dri-ft-pīl | Driftpile Cree Nation

The Driftpile Cree Nation is a First Nations community situated in northern Alberta, Canada, with a rich cultural heritage and traditional way of life.

POPULATION

3,231

Rank #86 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

63.5 KM²

Rank #181 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

01/19/2027

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-07-31 21:20:51 UTC

Name

Driftpile Cree Nation (ISC Code: 450)

Former Names

Driftpile Band

Band Style

First Nations

Cultural Area

Northern Alberta Plains

Indigenous Language

Cree (nêhiyawêwin)

Number of Registered Members

3231

Band Website

http://www.driftpilecreenation.com/

Phone Number

(780) 355-3868

Fax Number

(780) 355-3650

Address

PO BOX 30, DRIFTPILE, AB

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

DWAYNE LABOUCAN

Councillor

📧 Email not available

📞 Phone not available

Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

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Band Council Remuneration

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Band Owned Corporations

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Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

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Intergovernmental Agreements

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Active Court Cases

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Downloadable Court Records

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Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6677
DRIFT PILE RIVER NO. 150
6354.8 Hectares
6 KM SE/SE OF/DE LESSER SLAVE LAKE
[55.3608594, -115.7586985]

News Coverage Summary

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Media Reports

Healing generations of trauma

Color of Hockey: Bear, Nesbitt among 6 Indigenous players to watch for 2025 NHL Draft

Color of Hockey: Lindstrom highly regarded among prospects for 2024 NHL Draft

Driftpile Cree Nation – Alberta Archives

David Weinfeld: The uniqueness of a First Nations Rhodes Scholar

Driftpile Cree Nation signs agreement with Canada supporting First Nations jurisdiction over child and family services

Billy-Ray Belcourt on writing short stories that reflect the complexity of queer, Indigenous love

Treaty 8 Grand Chief supports action against clearcutting

Driftpile Powwow celebrates heritage

First Nation boycott of Slave Lake over homeless comments could cost businesses tens of thousands

Reclamation project connects youth and elders

Driftpile Cree Nation student earns Rhodes Scholarship

Gathering inspires healing for victims -

Signs remember missing, murdered Indigenous people -

Alberta budget commits $6.9M for expanded First Nations police detachment in Lesser Slave Lake area

Northern Alberta First Nations police force receiving $6.9M from province

Treaty 8 First Nations want their own police force across northern Alberta

‘So much has to be shaken up’: Cree poet Billy-Ray Belcourt’s memoir reimagines a more intersectional future

Powwow a place to heal, share Indigenous culture -

Protesters denounce inequities in First Nations school funding

Driftpile Cree Nation accepts apologies and lifts the boycott they had placed on the Town of Slave Lake

New Alberta budget commits $6.9M for expanded First Nations police detachment

Driftpile Cree Nation accepts apologies and lifts the boycott they had placed on the Town of Slave Lake

Hey, Alberta enough of the clearcutting already: Cree chief

UVic sojourn: small-town Indigenous students get taste of campus life

First Nation boycott of Slave Lake over homeless comments could cost businesses tens of thousands

Treaty 8 Chiefs pushing for First Nations police service

First Nation boycott of Slave Lake over homeless comments could cost businesses tens of thousands

Driftpile Cree Nation signs agreement with Canada supporting First Nations jurisdiction over child and family services

PICs - 'Home of Powwow Country' Driftpile First Nation stages terrific show -

Treaty 8 Chiefs pushing for First Nations police service

Billy-Ray Belcourt

Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation closes second largest deal with $150 million loan guarantee for 12 Indigenous communities

Driftpile Cree Nation accepts apologies and lifts the boycott they had placed on the Town of Slave Lake

Driftpile Cree Nation signs agreement supporting First Nations jurisdiction over child and family services

Driftpile Cree Nation to provide their own child and family services with new agreement

Driftpile Cree Nation begin self-governed child services

Driftpile Cree Nation signs agreement with Canada supporting First Nations jurisdiction over child and family services

Billy-Ray Belcourt on writing an 'instruction manual for a queer Indigenous future'

Driftpile Cree Nation lifts boycott on Town of Slave Lake

First Nations, Métis Settlements invest in Clearwater oilfield -

Billy-Ray Belcourt wins $65K Griffin Poetry Prize

Guest visit with Billy-Ray Belcourt

Driftpile, Tolko sign agreement -

Swan River First Nation holds a cultural camp to raise awareness

Indigenous communities say proposed gas pipeline in Northeastern B.C infringes on their rights

Opinion: The uniqueness of a First Nations Rhodes Scholar

Driftpile Band election postponed -

Four Indigenous players chosen in National Hockey League’s Entry Draft

Six Indigenous writers to watch

Symposium tackles mental health issues -

Billy-Ray Belcourt on the meditative power of prose

PICs - Driftpile Cree Nation hosts annual powwow -

Indigenous players drafted by NHL squads

Mom of Indigenous teen who died while in care of Abbotsford group home launches lawsuit

A GROWING LIST OF ALBERTA FIRST NATIONS STAND TOGETHER IN SUPPORT OF WOODLAND CREE FIRST NATION'S TREATY CAMP AGAINST OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD. (TSE: OBE) | (NYSEAMERICAN: OBE)

Wildfires threaten Indigenous First Nations lands

First Nations file claims for bullets and twine never received from Ottawa

Indigenous culture returns to rodeo -

18 books to read on Orange Shirt Day

Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta Grand Chief and Deputy Grand Chief Sworn In

Unresolved: Roxanne Marie Isadore

‘Empower our people’ – Willier -

88 potential graves found at Joussard school site -

Alberta chiefs call for inquiry into missing, murdered aboriginal women

St. Bruno’s residential school ground-penetrating radar report released

'We can't bring them back': March in Edmonton honours missing and murdered Indigenous women

Driftpile Cree Nation Camp

Sisters in Spirit Walk brings awareness, healing -

Billy-Ray Belcourt's debut novel A Minor Chorus uplifts the modern queer Indigenous experience

Indigenous communities say proposed gas pipeline in Northeastern B.C infringes on their rights

A First Nations scholar's journey from a northern Alberta reserve to Oxford — and back again

Billy-Ray Belcourt writes with passion and an urgent call to action

St. Bruno's Indian Residential School Ground-Penetrating-Radar Report Released

Wildfires in Alberta and Saskatchewan affecting a dozen First Nations

Driftpile Cree Nation accepts apologies and lifts the boycott they had placed on the Town of Slave Lake

10 Indigenous Authors You Should Be Reading

Driftpile Cree Nation accepts apologies and lifts boycott of Town of Slave Lake

Northern Alberta First Nations want to expand Indigenous-led policing

These 2 students are 1st in 20 years to graduate without having to leave Driftpile Cree Nation

Driftpile Cree Nation lifts boycott on Slave Lake, Alta., after councillor's apology for homeless comments

First Nations, Métis settlements join forces for deal backed by Indigenous Opportunities Corporation

Northern Alberta nations prepare to launch independent child and family services agency next year

Beyond Local: Wildfires are threatening First Nations and Metis communities in Alberta

Slave Lake councillor apologizes for saying town should 'stop feeding' homeless Indigenous people

Indigenous NHLer Bear inspires youth -

How First Nations in Alberta are building their own child welfare systems

First Nation boycott of Slave Lake over homeless comments could cost businesses tens of thousands

10 New Books by Indigenous Authors

New collection by Billy-Ray Belcourt brings northern Alberta characters into his readers’ orbit

New health centre for Driftpile Cree Nation -

12 Indigenous communities sign 174 Million Dollar long-term economic benefit deal

Columbus Blue Jackets select pair of Peace Region products in the first two rounds of 2024 NHL Draft

AFN National Chief and Alberta Premier ask feds for more First Nations policing funds

Beyond Local: Bigstone Cree Nation boycotting Slave Lake over councillor comments

Driftpile Cree Nation breaks ground for upgraded health centre -

Four Indigenous players chosen in National Hockey League’s Entry Draft

Cree writer Billy-Ray Belcourt delivers an instinctive, liberating short story collection

Federal government invests $13M for Driftpile Cree Nation health and wellness facility

Academic Research

Canadian Aboriginal concerns with oilsands

Bigstone Cree Nation: K-3 school curriculum and program framework

Longing to Belong: Reconnecting to my Cree ancestors (âniskôtapânak) and our Ancestral Homeland in Lesser Slave Lake, Canada

High rates of the metabolic syndrome in a First Nations Community in western Canada: prevalence and determinants in adults and children.

Indigenous, Settler, Animal; a Triadic Approach

What nurses should know when working in Aboriginal communities

The Foundational Knowledge of Arriving Here Together

Nipiih (Water) quality study of the Lesser Slave Lake: Working together in science, engagement and youth outreach.

“Decolonize your Diet”: Politics of Consumption and Indigenous Veganism in Eden Robinson's The Trickster Trilogy

Writing as Rupture in A History of my Brief Body and Making Love with the Land

“Decolonize your Diet”: Politics of Consumption and Indigenous Veganism in Eden Robinson's The Trickster Trilogy

Briefing Note-Canadian Aboriginal Concerns With Oil Sands-A compilation of key issues, resolutions and legal activities

Indigenous, Settler, Animal; a Triadic Approach

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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