Peerless Trout First Nation

Before 2010, all Peerless Trout First Nation members were enrolled in the Bigstone Cree Nation, which took Treaty 8 in 1899. Entitled under Treaty to a guaranteed minimum land base, the band's first reserves were surveyed in 1913, with the intention that would be allotted per band member. During the enumeration of band membership, though the Canadian government overlooked and excluded significant populations of registered Bigstone Treaty Indians north of Wabasca. This error was soon discovered, and Peerless Lake Chief Colin Trindle first requested the local Indian agent pursue the fulfillment of these treaty promises in 1935, but no new reserve lands were created as compensation. The Peerless Trout communities were evacuated south to Edmonton multiple times during the 2019 Alberta wildfire season, with one out-of-control wildfire burning southeast of Trout Lake. == Enterprises ==

The First Nation wholly owns and manages Peerless Trout Enterprises Inc. (PTEI), its business development subsidiary. PTEI services include concrete, forestry, civil earthworks, oilfield services, traditional knowledge consultation, and firefighting. Major PTEI ventures include PT Concrete, a band-owned concrete plant, and the PT Camp, an 88-suite remote camp. In addition to housing transient primary sector workers, PT Camp's remote location on Peerless Trout territory has been promoted as a destination for cultural and wilderness tourism. == References ==