 162, John D'Or Prairie 215
26 Loon River Cree Loon Lake 235, Loon Prairie 237, Swampy Lake 236
28 Montana Band Pigeon Lake 138A
29 O'Chiese Band O'Chiese 203, O'Chiese Cemetery 203A
31 Paul Band Buck Lake 133C, Wabamun 133A
33 Saddle Lake Band (Saddle Lake) Saddle Lake 125, White Fish Lake 128
35 Sawridge Band Sawridge 150G And 150H
37 Smiths Landing First Nation Hokedhe Tue 196E (Myers Lake Site), K'I Tue 196D (Birch Lake Site), Li Deze 196C (Dog River Site), Thabacha Nare 196A (Fort Smith Site), Thebathi 196 (Fitzgerald / Corridor Site & Fitgerald Site), Tsu K'Adhe Tue 196F (Leland Lake Site), Tthe Jere Ghaili 196B (Pine Lake Road Site)
39 Sturgeon Lake Band Sturgeon Lake 154 And 154B
41 Sunchild Cree Band Sunchild 202
42 Swan River Band Assineau River 150F, Swan River 150E
43 Tallcree Band Beaver Ranch 163, 163A, 163B; Fort Vermillion 173B; Tall Cree 173, 173A; Wadlin Lake 173C
45 Wesley Band Stoney 142, 143, 144
46 Whitefish Lake Band Utikoomak Lake 155, 155A, And 155B
47 Woodland Cree Band Woodland Cree 226, 227, And 228
Boreal Forest
Map Label
Band Name Associated Reserves
2 Alexis Band Alexis Cardinal 234
6 Blood Band Blood Timber Limit 148A
7 Chiniki Band Eden Valley 216
38 Stoney Band Big Horn 144A
45 Wesley Band Stoney 142, 143, 144
Map Label
Band Name Associated Reserves
9 Cree Band Charles Lake 225, Collin Lake 223, Cornwall Lake 224, Sandy Point 221
37 Smiths Landing First Nation Tsu Tue 196G (Charles Lake Site)
45 Wesley Band Stoney 142, 143, 144
Subalpine - Montane - Columbia
Taiga - Tundra
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Great Slave Lake
LakeAthabasca
LakeClaire
Williston Lake
Lesser Slave Lake
KinbasketLake
Doré Lake
Lake Diefenbaker
Buffalo Lake
Frobisher Lake
Tathlina Lake
Peter Pond Lake
Takla Lake
Churchill Lake
Stuart Lake
Kootenay Lake
PrimroseLake
Quesnel Lake
ColdLake
Shuswap Lake
Okanagan Lake
BistchoLake
Lac Île-à-la-Crosse
Kakisa Lake
Turnor Lake
Thekulthili Lake
Lake Pend Oreille
Lower Arrow Lake
Old Wives Lake
Lac laBiche
UtikumaLake
Upper Arrow Lake
Canoe Lake
Smoothstone Lake
Rutledge Lake
Lac la Plonge
Adams Lake
Tsu Lake
Lake Koocanusa
Lac laLoche
Lake Chelan
SullivanLake
Gagnon Lake
Cowan Lake
PakowkiLake
IsaacLake
Banks Lake
Priest Lake
Trembleur Lake
MamawiLake
Sled Lake
CallingLake
GullLake
Hill Island Lake
Delaronde Lake
Lloyd Lake
WinefredLake
Black Birch Lake
CoppLake
Wasekamio Lake
BuffaloLake
BeaverhillLake
ChipLake
Sparks Lake
Mabel Lake
Clarke Lake
Hjalmar Lake
GordonLake
Keeley Lake
Slocan Lake
Taltson Lake
Turtle Lake
HorseflyLake
PigeonLake
Kazan Lake
HobsonLake
KotchoLake
Coeur D'Alene Lake
Hungry Horse Reservoir
Thubun Lakes
Potholes ReservoirMoses Lake
Careen Lake
Inzana Lake
Fraser Lake
Spear Lake
FrogLake
Tezzeron Lake
Waterhen Lake
Primeau Lake
MahoodLake
Carp Lake
CanimLake
TsalworLake
North WabascaLake
MargaretLake
Lac Ste.Anne
Arsenault Lake
Seton Lake
NamurLake
WentzelLake
Dipper Lake
Great Beaver Lake
Andrew Lake
Trout Lake
SnipeLake
ClearwaterLake
Tatuk Lake
Duncan Lake
Beaverlodge Lake
South WabascaLake
ColinLake
St. MaryReservoir
BonaparteLake
ColumbiaLake
Maxhamish Lake
Trainor Lake
SandyLake
Vermette Lake
Hay Rive
r
Slave Ri ver
Fraser River
Battl e River
Bow River
Pet i t ot River
Elk River
Peace R iver
Kootenay River
Beaver River
Mi l k R iver
Wapiti River
Beatton River
Clark For k
Chin
chaga R
iver
Red Deer River
Athabasca River
Smoky Ri ver
Prop
het R
iv er
McLeod Rive
r
Columbia River
M ikkwa River
Teth u l R i ver
Ket tl
e Ri ve
r
M uskwa River
Toad River
Pembina River
Brazeau River
Sand River
Eagle Creek
Litt le
Smoky
River
Frenchman River
Gataga River
Berl and River
Parsnip River
Willow River
South
Sask
atch ew
an River
Fi nlay
River
Birch River
Notikewin River
Sikan
ni Chief River
M urray
River
Omineca River
Berry Creek
Belly Rive
r
Firebag River
Yates River
Kakwa River
Willi am River
Kakisa River
Abitau
River
Bowron Ri ver
Spokane River
Simone
tt e River
Li t t le Buffalo R iver
Ribston
e Cr ee
k
Kis
katinaw River
M acKay River
Li t t le Bow River
Buffa
lo River
M cGregor River
Kooten ai River
Pine River
Verm
ilion River
Rutledge River
R i chardson River
Nazko Ri ver
Swift C
urrent Creek
Graham Ri ver
M esil inka River
Lodge Creek
Kahntah River
Suk
u nka Ri
verFort N elson River
Chi l ak o Riv er
Waterhen Ri ver
Medicine River
Adams R
iver
Kechika Ri ver
Okan
ogan R
iver
Dun edin River
E ll s River
S tuart Ri ver
Pend O reille River
Oldman River
Cadott e Ri ver
North
Thom
pson
Rive
r
Sustut
R iver
Duncan R i ver
Quesnel Riv er
Ponton
River
Ingenika River
C hr istina River
H ighw ood River
Nechako River
Chitek R iver
McCuske
r Rive
r
Ko tcho R iver
Kwadacha River
Two M edicine River
Bonapart e River
Mir r or Ri ver
Cariboo
River
South H
eart R ive
r
Dill on Riv er
H orsefly River
Turt lelake R iver
Okanagan River
M iddle Fork Flathead R iver
Winefred River
Utikuma River
Slo
can
Rive
r
Went
zel Ri
ver
Lardeau River
Beaverhill Creek
Crab Creek
Lower Crab Creek
Shu swap Ri
ver
Sout h Thompson River
Lesser Slave River
Cut Bank Creek
Old For t River
Middle River
Doré River
Cowan River
Kimowin River
Island River
Cano
e R
iver
Thubun River
Mead
ow Ri
ver
La Loche River
Kuzkwa River
Clearw ater River
Slave
Rive
r
Flathead Ri ver
Liard
River
West Road (Blackwater) River
Fontas River
Thompson R
i ver
Stur geon R i ver
Talts
on R
iver
Fr aser R iver
Similkameen River
Pine Ri ver
North
Saskatchewan River
Taltson River
Peace
R iver
Wat erhen River
Red D eer Ri ver
Kettle River
Buffalo River
H alfway River
Pembina River
Finlay River
Wabasca River
South Saskatchewan R i ver
Bow River
North Saskatchewan River
Fraser River
Tazin
River
Colum
bia
River
Big River
Lodge Creek
Athab
asca
Rive
r
Taltson River
Nechako River
Columbia River
Hay River
Beav
er Riv
er
L i ard R
iver
Fort N elson River
Columbia River
Clearw
ater R
iver
Columbia River
Colum
bia River
Kechika River
Snowdrift River
Buf fal o River
Athabasca River
Kettle River
Fraser
Rive
r
North
Saska
tchew
an Ri
ver
Clearwater R i ver
Liard River
Sw an Ri v
er
Skagit River
Kakisa River
Beav
er Riv
erAthabasca River
M u skwa Ri ver
Oldman River
Fraser River
Peac
e Rive
r
Shusw ap River
Churchill River
Churchill River
Marais River
Smoky Riv er
Athab
asca
Rive
r
Salmon River
Fra
ser Ri
ver
Salm on Ri ver
Flathe
ad
River
Red Deer R iver
Batt le River
Fraser Ri ver
Taltson River
Chi lcot in R iver
Crooked River
P eace River
T altson River
Be aver River
Clearwater River
Kootenay River
Peace
River
Tazin
Riv e
r
Sout h Saskatchewan River
Qu' Appelle River
Columbia River
Loon
River
Fraser River
Fraser
River
Ospika River
Pries
t Rive
r
Keeley River
Island
River
Sled River
Tachie River
Tachie River
Saint
Mary Rive
r
Chelan River
Pend Oreille River
Slave River
Beaver River
Slave River
Liard River
Churchill River
Dillon
River
Flathe
ad R
iver
Dunc
an R
iver
Columbia River
Koote
nay Rive
r
La Loche River
Columbia
River
Clearwater River
Fraser River
Muskwa River
Colum
bia R
iver
Dunc
an R
iver
Okan
ogan
Rive
r
North Saskatchewan River
Qu'Appelle River
Pend Oreille River
Talts
on R
iver
Adams River
La Biche River
Liard River
Cowa
n Rive
r
Churc
hill R
iver
Clearwater River
Beav
er Riv
er
Frase
r Rive
r
Slave River
Nechako River
Taltson River
Kakisa River
Middle River
South Fork Flathead River
Kettle River
Slave River
Beaver River
Smoo
thston
e Rive
r
Colum
bia R
iver
North S
ask
atchewan River
LEDUC
KELOWNA
CALGARY
EDMONTON
RED DEER
CRANBROOKCASTLEGAR
MOOSE JAW
SASKATOON
LETHBRIDGE
GRAND FORKS
LLOYDMINSTER
WILLIAMS LAKE
PRINCE GEORGE
FORT ST. JOHN
SWIFT CURRENT
GRANDE PRAIRIE
Trail
Edson
NelsonFernie
VernonBrooks
Quesnel
Creston
Merritt
Camrose
Stettler
KimberleyPenticton
Cold Lake
Athabasca
Revelstoke
Whitecourt
Wetaskiwin
Wainwright
High River
Drumheller Kindersley
Assiniboia
Meadow Lake
Peace River
Dawson Creek
Grande Cache
Medicine Hat
Drayton Valley
North Battleford
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Map produced by Steven DeRoy, Research Associate / GIS Specialist onThursday, May 1, 2008.Data sources: Global Forest Watch [adapted from J.S. Rowe, ForestRegions of Canada, (Ottawa: Canadian Forest Service, Dept. of Fisheriesand Environment, 1977)]; National Framework Canada Lands AdministrativeBoundaries, Level 1, Canada Centre for Cadastral Management, GeomaticsCanada, Natural Resources Canada; Canada3D - Digital Elevation Model,Canadian Forestry Service.
First Nation bands within the majorecological regions of Alberta
LegendFirst Nation reserves
Boreal Forest
Aspen Parkland/Grassland
Taiga/Tundra
Subalpine/Montane/Columbia
Scale: 1 : 3,000,000
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