Brabant Lake

{{Short description|Northern settlement in Saskatchewan, Canada}}

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Brabant Lake is an Indian settlement of 102 people located in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada.{{Cite web|last=Government of Saskatchewan|first=MRD Home|title=Municipal Directory System|url=http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx|accessdate=2014-10-14|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125115/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx|archivedate=2016-01-15

}} Brabant Lake is 172 km northeast of La Ronge and 45 km southwest of Southend.Google maps

The community is located on the northern end of Brabant Lake near the mouth of the Waddy River and is accessed by Highway 102. The traditional name of the community in Cree is ᐑᐳᐢᑳᐏ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ wîposkâwi-sâkahikanihk, meaning burnt area lake.Wolvengrey, Arok, editor. Cree: Words. Regina, University of Regina Press, 2001. [https://itwewina.altlab.app/word/w%C3%AEposk%C3%A2wi-s%C3%A2kahikanihk/ https://itwewina.altlab.app/word/w%C3%AEposk%C3%A2wi-s%C3%A2kahikanihk/]

Geography

Brabant is located in the Precambrian Shield in Saskatchewan's Northern Administration District.

Demographics

The community's population in 2016 was 65, composed of Cree people. 35 people declared that their mother tongue is Cree language, 25 declared English, and 5 declared both Cree and English.{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4718825&Geo2=PR&Code2=47&SearchText=Brabant%20Lake&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=4718825&TABID=1&type=0 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan | publisher=Statistics Canada | accessdate=September 12, 2022}}

Industry and tourism

Trapping, tourism, and mining are the main industries of the area. A local road provides access to Lower Waddy and Upper Waddy lakes.{{cite web|title=Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Brabant Lake)|url=http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAKIR|accessdate=2014-10-14}}{{cite web|title=Atlas of Canada Toporama|url=http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/toporama/index.html|accessdate=2014-10-14}} Near the community, on the shore of Brabant Lake, where Waddy River flows in, is a small, free campground with lake access.{{cite web |last1=Kos |first1=Veronica |title=30 Free Places to Camp in Saskatchewan |url=https://www.explore-mag.com/30-Free-Places-to-Camp-in-Saskatchewan |website=Explore-mag |access-date=30 April 2024 |date=2 October 2018}}

See also

References

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Category:Northern settlements in Saskatchewan

Category:Division No. 18, Unorganized, Saskatchewan