Frog Lake, Alberta

Frog Lake
Frog Lake, Alberta is located in Alberta
Frog Lake, Alberta
Location of Frog Lake in Alberta
Coordinates: 53°49′54″N 110°25′00″W / 53.83167°N 110.41667°W / 53.83167; -110.41667
Country Canada
Province Alberta
RegionNorthern Alberta
Census division12
Municipal districtCounty of St. Paul No. 19
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
Elevation593 m (1,946 ft)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Postal code
Area code(s)+1-780
HighwaysHighway 897
WaterwaysFrog Lake

Frog Lake is a Cree community approximately 207 km (129 mi) east of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is located 11 km (6.8 mi) northeast of the Hamlet of Heinsburg and 13 km (8.1 mi) southwest of the Fishing Lake Metis Settlement.

Frog Lake has 2,454 band members as of August, 2007. Frog Lake has a reserve population of approximately 1,000 residing on-reserve.[1]

History

Frog Lake was the scene of the Frog Lake Massacre of which nine white men were killed by Cree Aboriginals on April 2, 1885 in the course of the North West Rebellion.[2]

Band

  • Frog Lake First Nation
  • Frog Lake, Alberta, Canada. T0A 1M0

References

  1. ^ Frog Lake population
  2. ^ W. Stewart WALLACE, ed., - The Encyclopedia of Canada, Vol. II, Toronto, University Associates of Canada, 1948, 411p., pp. 401-402.

External links

Coordinates: 53°49′53″N 110°24′05″W / 53.83139°N 110.40139°W / 53.83139; -110.40139 (Frog Lake)


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