Indigenous consultation areas in Alberta

Consultation areas

The Government of Alberta has the right and responsibility to change the geographic area in which consultation with a particular First Nation or Metis Settlement is directed. This is done when more information becomes available about the First Nation’s or Metis Settlement members’ activities.

The more the province’s mapped consultation areas coincides with the geographic area in which the First Nation is exercising treaty rights and traditional uses or the Metis Settlement members are exercising harvesting and traditional use activities, the lower the risk of conflicts and the higher the probability of an effective consultation.

Upcoming revisions

More consultation area revisions are expected as work continues with First Nation and Metis Settlements regarding their particular geographic areas in which consultation is to be directed..

Some of First Nations and Metis Settlements that have recently provided additional information includes:

• Elizabeth Metis Settlement
• Swan River First Nation
• Louis Bull Tribe
• Ermineskin Cree Nation
• Cold Lake First Nations
• Sunchild First Nation
• Alexander First Nation

Implemented revision notices

2023 consultation areas

• Cold Lake First Nation (PDF, 94 KB) – April 20, 2023

2022 consultation areas

• Ermineskin Cree Nation (PDF, 313 KB) – November 21, 2022
• Lac Ste. Anne Métis Community (PDF, 325 KB) – November 1, 2022
• Louis Bull Tribe (PDF, 312 KB) – March 21, 2022

2021 consultation areas

• Swan River First Nation (PDF, 86 KB) – February 5, 2021

2020 consultation areas

• Kapawe’no First Nation (PDF, 307 KB) – June 18, 2020
• Fort McKay M‌étis Community (represented by Fort McKay Métis Community Association) (PDF, 320 KB) – March 26, 2020
• Frog Lake First Nation (PDF, 200 KB) - February 25, 2020

2018 consultation areas

• Whitefish (Goodfish) Lake First Nation (PDF, 174 KB) – November 6, 2018
• Montana First Nation (PDF, 175 KB) – October 19, 2018
• Ermineskin Cree Nation (PDF, 173 KB) – October 19, 2018
• Alexander First Nation (PDF, 172 KB) – October 19, 2018
• Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement (PDF, 172 KB) – October 3, 2018
• Enoch Cree Nation (PDF, 171 KB) – September 20, 2018
• Peavine Metis Settlement (PDF, 175 KB) – July 25, 2018
• Louis Bull Tribe (PDF, 173 KB) – June 26, 2018
• Kehewin Cree Nation (PDF, 177 KB) – June 7, 2018
• Gift Lake Metis Settlement (PDF, 319 KB) – May 28, 2018
• Peerless Trout First Nation (PDF, 175 KB) – May 17, 2018
• Paul First Nation (PDF, 318 KB) – April 26, 2018
• Kikino Metis Settlement (PDF, 177 KB) – February 13, 2018

2017 consultation areas

• Saddle Lake Cree Nation (PDF, 171 KB) – December 4, 2017
• Enoch Cree Nation (PDF, 170 KB) – November 27, 2017
• Lubicon Lake Band (PDF, 173 KB) – November 16, 2017
• Horse Lake First Nation (PDF, 201 KB) – September 6, 2017
• Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement (PDF, 227 KB) – August 11, 2017
• Swan River First Nation (PDF, 202 KB) – July 13, 2017
• Peavine Metis Settlement (PDF, 170 KB) – April 24, 2017
• Duncan's First Nation (PDF, 171 KB) – March 8, 2017
• Doig River First Nation (PDF, 170 KB) – February 6, 2017

2016 consultation areas

• Dene Tha' First Nation  (PDF, 171 KB) – December 14, 2016
• Onion Lake Cree Nation (PDF, 171 KB) – December 1, 2016
• Paul First Nation (PDF, 171 KB) – November 3, 2016
• East Prairie Metis Settlement (PDF, 170 KB) – October 26, 2016
• Aseniwuche Winewak Nation (PDF, 171 KB) – August 11, 2016
• Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation (PDF, 171 KB) – June 15, 2016
• O'Chiese First Nation (PDF, 171 KB) – May 18, 2016
• East Prairie Metis Settlement (PDF, 170 KB) – April 28, 2016
• Fort McMurray #468 First Nation (PDF, 170 KB) – March 4, 2016

2014 to 2015 consultation areas

• Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation (PDF, 171 KB) – September 11, 2015
• Whitefish Lake #459 First Nation (PDF, 172 KB) – June 12, 2015
• Driftpile First Nation (PDF, 320 KB) – January 30, 2015
• Sucker Creek First Nation (PDF, 54 KB) – October 2, 2014

Contact

Connect with the Aboriginal Consultation Office, contact the office near you:

ACO contacts by region (PDF, 72 KB)