Blood 148 | |
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| Blood Indian Reserve No. 148 | |
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 Location in Alberta | |
| First Nation | Kainai Nation |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Municipal district | Cardston |
| Headquarters | Stand Off |
| Government | |
| • Body | Blood Tribe Council |
| • Chief | Roy Fox |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,413.87 km2 (545.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 4,572 |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Highways | Highway 2 |
| Website | bloodtribe |
Blood 148 is aFirst Nationsreserve inAlberta, Canada. It is inhabited by the Blood (Kainai)First Nation and was established under the provisions ofTreaty 7.[2] This reserve is managed from the community ofStand Off on its northwest border and encompasses the majority of lands bounded by the cities of Fort MacLeod, Lethbridge and Cardston. It is traversed by AlbertaHighway 2,Highway 5, andHighway 509. The St Mary River and theBelly River are major rivers supplying and draining the lands.
At 1,413.87 km2 (545.90 sq mi), the Blood 148 reserve is the largest reserve by land in Canada, and the thirdmost populous afterSix Nations andAkwesasne. On June 12, 2019, federal courts ruled that, according to the land entitlement provisions of Treaty 7, the Blood Tribe was entitled to a reserve equal to 710 square miles (1,800 km2) in area,[3] an increase of 164.1 square miles (425 km2) over the existing lands. The judgement did not address remedy nor costs. It is located between the Cities of Fort MacLeod andLethbridge and the Town ofCardston, bordering theMunicipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 to the northwest, theLethbridge County to the northeast andCardston County to the east, south and southwest.
In 2006, Blood 148 had a population of 4,177 living in 1,250dwellings, an 8.4% increase from 2001. The Alberta Government lists the Blood 148 population at 4,713 in 2018. Prior to the June 12, 2019 award the Indian reserve land area was 1,413.87 km2 (545.90 sq mi), with apopulation density of 3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi).[4]
As of December 2013, the Blood 435 band, based on reserves 148 and 148A, had a total registered population of 11,791 per AANDC sources.[5]
Under theConstitution Act, 1867, legislative authority over Indian reserves is placed exclusively with thenational parliament and specificallyCrown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. The reserve is governed by a tribal council led by Chief Roy Fox (2016–present).[6][7]
Blood Tribe Councillors (2019)[8]
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