Black Lake, Saskatchewan

Black Lake
NASA map showing Black Lake
Black Lake Location of Black Lake in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 59°8′1.08″N 105°36′4.04″W / 59.1336333°N 105.6011222°W / 59.1336333; -105.6011222
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Government
• Chief	Coreen Sayazie
• MLA Athabasca	Buckley Belanger
• MP Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Rob Clarke
Area
• Total	234.44 km2 (90.52 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,070
• Density	4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone	Central Standard Time (UTC−6)
Postal code	S0J 0H0

Black Lake is a Denesuline First Nations band government in the boreal forest of northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located on the northwest shore of Black Lake where the Fond du Lac River leaves the lake to flow to Lake Athabasca.

It is the main administrative headquarters of the Black Lake Denesuline Nation reserve with a land base of over 32,000 hectares (79,074 acres). Formerly, the Black Lake band used the name "Stony Rapids", which is now the name of a separate community 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest and downstream on the Fond du Lac River, not on reserve land.

Black Lake Dene Nation is a band government with territory at three locations: Chicken 224, Chicken 225 and Chicken 226.

Black Lake First Nation had a total registered membership of 2,044 with 1,592 members residing on-reserve and 452 members residing at locations off-reserve in September, 2013. It is a member of the Prince Albert Grand Council.

The 2011 census reported 1,040 residents of Black Lake chose Dene as their mother tongue in 2011. All but 5 residents spoke English.

Like nearby Stony Rapids, for most of the year Black Lake is not accessible via road from the rest of the province. There is a local secondary highway providing access between it and Stony Rapids, however, during winter a seasonal road connects the area to Saskatchewan Provincial Road 905 and points south.

The community is served by air by Black Lake Water Aerodrome, and by Stony Rapids Airport.

The Athabasca Health Facility completed in 2003 at the cost of $12.7 million provides health care services to the Athabasca region. The hospital, located on reserve land (Chicken 224) adjacent to the northern hamlet of Stony Rapids, is part of the Athabasca Health Authority.