Patuanak

Patuanak
Location of Patuanak in Saskatchewan

Patuanak (Woods Cree: ᐘᐹᒋᐘᓈᕽ, romanized: wapâciwanâhk)is a community in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the administrative headquarters of the Dene First Nations reserve near Churchill River and the north end of Lac Île-à-la-Crosse. In Dene, it sounds similar to Boni Cheri (Bëghą́nı̨ch’ërë).

The community consists of the Northern Hamlet of Patuanak with 64 residents governed by a mayor and 2 councillors and the adjoining Wapachewunak 192D reserve of the English River First Nation with 482 residents (Canada Census 2011). The reserve is governed by a Chief and six councillors.

Patuanak is about 92 km (57 mi.) north of Beauval at the end of Highway 918.

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