Sucker Creek First Nation

Sucker Creek First Nation
Band No. 456
ᓇᒦᐲ ᓰᐲᓯᐢ
namîpî sîpîsis
People	Nehiyaw (Cree)
Treaty	Treaty 8
Headquarters	Enilda
Province	Alberta
Land
Reserve(s)	Sucker Creek 150A
Land area	59.87 km2
Population (2025)
On reserve	782
On other land	36
Off reserve	2515
Total population	3333
Government
Chief	Carol Okemow
Council size	6
Tribal Council
	Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council
Website
	[1]

Sucker Creek First Nation (Cree: ᓇᒦᐲ ᓰᐲᓯᐢ, namîpî sîpîsis) is a Cree First Nations band government whose reserve community is located along the southwestern shore of Lesser Slave Lake near Enilda, Alberta. It is a Treaty 8 First Nation. The band had a registered population of 3,333 (as of April 2025) and almost 6,000 hectares of reserve land.^[2]

Notable members

Chief Headman Moostoos
Jessica Johns
Harold Cardinal
Lorne Cardinal
Darren Brule
Darlene Cardinal
Nipawi Mahihkan Misit Kakinoosit
Linsay Willier
Ron LaRiviere - lead social worker for the government of Alberta's Child Welfare strategy regarding Bill C 92.

References

^ "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 14 November 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
^ "Unknown".

[1] "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 14 November 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2019.

[2] "Unknown".

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The Numbered Treaties: Treaty Eight
Numbered Treaties	Treaty 1 Treaty 2 Treaty 3 Treaty 4 Treaty 5 Treaty 6 Treaty 7 Treaty 8 Treaty 9 Treaty 10 Treaty 11
Saskatchewan	Black Lake Denesuline First Nation Clearwater River Dene Nation Fond Du Lac Denesuline First Nation
Alberta	Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Beaver First Nation Bigstone Cree Nation Chipewyan Prairie First Nation Dene Tha' First Nation Driftpile First Nation Duncan's First Nation Fort McKay First Nation Fort McMurray First Nation Horse Lake First Nation Kapawe'no First Nation Little Red River Cree Nation Loon River First Nation Lubicon Lake Band Mikisew Cree First Nation Sawridge First Nation Smith's Landing First Nation Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation Sucker Creek Cree First Nation Swan River First Nation Tallcree First Nation Whitefish Lake First Nation Woodland Cree First Nation
British Columbia	Blueberry River First Nation Doig River First Nation Fort Nelson First Nation Halfway River First Nation McLeod Lake First Nation Prophet River First Nation Saulteau First Nation West Moberly First Nations
Northwest Territories	Deninu Kųę́ First Nation K'atlodeeche First Nation Łutsël K'é Dene First Nation Salt River First Nation Yellowknives Dene First Nation