PAUL FIRST NATION
HISTORY

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WABAMUN 133A, 133B, 133C

Preserving Culture at Paul First Nation

Welcome to Paul First Nation History, an online archive where we the Indigenous Peoples of Wabamun Lake Indian Reserve 133A, 133B, 133C (Paul First Nation), can preserve the origins of our community and will allow us to share our story with our neighbours across Alberta and Canada.
The Paul First Nation, which lies just 45 minutes west of Edmonton is historically and culturally affiliated with the Nakoda/Assiniboine since even before the reserve boundary was surveyed in 1891. Today we have both Nakoda (Stoney) and Nehiyaw (Cree) peoples living at Paul band. The goal of this history website is that it might serve as an additional tool in our efforts toward preserving our cultural knowledge, strengthen our identity through language and promote our traditional way of life for our future generations.

"Ishnish" / "Hiy Hiy" / (Thank You)

ORIGIN STORY

Establishment of Wabamun 133A-B, Chiefs and Councillors Historical Timeline, Historical Reports

Anthropologists believe that the Stoney Indians of the Alexis and Paul Bands in Alberta are descendants of the Assiniboine's in their “... most northwesterly penetration into the foothills of the Canadian Rockies ...”, Probably sometime in the early or mid 1700s. ...

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Wabamun Lake, Parkland County, Alberta, Canada

LOCATION

Wabamun Lake, a traditional fishing and hunting area, had been selected by Headman Ironhead and his followers as a desirable area. Wabamun is a Cree word meaning mirror or looking glass. The lake was once referred to as White Whale Lake however, the Stoney called it Wihnemne (glass looking glass).
Reserve lands Wabamun 133A and 133B, surveyed in November 1891 by John C. Nelson, were established through an Order in Council on June 16, 1892 (ICC 2007a).