Tataskweyak Cree Nation
{{Infobox First Nation
| band_name = Tataskweyak Cree Nation
| endonym = ᑕᑕᐢᑿᔭᕽ
tataskwayak
| image = NASA Sask, Canada.A2002236.1810.721.250m (1).jpg
| caption = Location of Split Lake in Manitoba
| people = Cree
| treaty = Treaty 5
| headquarters = Split Lake, Manitoba
| main_reserve = Split Lake 171
| reserve = Split Lake 171A, Split Lake 171B
| area = 168.65
| pop_year = 2024
| on_reserve = 2,481
| total_pop = 4,202
| tribal_council = Keewatin Tribal Council
| website = {{URL|tcncree.ca}}
| footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4622063&Geo2=PR&Code2=46&SearchText=Split%20Lake%20[Part]%20171&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=4622063&TABID=1&type=0 |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census Split Lake (Part) 171, Indian reserve [Census subdivision], Manitoba and Manitoba [Province] |publisher=Statistics Canada |access-date=28 August 2021 }}{{cite web |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4623060&Geo2=PR&Code2=46&SearchText=Split%20Lake%20[Part]%20171&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=4623060&TABID=1&type=0 |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census Split Lake (Part) 171, Indian reserve [Census subdivision], Manitoba and Manitoba [Province] |publisher=Statistics Canada |access-date=28 August 2021 }}{{cite web
|title = AANDC (Tataskweyak Cree Nation)
|url = https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=306&lang=eng
|website = Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
|publisher = Government of Canada
|accessdate = 2015-02-05
}}
}}
The Tataskweyak Cree Nation ({{langx|cr|ᑕᑕᐢᑿᔭᕽ, tataskwayak}}) (Formerly known as Split Lake Cree First Nation in English) is a First Nations band government whose primary community is located at Split Lake, Manitoba, on the Nelson River system. Despite its remote location, it is serviced by Provincial Road 280, which connects the community to Thompson.
The Split Lake band have entered into an agreement with Manitoba Hydro regarding potential hydroelectric development at Keeyask Rapids.
Its main reserve is Split Lake 171 ({{coord|56|14|43|N|96|05|38|W|scale:10000|display=inline,title}}).
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External links
- [http://geodepot.statcan.gc.ca/GeoSearch2011-GeoRecherche2011/GeoSearch2011-GeoRecherche2011.jsp?lang=E&otherLang=F&searchGeocode=4622063&layerSelected=csd&searchTheme=GeoCode&searchPass=2&boundaryType= Map of Split Lake 171 (part in Census Division No. 22) at Statcan]
- [http://geodepot.statcan.gc.ca/GeoSearch2011-GeoRecherche2011/GeoSearch2011-GeoRecherche2011.jsp?lang=E&otherLang=F&searchGeocode=4623060&layerSelected=csd&searchTheme=GeoCode&searchPass=2&boundaryType= Map of Split Lake 171 (part in Census Division No. 23) at Statcan]
- [http://www.tataskweyak.mb.ca/HISTORY/history.html Tataskweyak Cree Nation]
{{First Nations in the Northern Region of Manitoba|Tataskweyak Cree Nation}}
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Category:Keewatin Tribal Council