Wollaston Lake sits on the eastern shore of Wollaston Lake, in the boreal forest of north-eastern Saskatchewan. It is the home of the Hatchet Lake Denesuline Nation, known in Chipewyan as Tthęł Tué Dene. The settlement is made up of the northern settlement of Wollaston Lake and the neighbouring First Nations community of Wollaston Post, which is the administrative headquarters of the Hatchet Lake Dene band government.
The Nation's land, Lac La Hache 220, covers 11,020 hectares. It takes in many islands, the largest being Strong Island, Paul Island, Labby Island and Jackpine Island, along with peninsulas north of the settlement around Fidler Bay and Kempton Bay. The band chooses a Chief and six councillors under a Custom Electoral System, and is affiliated with the Prince Albert Grand Council.
Getting to the community takes a little planning. Wollaston Lake Airport serves it, and Highway 905 runs along the west side of the lake while the community lies on the east. Travellers cross by ice road in winter and by the Wollaston Barge Ferry in summer, and Highway 995 then connects the barge landing with the airport.
Written from Wikipedia’s article “Hatchet Lake Denesuline First Nation” (CC BY-SA 4.0), and shared under the same licence.