Blood 148

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Blood 148 is a First Nations reserve in Alberta, Canada. It is inhabited by the Blood (Kainai) First Nation and was established under the provisions of Treaty 7. This reserve is managed from the community of Stand Off on its northwest border and encompasses the majority of lands bounded by the city of Lethbridge and the towns of Fort Macleod and Cardston. It is traversed by Alberta Highway 2, Highway 5, and Highway 509. The St. Mary River and the Belly River are major rivers supplying and draining the lands. At 1,413.87 km2 (545.90 sq mi), the Blood 148 reserve is the largest reserve by land in Canada, and the third most populous after Six Nations and Akwesasne. On June 12, 2019, federal courts ruled that, according to the land entitlement provisions of Treaty 7, the Blood Tribe was entitled to a reserve equal to 710 square miles (1,800 km2) in area, an increase of 164.1 square miles (425 km2) over the existing lands. The judgement did not address remedy nor costs. It is located between...

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