Sturgeon Lake First Nation Alberta

Located about 15 miles due west of Valleyview, Alberta, is the Anishinabe sturgeon lake first nation. There are three Reserves which make up this First Nation. They cover an area of 15,664 total hectares or 38,706 total acres. Total population is 2,534, with most (1,280) living on-reserve, while 1,254 live away from the reserves. 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.