Deer Lake First Nation
| Deer Lake | |
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| Indian reserve | |
| Deer Lake Indian Reserve | |
 Deer Lake
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| Coordinates: 52°38′N 94°05′W / 52.633°N 94.083°WCoordinates: 52°38′N 94°05′W / 52.633°N 94.083°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| District | Kenora |
| First Nation | Deer Lake |
| Area | |
| • Land | 17.85 km2 (6.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 763 |
| • Density | 42.7/km2 (111/sq mi) |
| Website | deerlake.firstnation.ca |
Deer Lake First Nation is an Oji-Cree First Nation band government in Northern Ontario, located north of Red Lake, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the few First Nations in Ontario to have signed Treaty 5. It is part of the Keewaytinook Okimakanak Council (Northern Chiefs) and the Nishnawbe Aski Nation. As of December, 2007, the First Nation had 1,072 registered members, of which their on-reserve population was 868.
Deer Lake is policed by the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, an Aboriginal-based service.
The people of Deer Lake are closely related to the people of Sandy Lake First Nation and North Spirit Lake First Nation. The three reserves speak a unique dialect of the Anishinaabe language that combines elements of Beren's River Ojibway (as spoken in nearby Pikangikum and Poplar Hill) and Severn Ojibway (Oji-Cree) as spoken at Island Lake in Manitoba.
In the local language, the people of Deer Lake call themselves Anishinawbe. In English "Oji-Cree" is becoming the most popular self-designation, while "Cree" remains popular as well. "Ojibway" is rarely used except to refer to the Native people to the south.
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