The Sunchild First Nation is a First Nation in Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. The First Nation has one reserve

Indian reserve

In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." The Act also specifies that land reserved for the use and benefit of a band which is not...

, Sunchild 202

Sunchild 202

Sunchild 202 is an Indian reserve in Alberta. It is located southeast of Camrose. It is at an elevation of . The population in 2006 was 482. The median age of the population 19.6.-References:...

. The reserve has an area of 52.18 square kilometres, and is located roughly 40 kilometres northwest of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta

Rocky Mountain House, Alberta

Rocky Mountain House is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada, approximately west of the City of Red Deer. It is located at the confluence of the Clearwater and North Saskatchewan Rivers, and at the crossroads of Highway 22 and Highway 11 .- History :The town has a long history dating to the...

. James Frencheater was elected Chief of the First Nation for a two-year term in February of 2009. As of 2008, the First Nation has a registered population of 1209 people, of whom 732 live on their reserve.

External links

• Government of Canada's Department of Indian and Northern Affairs First Nation profile