Standing Buffalo 78
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First NationStanding Buffalo
Community Well-Being Index[3]59
Standing Buffalo 78 | |
|---|---|
| Standing Buffalo Indian Reserve No. 78 | |
 Pasqua (left) and Echo (right) Lakes with Echo Valley Provincial Park and Standing Buffalo 78 Indian reserve in the middle | |
 Location in Saskatchewan | |
| First Nation | Standing Buffalo |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,246.1 ha (5,550 acres) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 569 |
| • Density | 25.3/km2 (65.6/sq mi) |
| Community Well-Being Index[3] | 59 |
Standing Buffalo 78 is an Indian reserve of the Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation in Saskatchewan.[1][4] It is about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north-west of Fort Qu'Appelle. In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 569 living in 184 of its 198 total private dwellings.[2] In the same year, its Community Well-Being index was calculated at 59 of 100, compared to 58.4 for the average First Nations community and 77.5 for the average non-Indigenous community.[3]
The reserve is located in the Qu'Appelle Valley, between Pasqua and Echo Lakes, on the north side.
