Fond-du-Lac

Fond-du-Lac is a settlement of the Fond du Lac Dene Nation located in the boreal forest area of northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It situates on the east side of Lake Athabasca it is a remote fly-in community. The population in 2011 was 874, mainly of Dene and Métis descent. 705 residents selected Dene as their mother tongue in 2011.

Fond du Lac is a geographic name meaning "far end of the lake" in the French language (literally it translates as "bottom of the lake").

History

Founded as a community over 150 years ago, by Denesuline First Nations in pursuit of furs, fishing, hunting and trapping the community has seen little changes. Many in the community can trace their ancestral roots to the early 19th century. "Living off the land" is still a way of life in Fond-du-Lac.

Many of the residents are descendants of the Maurice's Band who signed an adhesion to Treaty 8 in 1899. The Maurice's Band (Chief Maurice Piche's Band) split in 1949 forming the Fond-du-Lac Band and the Black Lake Band.

Fond du Lac

Several places and things have this name including:

United States

Canada

Fond du Lac (Duluth)

Fond du Lac is a neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota, United States.

Evergreen Memorial Highway (State Highway 23) serves as a main route in the community.

The eastern terminus of State Highway 210 is in the Fond du Lac neighborhood near the Saint Louis River bridge.

History

Fond du Lac (French for "bottom of the lake") was the site of an Ojibwe settlement in the 16th through 19th centuries. The American Fur Company established a trading post in the community in 1817 and operated for 25 years. Mission Creek was named for an Ojibwe mission located here in the 1830s. The American Fur Company post was purchased by the Missouri Fur Company in 1842 and continued operating until 1848. The 1826 and 1847 Treaties of Fond du Lac were signed at Fond du Lac.

A village was platted in 1856 and incorporated in 1857. In 1895, the city of Duluth annexed Fond du Lac.

Adjacent neighborhoods

(Directions following those of Duluth's general street grid system, not actual geographical coordinates)