Buffalo River First Nation
- General Delivery , Dillon , SK , S0M 0S0
- Buffalo River Dene Nation Post , Dillon , SK , S0M 0S0
- 306.282.2033
- 306.282.2101
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_River_Dene_Nation
- https://unpo.org/members/20850
- https://sites.google.com/site/brdnngo/
- https://geo.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/cippn-fnpim/index-eng.html
- https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/FNP/Main/Search/SearchFN.aspx?lang=eng
- https://kids.kiddle.co/Indigenous_peoples_in_Canada
- https://teaching.usask.ca/indigenoussk/import/buffalo_river_dene_first_nation.php
- https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Canada_First_Nations
- https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=398&lang=eng
About
The Buffalo River Dene Nation's main community, Dillon, is located on the western shore of Peter Pond Lake at the mouth of the Dillon River and is accessed by Highway 925 from Highway 155. In 1932 the name of the community was officially changed from Buffalo River to Dillon, the name of the river was changed from Buffalo River to Dillon River and Buffalo Lake was renamed Peter Pond Lake.
Buffalo River Dene Nation has a total registered membership of 1,273 with 689 members residing on-reserve and 584 members residing at locations off-reserve as of May 2012. The total territory of the Buffalo River Dene Nation 193 is 8259.70 hectares. The band is part of the larger group of the First Nation Dene who speak the Dene language. The Buffalo River Dene Nation signed Treaty 10 on August 28, 1906. Once a thriving community of 250,000 people, the Dene band has lost between 60 and 80 percent of its population due to prolonged periods of suffering.
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The Buffalo River Dene Nation is a Dene First Nations band in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located on the western shore of Peter Pond Lake at the mouth of the Dillon River. The Buffalo River Nation is part of the larger group of the First Nation Dene who speak the Dene language.
Province : Saskatchewan
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Elmer Campbell
Chief