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).
17-528: 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 . Patuanak
34-459: A hamlet is an unincorporated community with at least five occupied dwellings situated on separate lots and at least 10 separate lots, the majority of which are an average size of less than one acre . Saskatchewan has three different types of unincorporated hamlets including generic "hamlets", "special service areas" and "organized hamlets". The exception to unincorporated hamlets in Saskatchewan
51-640: A change of -13.7% from its 2016 population of 73 . With a land area of 1.09 km (0.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 57.8/km (149.7/sq mi) in 2021. Wapachewunak 192D is part of the English River Dene Nation. As of May 2012, the total membership of English River Dene First Nation was 1,451 with 774 members living on-reserve and 677 members living off-reserve. 55°53′42″N 107°42′12″W / 55.89500°N 107.70333°W / 55.89500; -107.70333 Northern Hamlet In most cases in Saskatchewan,
68-461: A generic hamlet may apply for organized hamlet status within the rural municipality in which it is located. Saskatchewan had 146 organized hamlets in 2019. The number was reduced to 144 on January 1, 2020, when the organized hamlets of Indian Point – Golden Sands and Turtle Lake Lodge amalgamated to form the Resort Village of Turtle View . Like a generic hamlet, a special service area
85-556: A population of 1,641 as of 2011, and an area of 268,389.99 km . Division No. 18 has 58 census subdivisions , of which 24 are municipalities (including a portion of the city of Flin Flon , a city bisected by the Saskatchewan- Manitoba border, 2 northern towns, 11 northern villages and 10 northern hamlets), 32 are First Nations communities (31 Indian reserves and an Indian settlement ), an unincorporated northern settlement and
102-666: A wide variety of jobs such as the mines at Rabbit Lake and Key Lake , government jobs or Band office employed. On April 27, 1885, during the North-West Rebellion , most of the personnel and dependants of the Hudson's Bay Company Post and the Roman Catholic Mission of Île-à-la-Crosse, who were alarmed at the looting of the Green Lake Post the previous day, fled to a small wooded island north of Patuanak and were helped by
119-746: Is a "northern hamlet", which is a type of incorporated municipality. Saskatchewan has 11 northern hamlets and 187 unincorporated hamlets including 20 generic hamlets, 23 special service areas and 144 organized hamlets. All northern hamlets are within the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District while all unincorporated hamlets are under the jurisdiction of rural municipalities within southern Saskatchewan. The organized hamlets are established via ministerial order. Some organized hamlets in Saskatchewan are recognized as designated places by Statistics Canada , while generic hamlets are not. The people in
136-527: Is located west of the Shagwenaw Rapids on the Churchill River. The community stretches for a mile and a half along the shoreline, with the reserve near the year-round open water below the rapids and the non-Treaty homes facing onto Shagwenaw Lake. Most of the families now at Patuanak traditionally lived down river at Primeau Lake, Dipper Lake and Knee Lake or Cree Lake . As in most northern communities,
153-506: Is the unincorporated area of Northern Saskatchewan , Canada . It encompasses approximately half of Saskatchewan's land mass. Despite its extent, the majority of Saskatchewanians live in the southern half of the province, while the majority of northern Saskatchewanians live in incorporated municipalities outside the NSAD's jurisdiction. The area is co-extensive with Division No. 18, Saskatchewan , one of Statistics Canada's census divisions in
170-454: Is under the jurisdiction of a rural municipality and does not have any decision-making powers or independent authorities. Unlike a generic hamlet, a special service area may form its own electoral division within the rural municipality and may have a different tax regime within the rural municipality compared to a generic hamlet. Northern Saskatchewan Administration District The Northern Saskatchewan Administration District ( NSAD )
187-537: The 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Division No. 18 had a population of 35,986 living in 10,475 of its 12,843 total private dwellings, a change of -2.9% from its 2016 population of 37,064 . With a land area of 262,280.94 km (101,267.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km (0.4/sq mi) in 2021. Division No. 18, Unorganized is an unorganized area in northern Saskatchewan . It consists of all of Division No. 18, excluding municipalities and reserves . It has
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#1733106567259204-502: The Denesuline of the area. On May 24, the exiles erected a large cross on their island of refuge (now known as Cross Island 55°59′46.1″N 107°40′26.9″W / 55.996139°N 107.674139°W / 55.996139; -107.674139 ) and returned to Île-à-la-Crosse on May 29. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Patuanak had a population of 63 living in 28 of its 32 total private dwellings,
221-514: The Hudson's Bay Company set up a store at Patuanak to replace those further down the Churchill River, which made Patuanak a fur-buying centre. In 1916, Father Louis Moraud became the resident priest of Patuanak and served the English River Band area until his death in 1965. The main denomination is Roman Catholic . Patuanak's permanent population remained small until 1968 when all the people in
238-514: The Unorganized Division No. 18 , which counted only 1,115 residents, which placed its population density at 250 square kilometres (97 sq mi) for every inhabitant. The district has no local government and is directly subject to the Minister of Government Relations . An unincorporated Northern Saskatchewan region was first established by the 1948 Northern Administration Act . In
255-454: The province for its 2016 census . The census division is the largest in the province terms of area at 269,996.55 square kilometres (104,246.25 sq mi), representing 46 per cent of the province's entire area of 588,239.21 square kilometres (227,120.43 sq mi). The most populous communities in the census division are La Ronge and La Loche with populations of 2,743 and 2,611 respectively. The 2016 census also refers to
272-555: The surrounding areas began moving in. In 1968, the school opened at Patuanak and many families moved in so their children could attend. Prior to 1968, the children were sent to the Indian Residential schools at Beauval and Ile a la Crosse , while their families went north to trap. The traditional activities of the people of Patuanak can be seen on all sides during visitations, such as moose hide tanning, beadwork of various sorts and birch toboggans. Patuanak people are employed in
289-587: The unorganized balance of Division No. 18. All municipalities within the census division, except for the Northern Hamlet of Black Point , are recognized as census subdivisions. A northern settlement is an unincorporated community in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, and its administration is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act. Saskatchewan has 11 northern settlements. One northern settlement, Missinipe ,
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