Deer Lake First Nation
Deer Lake | |
|---|---|
| Deer Lake Indian Reserve | |
| Coordinates: 52°38′N 94°05′W / 52.633°N 94.083°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Kenora |
| First Nation | Deer Lake |
| Area | |
| • Land | 17.85 km2 (6.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 763 |
| • Density | 42.7/km2 (111/sq mi) |
| Website | deerlake.firstnation.ca |
Deer Lake First Nation (Oji-Cree: ᐊᑎᑯ ᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ) is an Oji-Cree First Nations band government in Northern Ontario, located north of Red Lake, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the few First Nations in Ontario to have signed Treaty 5. It is part of the Keewaytinook Okimakanak Council (Northern Chiefs) and the Nishnawbe Aski Nation. As of December 2007, the First Nation had 1,072 registered members, of which their on-reserve population was 868.
Deer Lake is policed by the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, an Aboriginal-based service.