Chicken 224
Indian reserve in Saskatchewan, Canada
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Chicken 224 is an Indian reserve of the Black Lake Denesuline First Nation in Saskatchewan.[1][4] It is 170 kilometres southeast of Uranium City. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 1,379 living in 263 of its 280 total private dwellings.[2] In the same year, its Community Well-Being index was calculated at 42 of 100, compared to 58.4 for the average First Nations community and 77.5 for the average non-Indigenous community.[3]
First NationBlack Lake
Community Well-Being Index[3]42
Chicken 224 | |
|---|---|
| Chicken Indian Reserve No. 224 | |
Location in Saskatchewan | |
| First Nation | Black Lake |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Area | |
• Total | 25,819.4 ha (63,801 acres) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,379 |
| • Density | 5.341/km2 (13.83/sq mi) |
| Community Well-Being Index[3] | 42 |
Etymology
The three Chicken reserves were named after a Chief Chicken, early leader of the Black Lake band.[5]
