Heart Lake First Nation

Located northeast of Edmonton, Alberta, the Chippewan (Chipewyan) and Anishinabe heart lake first nation has a total of two Reserves. They are Heart Lake 167 and Heart Lake 167A. Total area is 4,504 hectares or 11,129 acres. Total population of the First Nation is 291, with most (192) living on-reserve, while 99 live off-reserve. Many can trace their origins back to Montana, where they originally lived but were driven out by the whites, after the 1868-1886 war. Ogimak Big Bear or Sitting Bull, led them up to Canada.