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Native American Tribes of Alberta, Canada

This is an index to the Native American language and cultural information on our website pertaining to Alberta Indian tribes. Some pages contain more information than others. If you belong to an indigenous tribe from Alberta that is not currently listed on this page and you would like to see it here, please contact us about how to contribute information to our site.

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The original inhabitants of the area that is now Alberta included:

The Beaver Nation (Dene Zaa)

The Blackfoot Nation (Siksika, Piikani and Kainai)

The Chipewyan Nation (Dene Suline)

The Cree Nation

The Sioux Nation (Dakota)

The Ojibwe Nation (Anishinaabe)

The Sarcee Nation (Tsuu T'ina)

The Slavey Nation (Dene Tha')

The Stoney Nation (Nakoda/Assiniboine)

Reserves of federally recognized First Nations in Alberta today include:

Alexander First Nation (Cree) PO Box 3419 Morinville, Alberta T8R 1S3	Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation PO Box 7 Glenevis, Alberta T0E 0X0	Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation PO Box 366 Ft. Chipewyan, Alberta T0P 1B0
Beaver First Nation PO Box 2700 High Level, Alberta T0H 1Z0	Beaver Lake Cree Nation PO Box 960 Lac La Biche, Alberta T0A 2C0	Bigstone Cree Nation General Delivery Desmarais, Alberta T0G 0T0
Blood First Nation (Blackfoot) PO Box 60 Standoff, Alberta T0L 1Y0	Chipewyan Prairie First Nation General Delivery Chard, Alberta T0P 1G0	Cold Lake First Nations (Cree) PO Box 1769 Cold Lake, Alberta T9M 1P4
Dene Tha' First Nation (Slavey) PO Box 120 Chateh, Alberta T0H 0S0	Driftpile First Nation (Crees) General Delivery Driftpile, Alberta T0G 0V0	Duncan's First Nation (Crees) PO Box 148 Brownvale, Alberta T0H 0L0
Enoch Cree Nation PO Box 29 Enoch, Alberta T7X 3Y3	Ermineskin Cree Nation PO Box 219 Maskwacis, Alberta T0C 1N0	Fort McKay First Nation (Crees) PO Box 5360 Ft. McMurray, Alberta T9H 3G4
Ft. McMurray First Nation (Crees) PO Box 6130 Ft. McMurray, Alberta T9H 4W1	Frog Lake First Nation (Cree) General Delivery Frog Lake, Alberta T0A 1M0	Heart Lake First Nation (Cree) PO Box 447 Lac La Biche, Alberta T0A 2C0
Horse Lake First Nation (Beaver) PO Box 303 Hythe, Alberta T0H 2C0	Kapawe'no First Nation (Cree) PO Box 10 Grouard, Alberta T0G 1C0	Kehewin Cree Nation PO Box 220 Kehewin, Alberta T0A 1C0
Little Red River Cree Nation PO Box 1165 High Level, Alberta T0H 1Z0	Loon River First Nation (Cree) PO Box 189 Red Earth Creek, Alberta T0G 1X0	Lubicon Lake First Nation (Cree) PO Box 6731 Peace River, Alberta T8S 1S5
Mikisew Cree First Nation PO Box 90 Ft. Chipewyan, Alberta T0P 1B0	Louis Bull Tribe (Cree) PO Box 130 Maskwacis, Alberta T0C 1N0	Montana First Nation (Cree) PO Box 70 Maskwacis, Alberta T0C 1N0
O'Chiese First Nation (Saulteaux) PO Box 1570 Rocky Mountain House, Alberta T4T 1B2	Paul First Nation (Cree/Nakoda) PO Box 89 Duffield, Alberta T0E 0N0	Peerless Trout First Nation (Cree) PO Box 128 Peerless Lake, Alberta T0G 2W0
Peigan Reserve (Blackfoot) PO Box 70 Brocket, Alberta T0K 0H0	Saddle Lake Cree Nation PO Box 100 Saddle Lake, Alberta T0A 3T0	Samson Cree Nation PO Box 159 Hobbema, Alberta T0C 1N0
Sawridge First Nation (Cree) PO Box 326 Slave Lake, Alberta T0G 2A0	Siksika First Nation (Blackfoot) PO Box 1100 Siksika, Alberta T0H 3W0	Stoney First Nation PO Box 40 Morley, Alberta T0L 1N0
Sturgeon Lake First Nation (Cree) PO Box 757 Valleyview, Alberta T0H 3N0	Sucker Creek First Nation (Cree) PO Box 65 Enilda, Alberta T0G 0W0	Sunchild First Nation (Cree) PO Box 747 Rocky Mountain House, Alberta T4T 1A5
Swan River First Nation (Cree) PO Box 270 Kinuso, Alberta T0G 1K0	Tallcree First Nation (Cree) PO Box 100 Ft. Vermilion, Alberta T0H 1N0	Tsuu T'ina First Nation (Sarcee) 9911 Chula Boulevard Tsuu T'ina, Alberta T2W 6H6
Whitefish Lake First Nation (Cree) General Delivery Atikameg, Alberta T0G 0C0	Woodland Cree First Nation General Delivery Cadotte Lake, Alberta T0H 0N0	.

Other Aboriginal communities of Alberta include:

Alberta Metis Nation
100-11738 Kingsway Ave
Edmonton, AB T5G 0X5

Teaching and learning activities about Alberta First Nations:

Feel free to print these out for classroom use!

Alberta Language Greetings: Learn to say "hello" in several Native Alberta languages.

Alberta Native Animals: Learn the Native American names of Alberta animals.

Alberta Indian Facts for Kids: Answers to frequently asked questions about the First Nations of Alberta.
We currently have pages for the Blackfoot, Cree, Dene, Beaver, Sioux, and Ojibway tribes.

Recommended books for sale about Alberta Native Americans:
(Our organization earns a commission from any book bought through these links)

Those Who Know: Interesting book of interviews with Alberta Native elders.

The People: Historical Guide to the First Nations of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

From Treaties to Reserves: Political history of Alberta's First Nations.

The Story of the Blackfoot People: Excellent book on Blackfoot traditions produced by a Native Alberta museum.

The Plains Cree: Ethnography of the Cree Indians of Saskatchewan and Alberta.

My People, the Bloods: Book about the Kainai (Blood) Indians of Alberta.

War Paint: Art book of traditional buffalo-hide paintings of the Blackfoot and Sarcee Indians.

Other resources about American Indian history, culture and society in Alberta province:

Indian Association of Alberta:
Organization promoting indigenous rights in Alberta.

Alberta Aboriginal Affairs:
Homepage of the Alberta government office overseeing Native American affairs.

Yellowhead Tribal College:

Blue Quills University:
Homepages of Alberta First Nations tribal schools.

Miywasin Medicine Hat Friendship Centre:

Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary:
Red Deer Native Friendship Society:

Edmonton Native Healing Centre:
First Nations community centres in Alberta.

Native Counselling Services of Alberta:
Providing social services to First Nations and Metis people in Alberta.

Alberta Native Hockey Association:
Homepage of Alberta's provincial Aboriginal hockey league.

Alberta First Nations & Métis:
Historical and cultural information about Alberta Natives.

Introduction to the Archaeology of Alberta:
Information about Paleo-Indian artifacts and settlement sites in Alberta.

Aboriginal Place Names of Alberta:
List of placenames in Alberta Native languages, with their English translations.

Alberta Cultural Objects:
Museum exhibit with photographs of Alberta Native clothing, tools, and other artifacts.

Grand Entry at Alberta Pow Wow:
Video showcasing different styles of tribal regalia, dance, crafts and music at an Alberta powwow festival.

Indians 101: Cultures in Contact on the Northern Plains:
Article on the colonial history of Alberta.

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