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This list of place names in Canada of Indigenous origin contains Canadian places whose names originate from the words of the First Nations, Métis, or Inuit, collectively referred to as Indigenous Peoples. When possible, the original word or phrase used by Indigenous Peoples is included, along with its generally believed meaning.
Band names and sizes, and well as reserve sizes are not static and have continued to change since the signing of the treaties. The newest First Nation band in Alberta is the Peerless Trout First Nation, which was created in 2010 as a separation from the Bigstone Cree Nation as part of a land claims agreement with the federal government. [22]
Cynthia and Drayton Valley were the first communities in Alberta to incorporate as new towns on June 1, 1956. [20] [21] Drayton Valley did so after only six months of incorporation as a village, [21] and was also the community that operated under new town status for the shortest period – eight months from June 1, 1956, to February 1, 1957. [22]
Alberta's largest city by population and land area is Calgary with 1,306,784 and 820.62 km 2 (316.84 sq mi), while Wetaskiwin is its smallest city by population with 12,594 and land area at 18.75 km 2 (7.24 sq mi). [3] Beaumont is Alberta's newest city; it became Alberta's 19th city on January 1, 2019. [15]
A city is the highest form of all incorporated urban municipality statuses used in the Canadian Province of Alberta. Alberta cities are created when communities with populations of at least 10,000 people, where a majority of their buildings are on parcels of land smaller than 1,850 m², apply to Alberta Municipal Affairs for city status under ...
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal districts (often named as counties), improvement districts, and special areas), Métis settlements, and Indian ...
INAC lists the reserve in Alberta and the band headquartered in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories: Kapawe'no First Nation 150B [72] Kapawe'no: Woods Cree: Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council: 8: 29.6 73.1: 154: 115: 33.9%: Kapawe'no First Nation 150C [73] Kapawe'no: Woods Cree: Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council: 8: 21.0 51.9 ...
Pages in category "First Nations in Alberta" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...